Around the House,  Florida,  Marriage Confessions,  Moving

In Transition

This weekend we moved out of the house we’ve been renting for the past six months.  I’ve never been happier to leave somewhere before.  After the break in, it was next to impossible to make that place feel like a home.  We are meeting today to sign our lease on our new house which is much bigger, in a much nicer neighborhood, and even has a pool!  This nice little upgrade is brought to you by TWO INCOMES!  Yay for employment!

Unfortunately, we can’t move into the new house until this weekend and so we packed up and moved everything into a storage unit for this week.  We get to move in on Sunday.  I can’t wait!

What all this means for today is that I am officially homeless.  Which isn’t necessarily a terrible thing considering where we just came from.  It also means that we have moved even more junk into my parent’s house.  We’ve been here for the past week and will continue to stay here this week until we move in next weekend.  Last week we had the things we needed to live in my parent’s house.  We brought out clothes and some of Bean’s toys and things like that.  But now that we have moved out, we brought even more crap home to mom and dad’s.

Now, there are miscellaneous boxes just hanging out all over the house.

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And some of Bean’s bigger toys had to make the trip home with us, too. So the living room looks more like a daycare center.

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And my mom’s big, clean kitchen counters have become flooded with the odds and ends that it takes to make our family run. Bean’s sippy cups, Goldfish, bread, snacks… The counters runneth over.

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We’ve also moved our computer and office stuff into the breakfast nook, which means we are eating most of our meals as a family either at the formal dining room table or in the living room on our laps.

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But the messiest area is without a doubt our bedroom. Chris, Bean, me, and the two dogs are staying in one of my parent’s guest bedrooms. We’ve got it as neatly organized as it can be, but we’re making a big stinking mess in there. Although, some of the things that look like a mess are really serving a purpose. Like, see that towel on the bed there? That’s Bean’s changing table, not dirty laundry.

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And see that pile of random bags? Those each serve a purpose. One is my school bag, one is my bathroom bag with my toiletries, one is Bean’s new diaper bag (his old big one was stolen), and that big suitcase is full of shoes.

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Oh, and look. There’s one of our televisions. Right there in our bedroom, in the box. How nice. And that’s our mail that we are trying to keep in one place so we don’t lose anything important during this transition period. And those are clothes that need to be dry cleaned (which I have to hide from my dad because he does laundry like a machine and if I leave clothing laying around, it’s going to be washed). See? All of that is useful, purpose-driven stuff.

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Even though everything has some kind of use, it still feels a little chaotic. I keep losing things like my cell phone charger and the other day I even forgot where I put Lt. Dan!

But even with all of that going on, nothing can damper the excitement that Chris and I are feeling right now. We are so excited to be moving into the new house that we can’t even stand it! This new house has the same square footage as our house in Connecticut, so we’ll actually be able to unpack all of our things that we have had boxed up since we moved to Florida in March. I miss my serving dishes! I miss my candlesticks! I miss my throw pillows! And on Sunday, I GET TO SEE THEM!!

Until then though, I’ll be here at my parent’s house, trying to find my hair straightener and Bean’s left shoe. I know I’ve seen them here somewhere…

51 Comments

  • Betty

    That is so exciting about the new house!!! And the pool, Bean is going to be in heaven! Good luck this last week and with moving, I can’t wait to see pictures/read all about it! How is the new job coming?!?

  • Emily

    I’m glad you found a great house! Good luck with the move next weekend, although I’m sure you guys are pros at it by now. Also, cute bag on top of the t.v.! =)

  • Ashley

    How very exciting!! congratulations =)
    The husband and I are going through some changes and there is slight chance we may have to in with my parents for a little bit (hopefully not) but it’s great to see that he and I will survive there =)
    Congratulations on everything — so happy things are looking up for you and your family!

  • Tressa

    I’m gonna bet it seems chaotic at times, but none of you would have it any other way!! That’s just the way parents are! 😉
    Can’t wait to see pictures of the new pad, you should have us all over for a pool party! 🙂

  • Molly

    Hahaha, I can’t ever find my boy’s shoes and we’re not moving. At least you have an excuse for the mess 😉

    Congrats, hon. You deserve all of this excitement and happiness!

