moving on

after much deliberation, we've decided to sell our house. chris will be leaving for korea in april and this house is much to much for me to maintain by myself with two little ones in tow. given the current state of the housing market, we were prepared to have it listed for a year or so before an offer came in. we listed it last thursday and much to our shock, received an offer on monday. we countered back a couple of times, but quickly reached an agreement--full price minus a small bit of closing costs. we are thrilled that this weight will be lifted from our shoulders, but the feelings are definitely mixed. i have never worked so hard on something in my life. this house looks completely different than when we purchased it. i am very very proud of our home. it is our first home and the one where we have welcomed both of our children. it is the home where we said good bye to harvest and welcomed sophie. so many firsts have taken place under this roof. it is hard to say good bye. obviously the memories are great and we will take them with us. just as we are sad to leave, we are very excited about what lies around the corner. we've thought long and hard about what the girls and i will do while chris is in korea. we were welcomed with open arms by my parents. they'd love to love on my kiddos each and every day. i know this. however, i think it best that i stay and work in ma one more year, building up my retirement and collecting my salary. the plans are that we will travel to korea in the summer to visit chris and he'll come to the states for 30 days around christmas time. it will all work out and we'll be better and stronger as a result. so, here's to moving on..