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  8. Congratulations! You do know it’s not over. Now you have to move and find new homes for everything that gets moved. (Says the woman whose household goods were delivered last Saturday and is anticipating living surrounded by boxes for an extensive period of time)

  12. Oh, no. I’m sorry to tell you that it’s only beginning.
    Pack and move everything you own. Seriously clean the old house.
    Start showing the old house, sell it, deal with inspections and repairs, and then there is all THAT paperwork.
    Start up your new home insurance policy. (And after you
    move, cancel the old one.)
    Now change over your addresses for EVERYTHING: bank, doctors, dentists, car tabs & drivers’ licenses, credit cards, Paypal, QVC/HSN/Etsy/Ebay,
    iTunes, Amazon, ALLl insurance companies (health, life, car), etc.
    Take a few Valium.
    We just moved in the last year. Good luck.

      • Deffinately a day. They would have come to that painfull conclusion anyway, but why rub it in?

    • I just moved last week. I didn’t think about I-Tunes. Thanks for that reminder. Fortunately, I rent so I just had to turn in the keys and walk away. Still unpacking my junk. Still trying to downsize. Glad I took the week off.

  14. Congrats! That’s a nerve-racking process, isn’t it?

    Did you sell your house? Do you have to be out by a certain date, or can you take your time to pack and move? Not that you probably want to take too much time, because two mortgages…

    My officemate is having a house built. It was supposed to be done in May. They sold their house back in July (it wasn’t officially on the market; they bought a used car from a couple who said they were looking for a new home and the couple bought the house). His family of 4 has been living with his in-laws, and their 2 or 3 cats and dog have been living in the basement of their house-under-construction, since they’re not finishing the basement. So selling the house before they moved into their new one hasn’t been the best experience for them.

  16. Congrats Y’all 😀 As they say, now the fun begins. But get some well-deserved rest before the next phase begins. Are you going to post pics of the new house?

    • That was requested a while back. They want to keep some privacy. Inside, okay, outside nay nay.

  25. Pictures or it didn’t happen! JK.

    Congratulations on the house. Hope everything gets easier from here on.

  28. So excited for you! It’s over. You have a fabulous house. Now the fun stuff can begin. Just pretend the moving is fun.

  30. No matter who you are — even if you are somehow associated with the real estate business — it’s always a nasty process!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! The worst part is over and now on to a new chapter in your lives!!!!!

  31. Congrats!

    Hope you can segue everything together… moving is such a pain but the calm afterwards is so awesome!

  33. What a huge relief that it’s all official now! We signed the contract for our kitchen renovation today! Very exciting, but the work will begin in January as they are booked up until the holidays. I love the design, I hope it turns out even more beautiful than the models! We also found out that our youngest cat may suffer from anxiety and may need to go on Prozac, at least during the six weeks of work (and the vet says we need to start her two weeks before it starts). It seems you can’t get one thing without another… =) I still love the little floof, though. =)

  35. Me, too (on Monday)! Now we get the fun-after-piles-of-paperwork: renovations! And two mortgages! Eeeeek?

    Wishing you joy and success in the new place.

  36. Alas it’s not over.

    Next is doing any work you plan to do to the new home before you move in. Packing, Moving, Unpacking, changing your billing address, and updating things like your driver license and other official documents. Not to mention, any work you need to do on the current place before putting it on the market to sell.

    *gives you an e-cookie, followed by a virtual bottle of Vodka*

  40. Congratulations. Now you can start enjoying your new home. BTW I heard somewhere that it takes about 3 years roughly to completely unmove and settle in. Hope you settle in quicker than that.

  41. Hooray for Ilona and Gordon! One big hurdle out of the way.
    I hope ya’ll are very happy in the new place and want to stay in Texas a bit longer.

    I am jealous. I still have to do ALL of it, plus wait for the house to be built. (With luck, completion September, 2018. Without- well, not a lot later, I hope.)

    Have fun, once you have rested up. You both deserve to enjoy life a bit.

  44. Congratulations! Rest well and deeply while you can before the next step.

    MOVE is a four letter word for a reason.

  51. I would bet everyone would wish they had innkeeper powers to make the moving more fun….at the very least making the rooms.

  55. Wow, So happy for you and yours; I remember the stress. Wishing you happiness, health and blessings in your new home.

  56. YAAYYAYAYAY! So excited for you!

    Now comes the easy part… moving!

    Sorry, couldn’t resist the humor. I hate moving with the fury of the thousand suns. But, if I were moving (FINALLY) to a house of my own, I think I’d be happy.

    You new house sounds lovely, so I hope that holds true for you and yours. Take care of yourselves. The season of run down immune systems and random viruses is in full swing. The only thing that makes moving worse is being sick while you are doing it.

  61. *mwahahaha* it’s not over, now the fun REALLY begins … renovating, moving, selling your old house … 😉 have tons of fun!

  62. Fantastic news. Congratulations.
    I hope that the moving in and seeing up goes well and that you guys have some fun with it now, with any changes you want to make to get it how you want it.

  64. Enjoy! Hope you’re celebrating your French Provincial house with a bottle of good French champagne 🙂

  69. Congratulations ?
    After the ordeal of moving comes the fun part – turning just a house you moved into into a home ?
    Very best wishes to you all ?

  72. Congratulations – good luck with the move 🙂 May you enjoy your new home in peace and prosperity.

    Kathryn

  76. I first read you had bought a horse. Was very confused for a second.
    Congratulations! Not as fun as a horse, but it’s still amazing!

