Today, on October 1, 2019, I’m reflecting on John and I purchasing our first home together. We purchased it 20 years ago today and we nicknamed it the lodge because it, well, felt like a lodge in the woods. Our daughter was 7 at the time and we were thrilled to close on this house. It had plenty of room for us, for entertaining, and – most of all – it had a fantastic, large 4 acres yard in the city limits of Bloomington, IL.
We put the lodge on the market in May 2019 as part of our transition to Texas. We just can’t take care of a home on 44 acres in Texas AND a home on 4 acres (that is 1,000 miles away in Illinois) too.
The lodge sold in just 5 days. It was exciting and stressful at the same time – this meant we had less than 1 month to move out of our home of 19 years and 9 months! Pictures of living room, dining room, and kitchen are below. These were the realtor photos when the house was staged. Many pieces and rugs were already removed and living in our rental home in Texas.
As I write this in a rental home in Smithville, Texas, it makes me nostalgic, of course, but also excited to begin our forever home here in Texas. I’m very grateful we found this rental home, but it isn’t our home and it definitely feels like we are in limbo as we wait to get started and to move.
Plus I also miss many of the pieces of furniture in these pictures that are now in storage. I can’t wait to get my hands on them again and place, stage, and decorate them in our ranch home!
Have you had to live in limbo for an extended period of time? We’ve been in rental homes in Texas since November 2018, getting everything ready to break ground. It feels like forever at this point! Let me know your experiences or reflections in the comments below and thanks for stopping by!
Hugs, Libby
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