A Week of Firsts...and Lasts

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

We said our final goodbye to our townhouse. We packed everything up. We moved everything out. We left everything as it was before the place was moved into. And we said goodbye. We had our last dinner there on Wednesday evening, on the floor in the middle of the living room, with nothing but the bare walls around us. We slept there for the last time last Friday night. We came 'home' for the last time last Friday night as well. And we said farewell.

I know that Brian had a much stronger connection with our townhouse. He purchased it in 2005. (I came into the picture in 2008, and technically didn't move there until 2009.) But it was still hard to say goodbye. The melancholic ambiance that we both felt as we placed the last belongings in our cars was hard to ignore. It was an emotional mixture of sad to leave but happy to move on to the beautiful house we just bought. It truly was a bittersweet experience.

I can't help but remember some of the things that I will miss most about our townhouse, as is apparent by the following photo album:

And even though there are probably quite a few other things that I will miss about our townhouse, I am positive there will be many things that I will love more about our new house!

With our week of saying goodbye to our old townhouse, we have also said 'hello' to our new home! We slept there for the first time last Saturday night. I came home from work for the first time last Monday night. We've let Jack out, we've let Bun slide across the floors, we've hung pictures, we've done laundry, we've watched our favorite shows, all for the first time. It's a completely new experience, and it's a great one! The yard is fantastic! I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands dirty! The rooms are all filled with natural, airy light. AND, we still have a laundry shoot! Except this one has a funny looking bird cage sort of contraption in the basement that collects all the clothes and keeps them neat and tidy! Incredible! It's getting better already!

We have so many more firsts to experience. We're moving forward, making our new house our new home, and it feels marvelous!

Bienvenidos! Willkommen! Benvenuto! Croeso! Baruch ha-ba! Welcome to our new home!