Moving on

  What a crazy year so far! Last year we started discussing the option of selling our house and moving somewhere closer to Russ' jobs. We went back and forth for a long time being hesitant to leave the place we'd grown to love so much, but finally felt strongly that it was time to go.
  We wanted to get Taevin through the school year before moving so we didn't list until March. Things went well, so well that we got ELEVEN offers the first weekend we showed our home. I couldn't believe it! Apparently it was a sellers market. We accepted an offer that ended up falling through after a few weeks so we started showing again. We had several more showings but one couple came through that really stuck out to me. Stuart and McKenna, they were a young family with a cute little girl. They reminded me so much of us when we first moved there, and I hit it off with McKenna immediately. They loved my house and I knew that they were the ones that I wanted to have it. They put in an offer and I told my realtor that we would accept it.

  The process was stressful but went pretty smoothly. We ended up moving on June 29th and closing July 5th.
  I spent May and June packing the place we had become a family in and that had been our home for almost seven years. Every room had a memory. (Pardon my self indulgence here as I reminisce) Taevin was only 1 when we came, and one of the first things we did was decorate his space room. Russ and I finished the basement together while I was pregnant with Ryler, we designed every inch ourselves, including a salon for me so I could work from home. That salon ended up being such a blessing not just financially but in that I made so many wonderful friends while doing their hair.
  When I was pregnant with Zoey I would sit in my glider rocker that Russ had bought me for our 1st Christmas together, and dream of what I'd do to that room if she was a girl. When we found out that she was, the first thing I did was buy paint, and I got to work on my dream nursery... and it was beautiful! I even gave birth to Zoey in that very room.
  We spent so much time in Russ and my room watching movies as a family, cuddling in bed with my babies and having those wonderful late night talks together.
  When I had Aspen, it was in our living room on November 30th, so the Christmas decorations were up and all of our pictures from that night have the sparkly lights from the Christmas tree in the background. We spent 6 Christmas mornings in that room and tons of birthday parties and other holidays as well. 
  I cried as I packed up the kitchen, I know it sounds crazy but I spent most of my time awake in that room. The huge walk-in pantry is what sold me that house! I LOVED that room! I had refinished the cabinets... twice. I painted and decorated every inch, and it functioned perfectly for me.
  As hard as it was to leave that house, it was even harder to leave my neighbors. Some of my best friends were just a porch away. My kids had tons of friends and we spent most days outside together eating watermelon and watching the kids play.
  My neighbors always had my back and I had theirs, we shared ingredients, watched each others kids and brought treats on a regular basis. Natalie and Tasia watched my kids several times so I could pack, to be honest I don't think I could've done this move without them. Tasia, Natalie, Scarlett, Shanna, Elisa and so many others that I'll never forget. I love these ladies and miss them every day!
  We are now renting a house in Farmington, we've been here about a month and a half. We're settled in and for the most part have everything in order. The house is nice (everything but the pantry) and the neighborhood is a suburban fantasy. We're at the end of a friendly street lined with mature trees and a park across the street. The ward has been so welcoming and the schools are fantastic. Farmington was even just rated #14 for best cities to live in the United States. On paper this place is perfect and we do like it, but once you've lived in Davencourt, nothing else will ever be the same.
  School is starting soon and I'm excited. I've loved having them home but am excited for them to get back into a routine and start making friends. I look forward to the memories we'll make here!