I wanted to drop a post to fill y’all in on my housing situation. As you know, we close on our house on the 20th. Everything does seem to be proceeding fine this time around, and my house is almost completely empty. We had a lot of friends and family helping us move this weekend, so we moved everything either into storage or into my parents’ house, where we are staying “in the meantime”!
Yes, it feels (more than) a little weird to move back into my parents’ house, this time with a husband, a kid and a dog in tow! My parents are being so sweet and accomodating, especially since this is a huge change for them (and their poor traumatized dog, Samson). We have our own rooms and aren’t too invasive, I hope, but with a two year old in the mix it’s hard to just blend in! 
Speaking of Rayna, my poor girl is SO confused. When we were packing up the house, she was very curious and confused and would talk a lot about the things that were missing (like when the dining room table was taken out, she’d loudly inform me over and over “TABLE! ALL GONE!”, in case I hadn’t noticed). Then, on the big moving day she saw her crib completely taken apart. That seemed traumatizing! It made her really nervous to see her room dismantled, so once we headed over to Mimi & Poppy’s house we haven’t taken her back to the empty old house. I’m not a psychologist, but it just seems like the right move to make a “clean break”. What do you think? She seems to be “getting it” now here, since everything from her room at home is set up here, etc. When we went out for groceries she said “Going back to Rayna’s house? Mimi’s house??” And I said yes, Rayna’s house is Mimi’s house, and she seemed to understand and be happy with that.
After all my desperation to get the heck out of the house, I’m sure you understand that my sentimental nature is making it a little sad to say goodbye. It was my first ever house, first time moving away from my parents, the house we remodeled “for us”, the house where we had my long-gone Dalmatian Fred, and the house we brought Rayna home to from the hospital. I guess everyone goes through those emotions when they leave a house, it is very sweet, but still a little sad.
And then there’s those nagging thoughts that something could still go wrong at the closing. So when you get a chance, please say a little prayer for us on Friday!
<3 Bay
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Glad everything went well. Wanted to help but didn’t hear back from you on facebook or twitter so I figured you didn’t want my help.
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Bay Reply:
August 17th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Aw! Thanks for the offer…I had posted that status in a major panic…and then my sister came over and helped. It was tiring, but somehow it also wasn’t that bad!
Awww! Yes, to everything there is a season! It was a great house for all your firsts! Now you can move onto something better that will fit your needs in your new season. I love you! Pray that we will join you in moving up and moving out!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bay Reply:
August 17th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Of course Jess! Praying that your house is next! Love you too!! <3
Awww. I totally understand your sentiments but I’m sure you realize you will be moving on to a better house for your family where you will make plenty of new memories along with the comfort of being in the right place!!