Home

"hold on, to me as we go
as we roll down this unfamiliar road
and although this wave is stringing us along
just know you’re not alone
cause i’m going to make this place your home"
- lyrics to "Home" by Philip Phillips

Today we sold our home of 9+ years. It's been all business with the move so I really haven't had time to think about leaving our South Denver place.  While I have never loved this house, it was truly our home. This was the first home we purchased together. We brought both our babies home from the hospital to this home with my parents awaiting our arrival. We have wonderful memories of snowstorms, family visitors, 1st Christmas celebrations, lost teeth, first steps, a place our kids could feel safe, and more memories than I can even begin to write down. It was a good home to us and it made me happy that the buyers were so excited about their new home. I hope they have as many great memories as we have had there.

Last week, D-man and I stayed at the condo together with just a couple bags and enough food for breakfast. I slept horribly and couldn't imagine having this apartment be our "home" for the next few months. And yet, on Sunday night as we all sat down to dinner, it felt like home. It didn't matter where we were. It didn't matter that our situation is only temporary. It didn't matter that we only have a few of our things here. It mattered that we were all together and that we are going to make this our home. I started to cry at dinner as I did my cherry (which was of course having us all together at the new place). The boys didn't understand why I was crying. As my mother has said several times over the past several months, it doesn't matter where we are. Wherever we go, it will be home.  And after Sunday night, it became real. How fortunate I am. How truly fortunate I am.

For the past several days, I've had the lyrics from "Home" as my theme song. Today, the song came on the radio and the boys and I all sang along. D-man stated he liked this song. I couldn't agree more. "I'm going to make this place your home" boys.  I am. I will.