In just a few days, Abe and I are leaving apartment living behind and moving to our first single-family home. While we are very excited, we also recognize this is a big transition for our lives. Abe has spent five years in this apartment. This is the only place I have ever known of his. This is where we got engaged and where I moved into when we got married. There are some things we will miss about our lives here:
--Our church and small groups
--Walks along Lake Michigan
--Being so close to the city, good ethnic restaurants, and Abe's parents
Yet we think of the many benefits of our new home:
--Our own -- no renting anymore!
--A quiet neighborhood
--Twice the space
--Shorter commute
--A dishwasher (never underestimate the value of a dishwasher)
--Great outdoor space
--Being able to have the space to fully unpack as many of our wedding presents are still packed even though we've been married for two years.
Even though we're still in the same metropolitan area, in some senses it feels as though we are moving to a different city. So we say goodbye to this chapter with much gratitude, as we await our new adventures in suburb life.
2 comments:
Congrats on your new home, you two will love it... at least most days (until something breaks :)) I had to go through a bit of a "mourning" process when leaving my house in C-U... not because the house was so great, but because so many big things happened at that house. One thing that will take some time to get used to when moving to a much roomier house... getting used to the size and making more efficient trips from one room to the next (especially when cleaning). Until you get used to it, you will get a major workout just doing simple tasks from room to room. God bless your new home, and good luck moving!!
Congrats! Jane is right, I forgot about that weird transition to a new home when you are running all over the place. Also didn't realize all the things like garbage cans, down spout run-off-thingers, hoses, etc. that you have to buy when a house is yours.
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