Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Goodbye, Lake House

I never properly said goodbye to the Lake House that we've loved so dearly for the past 2 1/2 years.

Our tiny condo by the tiny lake in our big city has been a place of rest and a sense of home that we had no idea we needed.  I remember when we first moved here, I was skeptical because this place was less than half the size of our first home.  We had to sell most of our furniture and start new when we, of course, had no money or really much time to do so as we both were starting new jobs.  But it quickly became our favorite place to be together.

We knew we wanted to move once a baby was on the way and I had assumed that the tiny space would cause me to go stir crazy after a year of living there, but even after two years, the only thing that made me ready to leave was knowing that we have a baby on the way and I couldn't wait to start settling and getting ready for him (plus, we had some smokers move in downstairs a month before our moving day and my hyper-sensitive preggo nose had a really hard time with that, but that's neither here nor there...).

This is the home that we started our new Bay Area life in.  The place we brought Benny home to.  The home that we sat on the floor to watch our shows and movies together because we just couldn't get comfy on our tiny little love seat.  The place that took only about 45 minutes to fully clean.  The place where we spent countless nights in the community hot tub and afternoons lounging by the pool.  It was our newlywed home, even though it wasn't the first place we lived when we first got married.  We loved this place.

But God is good, and in his perfect timing, He provided a new home for us to begin growing our family.  I've been asked a lot if I'm going to miss this place and my answer is no.  We have such fond memories there and we truly loved our 2 1/2 years there, but to be honest, I'm more excited about the next phase in life to miss the last.  I will always hold those memories so dear to my heart and look back at this period of our lives together and see it as a beautiful time, but for now, God is providing a home that will be perfect for the next phase, that we will bring our first babe home to and that has a little yard for Benny.  He is faithful always and His gifts for us are sometimes overwhelming and beyond what we could have imagined.

And the best part?  Our new home is right up the street from our old place.  We still get to live by our tiny little lake.  I'll get to take the baby on walks on the trail that I ran every morning when training for my half marathon.  And of course, Benny has already claimed this area as his own and should feel right at home really quickly.  Our commute will be the same, which is awesome because that was one of the best parts of where we lived - and I'm so excited to continue to be close to family as I know I'll need all the support I can get when this boy arrives!

So it's not a total farewell to the Lake House, just a slight shift.

God is good, ya'll.

2 comments:

  1. Such a gorgeous picture! I can't wait to see that baby boy added to these family pictures. I also can't wait to see pictures of the new place!

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  2. awww just think - new home with a new baby! :)

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