Memories & Milestones of the Gonzales Family: Catch-Up

Where to start...

I know. I'm a terrible person because I haven't written anything down in the last few months. Nothing of real consequence, anyway, with what's been going on in our lives lately. But, it's a beautiful Saturday morning, and I finally feel like I have some time to sit down and blog about our life recently.

The most important thing that has happened is that we have finally sold our home! I can't even begin to explain how amazingly God has blessed us throughout this entire process, but I am in awe and very humbled to think that He had this in mind all along. Every little detail has been taken into account and covered. Just amazing. It's not a process that I am anxious to go through again anytime soon (or ever!), but I am thankful for it all the same.

We started working with an amazing realtor last year, and officially put our house on the market on June 21st. Then we went to live with my Mom for the summer so that we wouldn't have to keep our already impeccable :) house clean. It was a wonderful summer, and I have so many great memories of being there with my Mom and our family. In fact, we may have started a tradition!

After only 3.5 months, we officially closed on the sale of our house last Friday, October the 12th (2012)!! It was an amazing feeling, although it still doesn't really feel real yet. We have been living with Nick and Alia's family for the past week while we wait for the paperwork to be finished on our new home. We are supposedly closing on November 5th!!!!!!!!

Our new home is simply wonderful! We thought we had lost it when this whole thing started, but God had his hand on it the entire time. Another couple backed out of their contract on it, opening it up for us!!! It has everything that we are looking for, and it just feels like home. We've had both the home inspection and the appraisal, and both have come back with great results! Now I just need to get all of the documents together for the loan officer and underwriter, and then we can close! Just as with the rest of this process, it's been an up and down roller coaster ride. It feels a little bit like the day before a wedding when all of the little details threaten to overwhelm me, but I know it's almost over.

It has been a blast staying with Nick & Alia, and the kids have enjoyed waking up to find each other still in the house. Right now it just feels like a big vacation, and that we'll go back home in a bit. It is a little weird to think that we'll never walk back into the house that I brought my babies home in, but I know that feeling will be completely replaced once we move into the new place. I'm feeling very blessed and thankful right now, and life is good. :)

Evan helping to "label" boxes.

The packing has started!

I thought the kids would have a hard time with this, but that is obviously not the case!

The last time in our swingset before being sent off to Grammy's house.

We had LOTS of amazing help with our packing. We couldn't have finished without everyone's help; that includes the little boy across the street that reminded us to unpack the attic... :)