I suppose a little update on our new house is in order.

We love it. Even though our walls are still bare, because I can’t make a decision and almost every room still has boxes in it, we know in our hearts this is the house for us and unless Brian takes a job far, far away, this will be our home for years to come.

When we were looking at this house, we looked at it about eight times before finally making an offer. I can remember walking through this house the first time, I looked at Brian with a look of "holy crap, I think this is it ." He looked at me with a look of "I know it. " That was back in January, when we thought we would be sharing this perfect home with our four children.

The fact that this house, this amazing house , was still on the market when we sold our house, proves it was meant to be. The reasons why we loved this house were obvious, a massive kitchen, a huge living room with beautiful windows, a pantry and a fireplace, a massive master bathroom, a large yard, a beautiful staircase, it’s just all so beautiful.

A few hours after our closing, I was at the new house, by myself, taping Ariel and Racecar’s walls in preparation of painting before we moved in. I can remember taping around Ariel’s window and having the clearest view of the sunset, a beautiful orange and pink sky lay ahead of me, so vast and so beautiful. This sunset is something we watch every single night now, every night we are in awe of it’s beauty, but even more so we can’t believe that in our other house, which we loved, we missed out on this beautiful artwork occurring every single night, hiding behind houses and trees.

It was a discovery we learned of after buying the house, it’s like an added bonus, or sprinkling sugar on top.

Since that first night, we have found all sorts of little treasures wrapped up into this little slice of heaven, from our new flower beds, to the night sky filled with stars and planets, to watching storms roll in, the island in my kitchen turning into the perfect place to fold laundry, cows mooing in the distance late at night, the openness of the world around us is so vast, yet we still have community in our subdivision. During these past few days, while the July heat has left us, our windows are open, the fresh air flowing through our home, carrying the sounds of my children’s laughter, who are outside enjoying their new yard and play set.

I often write about the blessings in my life, I write about the good that surrounds me, whether it’s loving family, hilarious friends, caring readers, neighbors who bring over delicious chocolate chip cookies, beautiful children, an amazing husband and now, this beautiful house that is now our home.  I appreciate each blessing, each one individually, I realize what we have, some of it is obvious, and sometimes we have to look a little closer for a different perspective.

On the surface, you would walk into our home and see it’s beauty, but when you live here, the obvious beauty becomes secondary to the beauty you’ll find if you just look close enough. Every time we unearth another treasure, we fall in love a little more, we fall into this cozy place we call home.

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