This morning, we sold our house. Our first house, one that we purchased together and had built from the ground up. This house, where we made lots of great memories and raised our babies.
We put so much time, care, and effort into that house. We learned so much about being homeowners… what we need in a house and what we really don’t. While we’re thrilled to move on to the next chapter and build our dream home, it definitely feels bittersweet. In order to start that new chapter, we had to say goodbye to the old. Last night, Jason and I went by the house one last time. It felt so empty, full of echoes of our past. I admit I teared up when we left, because it was hard to believe that this was IT. Our last time there. I took one last look and we said goodbye. She was good to us, that house. And as excited as I am for the new home we’re now building, I’m sad too.
We took one last video of the whole house yesterday, so we can someday show the kids where we went from a family of two to a family of four, with lots of amazing moments and times to be remembered.
Goodbye, Fawn Drive. Thanks for everything.
It’s so hard to move! We moved from Atlanta to Denver about a year ago and it’s still hard sometimes. I still miss parts of the Atlanta house. We don’t even have kids yet (to change this Feb!)
It’s so bizarre and out-of-body when you sell the first house. I remember feeling like I was on another planet while the movers were taking stuff out and we left for the last time. Not that I wasn’t REALLY EXCITED about our new house but still. So strange.
You have a new adventure coming :) woohoo!
The first house. This post made me tear up because I think I would really sob if we sold our’s. Even if, like Jen said, it would be to move onto new adventures.
I’m happy for your new adventures, and can’t wait to read about them.
AHHH, your house is so gorgeous!!! We too are going to be saying goodbye to our house soon (although I haven’t blogged about it yet) and although it’s a rental, we’ve been here almost 7 years and brought our baby home here. We are SAD to leave – but excited to make another house totally ours.
Wishing you all the best on your new adventure!!!