We got a house. A whole house. That is all ours. In a nice family neighborhood. With a garage. A fenced in yard. And space for our kids to run and play and be loud. Everything I never thought I wanted until Tyler sold me on his dream of a house. We are bursting will excitement over this house. It is completely remodeled and energy efficient. We don't even have to paint, although I will probably paint the kids' rooms. Maybe the bathroom, too.
We can grow a garden in our backyard. We can get a worm composting bin for said garden. Tyler can do all that yard work he loves so much. (Yeah- I agree that's isn't normal. No one likes yard work. Except him.) I can finally have a fixed studio and office for my photography business that doesn't double as our family dining room. No more lugging my lights, backdrops, and billions of props around.
{Our New Home}
This week has been very eventful thus far. Not only is there all the house excitement, but we are also in the midst of planning our summer family trip. We are finally going to take the kids on the epic South Dakota vacation we have been talking about for years. We're gonna road trip it. Camp in the state parks. Eat food we cooked on the camp fire. Let the kids see the beauty and history of the Great Plains. It is the family vacation I most fondly remember from my childhood, and Tyler, too. I'm so excited to take our kiddos to Deadwood, the Badlands, and the Black Hills. To share my maternal grandma's family history in the lil' town of Menno. Watch the fireworks over Mount Rushmore. See buffalo and prairie dogs up close in their natural habitats. Go spelunking. Pan for gold. And have our free glasses of ice water at Wall Drug.
Who knew taking a step back from consumerism to old fashioned simplicity during 2012 would be so sweet so fast?! I'm sure the rest of this year will not continually be the sunshine and roses this week has been...but it sure gives this girl a lot of hope that it could be!
1. CONGRATULATIONS on the house. How awesome. I'll have to find out more!!
ReplyDelete2. We are going to SD for a trip this summer too!! Funny.
Kris- Thanks! We're still overcome with the excitement. Although the panic has begun to sink in a little, too. Less than a month to get packed and organized to move plus my stuff school and the kids...YEESH! I'll have to find out when you guys are going to SD. How fun would it be for the girls if we were all there at the same time?! We could plan a dinner meet-up.
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