Changes Looming

So I've been quite busy lately and that alone has kept me from being able to blog at all.

I won't go into all the things that I've been doing since February 18th (when I last posted anything) but I will talk about one of them.... Moving.

After14 years of being where Lee and I landed after we got married, I'm finally moving out of my current address and moving to a new one.

This is huge.... it's even bigger and messier than when Lee passed away. I'm not really dealing all that well with the idea of packing up all our stuff and getting stuff purged and out. There are a lot of memories that are being brought up for me as I find all sorts of things.

I have found so many old cards and momentos and things that I truly want to cling to and keep forever but know that I can't. So I've had to be ruthless about throwing things out and paring down what I have.

The funny thing is that the place that we are going to is slightly bigger than what I currently have so one of two things will possibly happen. Either my stuff will look lost and I'll be forced to get more stuff (ugh) or what I already have will fit perfectly in the new place and I'll be flabbergasted at how I lived in such close quarters for so long.

I am very excited for this move. It means so much to me to be gaining so much. In addition to the standard kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms that most places have, this new place will also give us a Pantry area off the kitchen with lots of storage, a Dining room area (with built in hutch) and a Sunroom that I will be making into a playroom area for the girls. I'm also going to have attic storage and the possibility of the use of the owner's washer and dryer in the basement. Just the idea of not having to pay for laundry makes me giddy and then there is the best feature ever. A driveway. I am getting the use of a 3 car driveway (the owner who will be living on the 1st floor has his own parking area too) that I don't need to share.. It's all mine...

I also will be gaining lots of freedom by moving.. Here I feel landlocked and not able to go anywhere without having to take my car with me.. At the new place if I want to go to my mom's I can walk there. Same with going to the park. There will be one just down the street.  Want to have some Dunkin Donuts? I just need to walk a couple blocks to Main Street and boom I can get my Tea, Muffins and doughnuts for the girls. I could even possibly walk to church and the school that I want the girls to attend for Kindergarten will be nearby also.

I want to say some other things too but unfortunately I need to get going. It's a busy day here and the packing won't get done on it's own. I only have 6 days left here and I need to make the most of them.