Rules Are Made to Be Broken
November 26, 2009 | 7 Comments
Hi, everyone, it’s Ally – remember me? I’m sure you’re not missing me a bit with all the great guest bloggers who’ve been kind enough to visit so far. (Thank you, guys!) And there are even more fabulous guests to come.
On the home front, it’s hitting me that very soon, our house will no longer be our house. And I love this house!
You know that rule in real estate that says to buy the worst house in the best neighborhood? Yeah, we didn’t do that. In fact, we did the opposite. And you know the other rule about not making an emotional decision? We didn’t do that either. I laugh in your face, tried and tested rules!
It was love at first sight with our house and we bought it pretty much on the spot. (If you haven’t already heard the story, this is how we met.) We have loved every minute of living in this house and are going to miss it dearly.
We’re taking a short break from the moving madness today and heading over to our adoptive Seattle family’s for Thanksgiving dinner. And let me tell you, I am very thankful for that! Hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving!
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November 26th, 2009 @ 5:42 am
Yes, that’s hard. A house gets so personal. And yet you’ll have a sense of moving on to better things, an opportunity for expansion and experimentation, and maybe a new theme tune in your head for new neighbours. My own tried and tested rule is that if you’re given a choice, you should always take the path of greater change. Seems to me that’s what you instinctively do and that you’re having a ball.
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November 26th, 2009 @ 5:44 am
Have a very happy Thanksgiving!
So far, I’ve only been an apartment dweller in my adult life. And each time I move, it’s such a sad feeling to leave a place that has so many memories – even though it belonged to someone else first and will be someone else’s afterward.
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November 26th, 2009 @ 8:10 am
Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Your guestbloggers were fantastic!
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November 26th, 2009 @ 9:37 am
Happy Thanksgiving, Darling! Just think – Christmas will be in your new home.
xoxo,
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November 26th, 2009 @ 11:24 am
I agree, Ally, it’s difficult not to make an emotional decision! On one hand, a house is an investment, on the other hand, it is your home, where you live, where your memories are built, where your passion for decor is exemplified.
I am excited for you and your husband, and the new memories that will be built in your new home. Rules be damned! Keep your heart in it. It’s in the right place
Happy Thanksgiving to you*
{xo}
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November 26th, 2009 @ 11:43 am
I think a home is such a personal and emotional decision that we all ultimately make this decision from the gut (and then jimmy the numbers to suit our decision
). Hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving! Can’t wait to catch with you once you’ve moved into your place in HOTlanta!
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November 27th, 2009 @ 12:33 am
Hard thing to do. When I married my hubby I moved into the bachelor pad he had bought before we had met. It wasn’t what I had invisioned my first real home to be, but it was exciting none the less. Over the years we made improvements and discovered hidden treasures. Hickory wood floors under ugly 60’s sculpted carpet was one. When we finally decided to sell it was kinda heart wrenching. Our first child had come home there. We had built a life there and it was hard to imagine leaving it. Although, closing the wonderful old French doors (reinstalled after discovering them under the house) for the last time was sad. We had a new adventure…..a big one! I didn’t know it at the time, but we were preggers with baby number two and building a brand new house to fill with new memories! Good luck Ally. I’ll be staying tuned.
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