Oh My God, We actually sold our house!

It's been a very long time since I wrote a post on this blog.  So much has happened in that time.

After five years(off and on) we finally sold our house in June 2014.  Our goal for those last 5 years, has been to move closer to our daughters and granddaughters in NC.  Well, after the initial panic and "Oh my God, we actually sold our house", I had to jump on a plane and find a place for us to live in NC as we only had 2 months until we had to close on the house.  I guess it was all meant to be as I found a very nice house for us to rent 20 mins. from our daughters.

 So the next two months were a whirlwind of packing and doing all the little things that need to be done before you move 4 states away.  My main concern for the move was my pets.  I had a good feeling that the dogs would be ok but I really worried about my parakeet and especially my 11 yr. old bunny.  8.5hrs in a car was not the best thing for them.  In the end, I decided with much heartbreak to leave my bunny in the very capable hands of a vet tech that took care of him when I took him to the vet.  I keep in regular touch with the tech and my bun is doing well.  So it was the best decision for him, I know.  As for my parakeet, he made the trip just fine.  In fact, I promised him that if he made the trip, I would get him a new cage!!  Which I did.....

The actual move went well.  We stayed in a pet friendly hotel for several days while we waited for our belongings to be delivered.   Luckily, the movers were able to deliver our items a day earlier then expected so that was very good.   We got unpacked and a bit settled into our new surroundings.

And then the unthinkable happened, 10 days after moving here, my mom had a stroke.  It didn't look good, so the next day after I received the call, we drove back to PA.  We ended up staying for a week as my dear mom passed away.  It was the most horrible time in my life......

We then made a trip back home every month except December to visit Dad.  It was so very hard and we never felt settled in our new home because we were always going back to PA.  This year things have settled down a bit.  We make a trip back every other month or so.

Good things have happened since we moved here also!  We are seeing and doing things we would never have seen and done in PA.  My hubbie and I are biking and exploring the area.  I even took horse back riding lessons thanks to my daughter's Christmas gift.  It was something I always wanted to do!  Now, I can cross it off my "bucket list".  The weather is awesome down here!  I hated the dreariness of PA.

The other good thing is, we are buying a house.  Closer to my girls.  It means another move in less then a year but at least this one is so much closer!!  The house has an incredible backyard that is fenced in for my puppies!!  That makes me very happy as the place we are in now doesn't have a fence.  So if all goes well, we will have the closing on July 23rd.  It will be nice to finally have our own place and feel settled, at last!