Moving On

We are just under two weeks away from moving on and out of Key West.  And boy how the time has flown by! 

Looking at our house you would have no idea that we are moving in only 12 days.  Everything is still where it normally is.  Nothing is boxed up and nothing has been taken down from the walls.  That is the nice thing about a military move.  One day your house is as it should be, the next they box it all up, and the day after that it is on a truck and on to the next location.

While our home may not look like we are ready to go, we are emotionally ready to go.  We have already found a house in San Antonio.  It is an older established neighborhood with lots of big trees.  It is four bedrooms (so the girls get their own space), has a very open floor plan,  a fireplace, and a fabulous red door.  The only downside is that we haven't seen it in person, but it looks wonderful from the pictures and we did have a friend walk through it.  We are excited to see our new home in person and start filling it with memories. 

The girls have been signed up for Mother's Day out and Haley cannot wait to go to her new school and meet new friends.  When we drive by the water, Haley usually looks out and tells me that she can see her new house or new school.  She is excited.  I'm not sure Emily knows exactly what is going on, so I'm hoping for an easy transition.

Plans have been made on how we will spend our time before we move into our new house, since it will not be ready until early September.  Lots of nights will be spent at my Dad's house or in hotels.  We will be without Zach for a few weeks since he doesn't leave his unit here until late September.  But he will come out to help us move into the new house for a few days.

Quite a few days will be spent on the road, since it is a 1,557 mile journey.  I have been busy making busy bags (thanks pinterest!) to keep the girls occupied so they don't have to watch movies the whole trip.  The girls now have a few new books, magnetic trays with puzzles and stickers, a potato head quiet book, and a few other little surprises.  I'm just crossing my fingers it all entertains them.

The next few days will be filled with getting the house and our things ready.  There is lots to do.   

Part of me feels like we will be walking back into the life we had before we moved here, I know we won't be.  Things are so different now than they were three years ago.  But a good different.  I am excited about all the new possibilities that are ahead of us.