  78. CONGRATS!!!
    We have been in OUR new house for a week now. Just got the last of the stuff in on Thursday. I am going be unpacking for years….

  86. Congratulations ! We last moved in 1999 and I am NEVER moving again.
    I loathe hate and abhor the whole process. That said I hope the move goes well, and that you find everything afterwards ……..

  89. Congratulations! May you have many years of love, laughter, and happiness in your beautiful new home.

  91. Congratulations and

    May your troubles be less,
    May your blessings be more,
    May nothing but happiness come through your door

  92. Congratulations. If you let family/friends help pack and move make sure they mark everything. I bought a house last year. Just found my pink sea salt and some random dishes when I opened a box marked holidays. There was a Christmas wreath on the top.

    • Oh yeah, markings on boxes can be fun. I had movers pack my stuff last week and I am opening boxes today while trying to cook. The box marked Keurig had the bread machine in it. The box marked Tupperware had pots and pans in it. I still haven’t found my measuring spoons, cups or the Keurig yet! I did find the top sheet and 1 pillow for my bed, still hadn’t found the bottom sheet, mattress pad or the bedspread. But I have been through every box marked Master Bedroom. /sigh, This is going to take awhile.

      Gratz on the new house. Good luck with all of the renovations. I really would recommend packers and movers. But the next time I would be watching and mark the boxes myself…

  93. Congratulations! Enjoy the remodeling! Be sure your insurance company doesn’t cancel the insurance on your old house.

    We moved out of our old house and were taking our time cleaning and fixing. Than the kid wanted to rent it. Long story short. I found our that when we bought the new house the insurance company cancelled the insurance for old house. For 2 years we hag an uninsured house akkkk!

  97. I know from experience what an ordeal this can be. Congratulations on your new home. May you be very happy and productive there! Get some rest – you’ve earned it! 🙂

  100. Great news! The fledglings leave the nest in fits and starts. Y’all are being great parents to bend from your determination to purchase future coral reefs to instead lay claim the another parcel of Mallville. (Okay, that was uncalled for — mostly.)

    Your kids are very lucky to have you. And if you need computer fixation or installatives, give me a buzz…

    Cheers!

  102. Congratulations on your new home!
    Now here comes The Inevitable Unsolicited Moving Tip ?: Give one ((fast & reliable)) person the job of marking the top & all 4 sides of each moving box with a room letter : for example Kitchen boxes get a “K”, Master Bedroom gets a “MB”, the Master Restroom gets a “MR”, each bedroom gets a Number, the Study an “S”, etc … Then at the new house tape a sheet of paper with the letter / number on the wall next to the doorway of the room those boxes go in. The FAT 1 INCH TIP MARKERS ARE BEST. The labeling job is more time consuming than it sounds, but so valuable -you’ll see what I mean.
    The letters & numbers make off loading into the right room on the right floor more likely and so much faster. Most importantly, you don’t get boxes avalanched in the most convenient room ((convenient for the movers, Not You)) and there are 389 less things you have to make on-the-spot decisions about because it is obvious where you want each box placed.
    Have a fast and uneventful move!

    • That is very good advice. We move countries every few years for my husband’s job and use the same international moving company each time. They pack at one end and unpack at the other. They also mark all of the boxes when packing with the room it belongs in, which makes it easier and faster for them (as a company) when they unpack at the other end.

    • Being a military brat, I’ve moved a lot. Not only do I Mark each room on every box but also do a rough inventory list on top of the most important things in the box. It helps tons when unpacking as you know which boxes need to be unpacked first.

  104. grins, now comes the fun part!!! Big congrats on the new house and endless days and nights of fun, adventure and love.

  105. YAY!

    Congrats and have as good of a time as possible moving in! May I offer one slightly wacky suggestion (I’ve moved 60 times now – by this point it seems frankly WEIRD to stay in one spot for long. Was first a military brat than a gypsy myself for years) that can help the drudgery part go easier?

    Take a break. Go to the store. Buy about $50 of non-perishable goodies that can take a beating. Chocolate that isn’t delicate, gummy bears, whatever. Hades… go into the liquor section and get yourself a dozen of the itty bitty bottles of the things that look good, but not so amazing you want a huge bottle. Wrap in bubble wrap, stick in a sock, etc and start tucking into random boxes. Turns what can be an utter slog into little chips of silly glee in the upcoming days. When you come across a goodie, take it as sign from above you should stop for a few minutes, enjoy how far you have come, maybe even wander about a bit before getting back to it. It’s ALL GONNA BE AMAZING! So happy for you all!

  108. Congratulations on this momentous event.

    While I don’t envy you the packing, the leaving stuff behind and then the unpacking, moving can be quite cathartic- after the fact.

    Take care of yourselves while you move – it is stressful and tiring. Enjoy the end result.

  110. Congratulations!
    Love a new home-the possibilities,the expectations,the wrong and right decisions….

  113. CONGRATULATIONS!!! FILL YOUR NEW HOME WITH LOVE AND LAUGHTER!!! I’M VERY GLAD FOR THE AUTHORLORDS!!

  115. Just wanted to say congrats! We are now in super stalker mode hanging around to see pictures of the new abode..
    And um yay craft room, you can set up the gym in any ol corner..lol
    Yarn always takes priority!

  116. Congratulations! My you live there in health, happiness, and with great prosperity – and may the stories, and the writing thereof, flow for you in your new home!

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