As I pack up my life into boxes, I can't help but feel a little sad. While I hate living in a half abandoned neighborhood in the middle of nowhere, I was nothing less than thrilled to purchase my very own home...all by myself. It was an accomplishment and I was proud of myself. Well, I failed as a homeowner; which is hard for me to swallow. I put a lot of love into this house. I painted it all by myself, well with a little help from the twins. I hung the curtains, installed the ceiling fans (with assistance, of course), and took care of the yard.
Both of my children lost their first teeth in this house. They also learned the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy are not real in this house. I look around and see memories. Like when Cory put a hole in the wall with the handle of my resistance band, our sleep overs in the front room together as a family on Friday nights after we watch a movie, the forts the kids built, the night Kylie left cheese out because she googled how to catch a ghost and a site told her it could be done with cheese, the time Cory cut his head on his ceiling fan, all the secret spy missions the kids have done in this house, the mouse in our garage, bike rides in the neighborhood, getting Max, then Libby, then having to give Libby away, Cory getting glasses, my kids started kindergarten while living in this house, all the laughs, the tears, the love we have shared is in this house. Oh if these walls could talk......
I have always had a hard time accepting change. I know life changes. If it doesn't, we get stagnant. We have to change to grow and learn. I have learned a lot from living here over the past almost 4 years. I know that we will be happy in Gilbert. I know that it will be a positive things. We will never forget our first home in Queen Creek though. We will miss you. :(
Carson and Cory
Carson never left Cory's side or face in this case.
About Me
- Tiffanie
- Gilbert, AZ, United States
- I am a single mom of 8 year old twins. I also have a dog named Max.
2 comments:
1. THIS is why we take pictures. To remember our first houses, and all the funny stories we remember in them. 2. We moved from our first house in the hood over 2 years ago, and I STILL drive by it Like every other month. And it makes me sad to see that the current owners let the grass die, and there are no pretty flowers planted out front, and its not taken care of Like I used to love it. There's just something about your first house. But Like I said before, if I could rewrite the American dream, I would make some small changes to it. ;)
hey, moving to gilbert won't be so bad... but i am sorry that you are sad to move! good luck!
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