My family is currently going through a TON of changes. I would like to say that everything we have going right now is positive! Change isn't always easy, but necessary for growth.
Where to begin....My husband and I just celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary! Being able to go through all of these life changes with him by my side has been the biggest blessing of all. We have 2 children. Our spunky, sassy, 2 year old daughter, Dylann, and giggly, always happy, 3 month old baby girl, Theryn.
Last February my husband and I bought land close to my parents. Ok, let's be honest....the land is in their back yard. After purchasing the land, we decided to put our home up for sale thinking it would take awhile for it to sell. Little did we know that 3 months later we would be selling our first home and moving in with my parents!
Fast forward 13 months....We are FINALLY wrapping up the finishing touches on our new home! We are slowly moving boxes from storage and cleaning out my parents' house so they can live like normal people again instead of being the next family to air on an episode of Hoarders.
Building a new home is crazy! The emotions that come when making huge decisions is overwhelming most days. If you ever have the opportunity to build a home, take a good, long while to think about what you want in your forever home. Also let these things run through your mind:
1. How much do I love my husband? (because you will want to strangle him daily)
2. (If you have children) How does being a "single" parent the next 6 months to a year sound?
3. Do you function well during extreme exhaustion?
The list could go on! Let's just say, building a home is not for the weak. But as we are nearing the completion of our home, I can say I absolutely LOVE it. This is the home I will be raising my family in, the place we will have family gatherings, birthday parties, cookouts, and a lifetime of memories. Of course there are things now that looking back I would change. Like where do I put my kitchen trashcan? Should we have made the living room larger? Oops! No linen closets in the girls' bathroom. Should we have built our master closet to be bigger?....Bigger is better right?!
We started sleeping in our new home last week. I. Am. Exhausted. I'm not sure if it is because I'm not used to being there, our new mattress, or a combination of things, but one thing is for sure, it's HOME.
Stay tuned for more pictures of the inside of our house! It is a total wreck right now, so once it is photo ready I will take pictures.
