We got our apartment rented, yay! That’s a load off. It didn’t take long at all so that’s good.  Now we just have to sign the papers and get the keys.

I’m really excited about starting the new chapter but I’m also a little sad to leave this place.  We’re both getting nostalgic.. This was the place we lived in when we got married and bought our first piece of ‘grown up furniture’. It’s where we had our wedding party, and got our dog. If we owned this place I think we’d probably stay indefinitely but it’s time to take that big step.

So in less than a month we move in to the new place. We’ve gotten a lot done but there’s still so much to do. The biggest challenge is getting rid of stuff. I’m kind of a hoarder. Recovering hoarder. So it’s a little bit of a battle. I always have this little voice saying, maybe you’ll use that someday. I rarely ever do.

Working, packing, motivating, strategizing. Trying to spend more quality time with the hubby. 

I’m really excited for the move but a little nervous too. 

I’ve spent so much time and energy over the past couple years focusing on this goal of buying a house. Searching for properties, doing research on neighborhoods, getting our finances in order, all the hours spent on emails back and forth, going to see places etc. Now that we’re kind of done with everything I don’t really know what to do with myself. What’s the next all consuming obsession?

So I’m looking for a really time consuming hobby. I’ve started working on photography, but I think I need something else too. I’ll probably get back into baking and playing around with cheesemaking. I will make some cheddar this year!

2009 is going to be a really good year!