  • Dianne

    Glad things are getting better for you all. Its about time the dark cloud move away from you and let some good sun in to brighten up you life;-)

  • Leah @ Just Plucking Daisies

    Congratulations on the new house! We lived with my parents for two months this summer through our transitional moving period and oh. my. goodness. I know what you mean about a mess. I got heartily sick of living out of suitcases and bags! Not to mention sleeping in separate twin beds all summer in my little brother and sister’s room while they were relegated to sleeping in their 15 year old brothers room!

  • laurenbtrain

    yay! i am excited for you and your new casa! it sounds like you have handled all of this craziness that has gone on with so much grace and I know that you and chris are closer for it all! …despite all of the random boxes and daycare living room, your parents are secretly probably really really happy their baby and grandbaby are there – all safe and sound! good luck moving this weekend and cant wait to read about it!

  • Candice

    It’s great that you’re able to get into a new house so quickly. That isn’t easy to do!

    And I’ll tell you something I told a friend of mine who was in a similar situation years back. You said that you’re “officially homeless.” Well, except that you’re not. You and your family have a home you’re living in. To be homeless would mean that you and Chris and Bean were sleeping on the street at night (God forbid). So don’t forget to be thankful about having resources like your family to help you out in times like this. Those of us who have that kind of thing are really very lucky b/c there are so many who don’t – who would’ve had to stay in that house, scared, or lived on the street instead. You get to be safe and sound, with family you love and trust. You’re never homeless when you have family like that. 🙂

  • colleen

    I’m happy you got a camera. I didn’t enjoy reading what should have been photos! Best of luck with all of your new stuff- job, daycare, house, camera…

  • Katie M

    A few things…

    1. Everyone needs a suitcase full of shoes

    2. I’m with your dad, I wash everything in the machine!
    … dry cleaning is for sissies! Or maybe its cuz I’m lazy and don’t want to lug my nice things to the dry cleaner or laundry mat…

    3. As long as you don’t misplace your son in all the hustle and bustle, I think you’re alright… just wait though, a couple years, a couple kids and a lot less brain cells later the kids will start getting lost… at least that’s what my mother warned me about…

    4. And of course, CONGRATS!!! 🙂 big virtual hugs and a virtual toast. I’ll have some wine in your honor tonight 🙂

  • Sonya

    So excited that you’ll be able to unpack everything! You definitely have some great parents to take all of you and your stuff back for a little bit!

  • Nikki

    Yay congrats Katie! I’m so excited to hear all the great news! I cannot wait toread about your moving adeventures and the start of your new job! Excited to see more pictures of Bean Man too! He is just too cute!

  • pamtastic

    Woo! Hoo! Hoo! A new job! A new house! A semi-new fish! All in the last month! Well that’s T-riffic! Sounds like Operation Bloom Where You’re Planted is a blooming success!

  • A Long Far View

    Meant to tell you this earlier, but I’m so excited for you guys! We’re in the process of finding a place and getting ready to move and man, it sucks. Good luck with these next few weeks!

  • Lisa

    Good luck with the move, I hope everything goes well for you!! I too am in a transitional stage and it really bothers me to not be settled so I can totally understand how you must have been feeling.

  • Mom of 3

    Since you’ll have a pool in your yard I hope you’ll consider enrolling Bean in Safe Start survival swimming classes. They are offered at all of the YMCA’s in the area. They teach little ones to roll over and float if they should ever happen to fall in the water unattended. The program is amazing and all of my kids became excellent swimmers at a very young age because of this program. If you have any questions I’d be happy to tell you more about it.

  • Megan (Best of Fates)

    1. I’m completely envious of your pink luggage. It’s adorable.

    2. You lost your fish? I don’t know if I’d be that careless if I was you… we’ve all heard tales of the underwater mafia.

    3. There is no number 3.

  • Stephanie

    Oh so happy for you guys and the new house with a POOL! I’d kill for a pool over here in SoCal especially where I live. Love the “changing table” and the box for the t.v. Classic! Happy Moving Day…its not too far away!

  • Emily Marie

    Yay for a house!! We’re trying to sell our house right now and it’s a bugger, especially since I keep seeing houses I’d love to look at and maybe buy, but we have to sell ours first. It is what it is, and I’m really happy you guys got your new home! Can’t wait to see it!

  • Adrienne

    It’s moving day! Sure you guys are happy to leave your parents’ house, and so excited to get to the new place! Can’t wait to read all about it. Congrats!

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