Settling In
Checking out new places,
arranging and rearranging spaces,
moving closer to familiar faces,
we've made the leap to a new home!
Packing, moving, and unpacking each box,
getting new keys and testing the locks,
organizing everything from soup spoons to socks,
we've settled in, quieting the urge to roam.
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Hello friends! Please excuse my long absence from blogging. My husband has retired, and we have moved to a new home in a small city east of Cleveland. We now live nearby to family members and are looking forward to this next chapter in our lives. We still have many boxes to unpack, but we are slowly getting things arranged and settling in. The picture above is of our new home.
Congratulations Connie on your new home and hope you enjoy. I know you all will be happy to live more close to family.
ReplyDeleteTbat is great. I am glad you are near friends and family in your nice new home. I like your poem!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you. Wonderful that you are closer to family. Such a lovely home. I hope you get settled in quickly. I know your husband looks forward to enjoying retirement.
ReplyDeleteCongrats and enjoy. Very cute home and nice to be close to family. (I'm guessing you can spoil that new grandchild more?)
ReplyDeleteSettle in and take a deep breath. Absorb what all that hard work has yielded. Kudos.
Yes, we now live a short five minute drive away from my younger son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. We are looking forward to spending time with them. We also live closer to many of my husband's relatives.
DeleteLove the poem; you're so good at taking a situation and putting it into words!! My grandson and family are in Ohio now with his work; took the great granddaughter who was just beginning to try to walk when they left. Will you be closer to your new grand baby? Retirement must be great; wish I could. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope your grandson and family are enjoying living in Ohio. It's a nice place to live although the winters can sometimes be harsh. Yes, we do now live close to my new grand baby. :)
DeleteA new adventure and pretty house and setting - looks like you are on a corner. I think I've lived on a corner almost in every house I lived in. I love the snowy scene around there - love to look but over the snow right now..lol. How fun to start anew and I hope we get to see lots of pics - Remember "Pics or it didn't happen", lol. And especially of the baby and your walks around your area. I'm excited for you.
ReplyDeleteLovely picture and poem. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteWell, congratulations! Fresh beginnings are always exciting. Here's wishing you guys all the best in your new home... and happy retirement!
ReplyDeleteBest Wishes to you and your husband in your "new" home, Connie. And since he retired, you must have as well? Hope that all gets settled in and you can go out and have some fun in your new surroundings. How far did you move?
ReplyDeleteWe moved about a 45 minute drive north from where we used to live. Yes, we are retired, at least for now. Neither of us have completely ruled out taking on a part-time job if something comes up that is a good fit.
DeleteNice poem. Enjoy your new home and neighbors (moving in winter up there--that must have been a chore, but wait, we moved to Michigan in January 2004 during a blizzard).
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It was bitterly cold the day we moved. I was glad when we were done for the day that day and could finally shut the door on the cold outside. Moving during a Michigan blizzard must have been quite a challenge!
DeleteThank you all for your kind comments!
ReplyDeleteLove the sweet home and may your enjoy it as well as your husband's retirement!
ReplyDeleteOh dear this is so lovely home !
ReplyDeletei loved it from outside
i bet it is so beautiful and cozy inside either:)
heartiest congratulations for moving close to your loved ones dear Connie!
Happy retirement to you hubby ,may you both enjoy the lots of beautiful happy times together,amen
my husband has 7 years more to retirement and i am so desperate to the time when he will be with me for whole day :)
best wishes for new settlement my dear friend!
just stopping back by to say hello. Hope your move is going smoothly and that you are enjoying your new nest!
ReplyDeleteHope you have many years of happiness in your new home. I wish I could scoop up our kids and grand kids and move to the beach. But as it is, that will not be, so we stay planted here and spend quality time with them.
ReplyDeleteI wish you much happiness in your new home. I'm glad you are near family and know the job of unpacking boxes, getting settled into a new home. Wishing you the very best.
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