I’m laying in bed after quite the long day of packing and loading the truck, and I can’t quite believe this is it. I just took the last shower I’ll ever take in this little house. This is the last night I’ll ever sleep in this orange bedroom, so naturally I’m forcing our cat Oliver to have family cuddle time with us tonight. So many incredible things have happened since moving in here with Kevin 6 years ago, and while he’s already asleep next to me and not at all a sentimental person, I can’t help but take these last moments to reflect on it all. This was our first home, and while I often complained about its size, these 800 square feet were all we needed and more. This is where I met Kevin’s old Aussie, Yoshi for the first time, and where we found Oliver outside in what we now call the giving tree. It’s where I finally got to bring home Nora, the dog I’ve wanted my whole life and where we brought home her new buddy Rex after Yoshi passed. This is where our little family started and I have such nostalgic feelings knowing we’re going to be leaving here tomorrow and never coming back to this house.

We’ve had so many laughs and so many good times here, from our drunk baking nights in our early days of dating, to planning our dream wedding inside of these 4 walls. We’ve planned countless trips here and have always been happy to come back home at the end of each one. While I’m so excited for the adventures ahead, my heart is just a little sad we will no longer call this place home. I can only hope the next people to buy this home are able to build as many happy memories as we have here.

While I’m definitely feeling some sadness, tonight I’m going to go to sleep thinking of all of those happy memories snuggled in close with my fur babies and my wonderful husband, and tomorrow, we’ll lock up the doors, drive away, and turn the page to start our new adventure.

“Love grows best in little houses with fewer walls to separate, where you eat and sleep so close together you can’t help but communicate. If we had more room between us, think of all we’d miss. Love grows best in houses just like this.”