The beginning of the end

Happy New Year! After a day of rest on the first of the year, we have begun official steps toward moving. We've been talking about it for so long (hoping to have done the deed before Joey was even born in July) that it seems a little surreal.

So, you ask, what exactly have we done? We rented a storage closet! In an effort to open up our living space and eliminate many boxes and much closet clutter, we rented a space just down the road to store some of our things that we feel we can live without for a while. John, with the help of his dad, loaded the back of our pickup truck and took the stuff over there this afternoon. We are talking about rearranging some furniture, too, and doing some paint touch-ups and such, but so far that part is just a list on paper. The storage, however, is finally a reality.

We have no idea how long it will take to sell our condo and find a new home for our family, but having started the process in this little way makes this new year already exciting... and it's only Day 2!