Six Months Already!

I just realized yesterday that we closed on the new house on June 25 so that means in two weeks we will have owned it for 6 months.  We moved the 'big stuff' in on July 28, the day before Gary's birthday, so we officially lived here for five months in a couple of weeks.

Sometimes after being away from home for an extended period of time....or spending days and overnights with the girls....or just spending lots of time on the road and in Lafayette shopping or going to the doctor....or going to Ohio to work on the house....I just wanted to be hone.  I wanted to sleep in my own bed.  I wanted to cook in my own kitchen.  I wanted to look at my own yard.  I just yearned to be home.

One of my fears with moving to the new house was that I would still want to be home---meaning the other house. I hoped that wouldn't happen because we weren't moving back and I needed to be happy in the new house.  Well, never, not ever, have I yearned to be at the old house.  Actually I don't like to return there, and I know we need to occasionally, especially since we still have some cleaning out to do in the laundry room!

This house is home.  I think it became even more our home after Thanksgiving when we hosted the Siemens family dinner.  Mike, Angie, and Nick spent two nights here.  Greta and Kent were here for three days.  Now everyone has seen the house, everyone knows how to get here, and everyone knows that this is where we are, if that makes any sense.  Not only do the girls stop by frequently, but Karen and Clay also pop in.  Amanda has been by also.  This is the way I want it to be.

But not only that, I am very relieved to have gone through things (even though it was hard to do at the time) and sort and pitch and donate and find places for things we want to keep.  I know there is more to do, especially since we still can't park the Escapes in the garage yet, but we are getting closer.  And more sorting and pitching and donating will happen. 

I like this house. 

I like going to Lafayette for a nails appointment, running a few errands, picking up lunch, and driving 10-15 minutes to be home.

I like that Hilary is just 5 minutes away and that Megan is only 20 minutes from our house.

I like that I can see Owen and Lynnlee in the mornings if I want to.

I like that it will take just 5-10 minutes to get to my WW meeting tonight.

I like that the bathroom is right next to the bedroom and I don't have to walk downstairs and through two rooms to get to it....and back again.

I like the new tree in the living room.

I love the sewing room!

I feel like I am home.

And yesterday when we went north to Michigan City and Portage to do some shopping, when I wanted to be home, it was this house that I was ready to return to.

This is home.

Gary is here.

I love it!