The last couple of weeks have been so busy and crazy! We officially said good bye to our townhome in Clearwater on July 13th and hit the road on Saturday the 14th. The last week in Clearwater was full of good byes with friends and family and definitely bittersweet. We had movers come to the house the Thursday before we left and it was so strange to see our home go from totally full to totally empty in a matter of two days. It was also challenging keeping Brady entertained as his whole world was being packed up. It didn't help that he was a little under the weather. But, we survived!
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| Brady loves his grandma so saying good bye was super hard. |
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| We hit up one more Thirsty Thursday with our friends before we left. Here are the girls- considering the intense humidity, we look pretty good ladies! |
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| I had to get Brady out of the house during the packing so we went to the mall and got to see the Chick-fila cow. Brady loved him! |
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| Saying good bye to our first home as a family... |
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| At breakfast the morning we left town. |
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| Brady is going to miss his Auntie Jill! |
Day one of our journey was challenging. Brady had some stomach issues so we had to make multiple stops. We were lucky enough to make it safely to Savannah and stayed the night at my dad's house. They had their front bedroom set up for our cat, Gato to be able to get out of his crate and relax. They also had a kiddie pool for Brady in the backyard. He was so happy to be out of the car and was in such a cute mood! It was nice to have a home cooked meal that night and relax before hitting the road in the morning.
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| Relaxing in the pool at Grandpa and Nana's house on night #1 of our trip. |
On day two we were doing much better. We stopped in South Carolina for a while and had a picnic lunch. We couldn't really go into restaurants because we had Gato in the car and Albert with us, so we had to be quick and stay close to the car in case we needed to turn the AC on for the cat. My step mom Pat packed us up a yummy lunch that we enjoyed at a rest stop. Everyone enjoyed these little breaks away from the car!
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| Lunch break at a rest stop in South Carolina. |
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| This picture is supposed to be ironic. People there were actually posing as if this was their family vacation. Weirdest rest area ever- only in South Carolina! |
By day 3 of our trip we were so anxious to get to our new home. We made a quick stop in Virginia and then had lunch in Baltimore, but still got to our house in Lititz, PA by 3. It was so strange walking into the house. I felt like I was walking into someone else's home since I had only been there once (over 2 months ago!)
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| Walking into our new home! |
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| Brady in his new front yard! |
Brady is really loving the new place and is adjusting well. He loves having a yard and more space to play. We have set up his playroom so far and most of his bedroom.
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| Doing some yard work! |
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| Our moving truck finally arrived! |
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| Brady is loving the plums in our backyard! |
We are so blessed to have already met some amazing new neighbors. We were greeted by a case of beer that one neighbor left in our fridge, baked ziti, custom cupcakes, and homemade jam. Everyone here has been SO welcoming!
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| A custom cupcake one of our new neighbors brought over! |
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| Here's the note the previous owners left for us. So sweet! |
Our house is definitely a work in progress. Boxes are still everywhere and paint needs to go on the wall and wallpaper needs to come down. I will definitely post more pictures once our junk is cleaned up and you can actually see what the house looks like. That might be a little while as it is much harder to get things accomplished with a one year old getting into everything. Even now I am losing valuable unpacking time because I'm blogging during naptime!! :) So far we are loving the area and I only got lost once! Go figure, I ended up at an Amish farm. My favorite things about Pennsylvania so far are lightning bugs, cooler weather in the evenings, scenic farmland everywhere and the amazing selection of local cheeses at the grocery store! We will keep you posted on this new adventure. Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive and sent so many positive thoughts and prayers our way!
