*~* Ciao 8094 *~*

What a bittersweet memory and journey. 

I love this little house with so much of my heart. We lived, grew, failed, triumphed, learned and loved in this, our first home. So much of our time here shaped us into the family we are now. We met some of the worlds best people that became our friends and are now permanent and precious memories in our lives. July 13th was our last night spent here. 

 

The last lawn mow in Magna. In true Ty fashion he didn't want to leave it unmowed for the family moving in. 

 

One thing about living here that was always so interesting is the weird things that happened in front of our house. We weren't disappointed during the last few days we lived there, this truck entirely lost it's wheel right in front of our house. Just so random, like a car crashing into our front yard on a snowy January morning one year....

My beautiful friend Karen Morlock brought me a Sunshine (goodbye) basket with a darling book that made my whole heart swell with gratitude! Like I said, some of the best people in the world lived a stone's throw away from us. I documented my last run in Magna and the last time I got to sit on the porch and watch the rain and thunder storm. I tried to soak in the last moments living in this home had to offer. 

   

The first load... mostly Brynlee's stuff packed full in my car. 

In the side view mirror you can see the trail of cars behind us that were also stuffed to the brim. So many people showed up to help and we are so grateful. 

  

Our last load. I wasn't sure who would be there to take this picture, since basically most of my friends were at Girls Camp but I knew the Lord wouldn't let us down or let us miss this moment. Literally at the last moment as we were going to get in the truck to drive away, Tony and Chloee Archibald showed up and snapped a few of these shots. I was so happy to be able to give her a hug, chat about camp and say goodbye. Honestly, it brought tears to my eyes and I was so heartbroken to leave but change is hard and although we were leaving a piece of our hearts, I know that home will always be when we're together, no matter where we are.

 

And truly, from the first moment we stepped in to this Belle, we knew we were where we were meant to be. Sorrel(l) Court our new home. Funny thing is, I'm not sure what the correct spelling of our circle is because the post office spells it with two L's but the street sign is only one. So I always spell it with two just in case. Haha!

 

Some of our first memories: 

After three hours and 6 huge bags of grass later, Ty mowed the lawn for the first time. 

Had to get a toilet pic of Brynlee (whilst brushing her teeth nonetheless) in her own bathroom!

 

Enjoying the deck and his new tv room then..... Brynlee and I got sick. Had to break in the new place with some pukiness I guess. 

   

Moving is always so much work and I know it's not even close to being over yet but the major overhaul is done. Check that off the list. Our neighbors seem pretty great and we are coming to find out even more and more things that make us believe this is where we are meant to be, like the girl next door is 8 months older than Brynlee and they hit it off so fast! Our new home probably seems so comfortable because it is almost just a grown up version of our old house. Which I love because I loved our home and as much as I wanted to pick it up and bring it with us, what the Lord brought us to is so much better. 

It was a rough journey to find this Beauty of ours. After being disappointed in a couple of rejected offers or shady Real Estate Agents, and walking through close to 30 houses, I was about ready to give up. The day before we left for Cleveland, on May 26th, also Brynlee's last day of school, Ty sent me the listing for the Herriman house. He couldn't get out of work that day so I went right after helping in Brynlee's class with Mom to look at it. We only had about an hour or so before I had to be back to pick Brynlee up from school. I stepped foot in her and knew she was it. Although I was a bit hesitant because I was waiting for something to disappoint me around every corner and that never came! The house, the yard, everything was perfectly sized for us and we love it. So I Facetimed Tyler and walked him around the house so he could 'see' it. He said, "I feel good about this house. Let's buy it!" We were the first walk through, first offer and I wrote them a letter and then we left the next day for Cleveland. Literally as we were sitting on the plane, about to turn our phones to airplane mode for take off in Denver, my mom texted me and said they accepted our offer. I started hitting Ty's leg and couldn't even control myself. It was an indescribable feeling. I was so happy. Throughout our trip we did tons of paperwork (online) and had a really upsetting result to our appraisal and, though it was unheard of, we were allowed to do another appraisal because the first one was so terrible. We got home from our trip and started packing. June was a chaotic time of boxes and random stuff strewn about the house. We were supposed to close July 7th but the buyers of our home didn't have their paperwork straight or something of the sort so it pushed it back into the next week and prolonged to process. We didn't end up closing until the 10th and funding happened on the 11th which is when we got our keys!!!! It was crazy and we lived through it and it all worked out exactly how it was supposed to, even though it was a gigantic headache and so frustrating at times. 

Here we are, a couple weeks later living amongst boxes and bubble wrap. Just so happy. Don't get me wrong, it's hard. Not knowing anyone really, adjusting to new commutes and schedules, having to get to know a new school and schedule for Brynlee, new routines like grocery stores and gas stations. It's all an adjustment that kind of takes a toll, more so than I remember with moving to Magna for some reason. Excited for this new journey and a clean slate to be a family in a different stage of life. We hope to settle in quickly and be here for a very long time.