Leaves fall in hues of red, orange, yellow and all mixes inbetween. The air has a crispness to it bringing on such lovely things as scarves, jackets, boots, and even mittens. It's not so cold that one dreads venturing outside, but rather, looks forward to the wave of freshness that ensues. The crunch underfoot emits aromas of sweetness into the air which is most pleasing to the nose. This is always most appreciated by one whose sense of smell is significantly heightened due to pregnancy.
It is in this glorious time that we find ourselves in the process of change. With winter fast approaching, as well as the birth of our little Latte, we felt it was time to look for another place to live, one with a bit more space. This would be helpful before the house becomes buzzing with friends and family. Thus, the quest began to search out a place that would suit our needs and not break our bank account. I looked at 7 different places and one stood out above the rest. As it turns out, it is a mere hop, skip and a jump from where we live now. However, this new place, which is a newer half duplex, has 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms (with tubs!!!), a living room, family room, storage, and larger kitchen with cupboards! Also, we are blessed to have a single car garage, in which we can use for storage, but we can also park a vehicle in there! What a wonderful thing this will be for the winter months, especially being pregnant and then having little Latte. No more cleaning snow off my car!
With finding a new place, however, comes packing and cleaning the place you currently reside in. We gave our notice and then realized rather quickly that this house was going to be shown to others who are searching for a new home. Our house, though not dirty, was definitely cluttered and in disarray. We needed to get this house show ready, and fast! We were heading away for the Thanksgiving weekend, and the first showings were going to be Tuesday evening. Hayden was leaving again for work Tuesday morning, thus that left Monday to get our place ready. We left Calgary at 8am and shortly after we arrived home we buckled down and began tackling the daunting task of cleaning our entire house and yard. We started at 11am, and as I started inside, room by room, Hayden began the outside clean-up. We didn't finish until 7:30pm! 8 1/2 hours later! What a long day that became, but our house looked amazing. So amazing I was sad to be leaving it!
As it turned out, our clean sweep was a success and many people came through the house, one being the next renters. We also had people interested in our art, which we had hanging up all over the place. Thus, we now can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that there is someone taking over this house for Nov 1st and it is out of our hands in just a mere couple of weeks. I still haven't been able to bring myself to begin packing, though I know I need to. It's hard when I'm tired most days and my man is away with work. I don't have the same drive. But I know it will get done. It has to!
The only thing left to do is find a washer and dryer for a good price, as the new place doesn't come with them. I'm positive God will provide that as well.
Thus, this is where we are at the moment. It's exciting and stressful all at the same time! So much to do, so little time to do it in. Change is good and I'm ready to settle into our new home, nest and prepare for the arrival of our little one. Maybe even do some baking in there :) On a cool, crisp day, there's nothing better then walking into a house that smells of cinnamon and apples.
Hope you are enjoying the fall and breathing in the fresh scents that accompany it.
Till next time.
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