Moving Day!!!

We moved.  We officially had our last sleep at 5203 Abelia Drive.  We took the kids to school in the morning and the movers came.  We genuinely thought it would only take 4 hours or so.  Nope.  It took (and cost) 8 hours.

It is done.

It is not lost on me that when it is all said and done, this was just a house.  It is where we brought our kids home from the hospital.  It is where Olivia took her first steps.  So many parties.  So many firsts.
But at the end of the day, what made this house a home was the family in it.  And we will move forward.

Here, where I stand is where Olivia first walked.  This was the view when guests would come

Our bedroom where we laughed, cried, fought and loved.

The kids' room that held so many stories, so many late nights, so many baby snuggles.

The bathroom where major discussions and pregnancy announcements happened.

I will miss Abelia.  I will miss Melly.  Her house that was basically falling apart and her sons who did nothing all day.  I will miss her kindness and how easy she was to talk to.

I will miss Roland.  How he never knew my name.  I was always Lorna.  To him, I will always be Lorna.

I will not miss Angie.  She was weird with her paranoia and her odd landscaping habits.

We can only hope that Lillibet does not run away at the new house.  This is the only home she has ever known and we are going to rock her world by moving.

Goodbye, Abelia.  Thank you for the memories.  We release you to go make new memories for new owners.