It's Official!

I didn't think this day would ever come! Ken has wanted to move for at least 2 years now, but he patiently waited for me to get on board with him. You could blame it on my indecisiveness and/or stepping out of my comfort zone, but I truly believe it wasn't our time. Last year at this time with everything going on, I couldn't bring myself to put the house up on the market...it was a scary feeling and made me sick thinking about it. Once I made that decision not to move it was a weight had been lifted off my shoulder and I was at peace with it. I've always said "I hope I will know when it is time to move and I will have that feeling"...that time is now.

I've always wondered how people could get the guts to put a sign in their front yard - letting the neighbors all know that you are leaving them and "betraying" them and the ward, I just didn't get it. I surprised myself when I didn't feel any of that as I saw the sign sitting in my yard, only sad for my girls who will lose their cute friends. As Ellie looked out of the window last night she said "What is that sign doing in our front yard?" I said "It's for people to drive by and say 'I want to come buy your house!" She then said as she started to cry "I don't want a new house, I like our house!" Of course that broke my heart as I hugged her back and almost broke out in tears with her. It briefly made me question my decision, but I knew that my original feelings hadn't changed. We've been in this house for 10 years this August. Ashlan was 8 months old when we moved in and this was the house the rest of our girls were brought home from the hospital to. There are lots of different emotions that go through me...we will be sad to lose good neighbors, to leave a great ward and to leave our first and only house, but I know there is a time and a season for everything. I am grateful for the peace that I feel as we go forward with this life changing decision. We still don't know where we are headed, but the sign is up. We're on to new adventures!