Settling down

Well, we are all moved in and we are LOVING being in a house. The excitement hasn't worn off after 2 weeks and I sometimes still find myself giggling with happiness when I walk down the stairs, or when it's raining and I remember we have a garage now, or when I go grocery shopping and there's a moment of dread where I think about hauling all those bags up 3 flights of stairs but then house memories return and I'm so happy I fill the cart with twice as much stuff because it's soooo easy now (Gavin is not such a fan of those last moments).

It feels like it has been a crazy mess of emotions: EXCITEMENT to finally have a home and grow roots and live in a real neighborhood, overwhelming GRATITUDE to The Lord for all His mercy and blessings, to our realtor, lenders, builders and everyone who made it possible for us to move in on time, GUILT that we don't deserve such a beautiful place, FEAR that what if this is the wrong decision or what if something terrible happens and Gavin loses his job what do we do then if we have this house to pay for, and lots of other emotions. Mostly I've just been so happy, but I've been glad for the negative emotions to keep me grounded and to strengthen my faith that no matter what happens, if we hold tight to each other and keep our faith and trust in Heavenly Father then everything will be alright.

I tried to post some pictures of the inside of the house, but it isn't working so you get this picture of Emery sleeping instead. She likes to play with hair when she's tired and I think she fell asleep while twirling her piggy tail and her hand slipped down.