Blessings Abundant
With the sun setting all around me and the overcast gloom outside giving way to the occasional rumble of thunder and the cadence of the soft piano music filling the room, I am able to take a deep breath here for a change and relaaaaax.
In my new home.
I'm here. Now.
And finally able to savor it. How blessed I have been this past month. Giving pause to this feeling of gratitude brings some tears to my eyes. I'm feeling so much peace.
John and I bought a house together. It was the third of maybe six that we viewed the afternoon of our sixth anniversary this past July. I didn't think it would be the one, though, but it's so absolutely wonderful and we continue to find more things to admire and appreciate about it the longer we live here. And it's only been two weeks!
From the fleur de lis glass window that cast it's own special shadow within the rectangle of tiles in the foyer at night
to the large garden tub complete with it's whirlpool jets of bliss
to the double vanity sinks in the bathroom
to the garage that I have to learn to close behind me when I leave in the morning because I've never had one before in my life ever
to the opportunity to clean things with our gleaming new washer, dryer, and dishwasher
to the refrigerator that continues to produce more compartments for us to store things to the space in our closets
to the large grassy backyard that John now has to cut with the lawn mower that was gifted to us by my parents.....
The blessings are abundant.
I am just so happy to be here.
The keys to the house were placed in our hands at the date of the close which was August 30.
We signed many papers. We picked up Arby's on the way to the new house whereupon I sat in the car crying with joy as we stared at the front of our house. He carried me over the threshold and into the house while our neighbors watched from across the street and later asked us if we were newlywed. We ate on the floor of the kitchen while I continued to cry. So happy.
And still the blessings poured in.
The best friends and family to ever walk the planet offered us boxes and vehicles and coffee and support and physical labor and sweat to ensure our passage into the new home was a good one. Kaela, then Dawn, Katie and Trevor, Alicia and Jason, Michael and Savannah, and my parents all offered assistance to us during the long Labor Day weekend. We managed to close on Friday and be moved completely out of our one-bedroom apartment by the end of Saturday night.
And to think how I had no idea that I would not spend another night in that place that Thursday evening. I even teared up as we bid our final sweeping farewell to the apartment we had spent over six years of our marriage in.
We managed to get all of our belongings out of the 2 small storage units we were renting as well, and in to our new home.
Plenty of fast food was consumed in the process of setting up, but now we have established our kitchen and organized the contents therein. My closet is a dream. We have a spare room for an office / nerd room which is where I'm typing from now. John can game right next to me at his desk and we have a third desk set in here for artsy-officey purposes. We watch TV in a huge living room at night on our sole loveseat which is now set so faaaar away from the TV that it almost feels wrong. And how the sound amplifies in the space and we do not have to worry about our neighbors complaining about it being too loud. And how...I can just get lost in my own house now because it's that big compared to everything we once knew in our old apartment.
I cannot wait to see what happens here during the holidays to come--how it will look and how we will feel then. I cannot believe I am even here...and yet I am. My heart swells with happiness right now.
In my new home.
I'm here. Now.
And finally able to savor it. How blessed I have been this past month. Giving pause to this feeling of gratitude brings some tears to my eyes. I'm feeling so much peace.
John and I bought a house together. It was the third of maybe six that we viewed the afternoon of our sixth anniversary this past July. I didn't think it would be the one, though, but it's so absolutely wonderful and we continue to find more things to admire and appreciate about it the longer we live here. And it's only been two weeks!
From the fleur de lis glass window that cast it's own special shadow within the rectangle of tiles in the foyer at night
to the large garden tub complete with it's whirlpool jets of bliss
to the double vanity sinks in the bathroom
to the garage that I have to learn to close behind me when I leave in the morning because I've never had one before in my life ever
to the opportunity to clean things with our gleaming new washer, dryer, and dishwasher
to the refrigerator that continues to produce more compartments for us to store things to the space in our closets
to the large grassy backyard that John now has to cut with the lawn mower that was gifted to us by my parents.....
The blessings are abundant.
I am just so happy to be here.
The keys to the house were placed in our hands at the date of the close which was August 30.
We signed many papers. We picked up Arby's on the way to the new house whereupon I sat in the car crying with joy as we stared at the front of our house. He carried me over the threshold and into the house while our neighbors watched from across the street and later asked us if we were newlywed. We ate on the floor of the kitchen while I continued to cry. So happy.
And still the blessings poured in.
The best friends and family to ever walk the planet offered us boxes and vehicles and coffee and support and physical labor and sweat to ensure our passage into the new home was a good one. Kaela, then Dawn, Katie and Trevor, Alicia and Jason, Michael and Savannah, and my parents all offered assistance to us during the long Labor Day weekend. We managed to close on Friday and be moved completely out of our one-bedroom apartment by the end of Saturday night.
And to think how I had no idea that I would not spend another night in that place that Thursday evening. I even teared up as we bid our final sweeping farewell to the apartment we had spent over six years of our marriage in.
We managed to get all of our belongings out of the 2 small storage units we were renting as well, and in to our new home.
Plenty of fast food was consumed in the process of setting up, but now we have established our kitchen and organized the contents therein. My closet is a dream. We have a spare room for an office / nerd room which is where I'm typing from now. John can game right next to me at his desk and we have a third desk set in here for artsy-officey purposes. We watch TV in a huge living room at night on our sole loveseat which is now set so faaaar away from the TV that it almost feels wrong. And how the sound amplifies in the space and we do not have to worry about our neighbors complaining about it being too loud. And how...I can just get lost in my own house now because it's that big compared to everything we once knew in our old apartment.
I cannot wait to see what happens here during the holidays to come--how it will look and how we will feel then. I cannot believe I am even here...and yet I am. My heart swells with happiness right now.