Home is Where the Heart Is

I'm glad to announce that we have finally bought a house!!  We closed on it this past Friday and will be moving in after Christmas!  We have been living with Lynn and Pam and are so grateful to them for their hospitality and generosity over this past year. So this blog is a tribute to them; without them we would have been throwing our money away on an overpriced apartment!

We moved in with them a couple of weeks before Max was born.  When we came home from the hospital, Pam had transformed our bedroom into a nursery/living room/bedroom and I will be forever grateful to her for that.  I can remember leaving the hospital and thinking:  "I didn't set anything up for Max!"  But when we got home, Pam had washed and folded clothes and put them up for me and had everything I needed at my fingertips.  Throughout our year with them, she has washed a countless number of bottles and sippy cups to help me out.  And of course, she helps watch Max when I need a break too.  I thank God everyday that I have such a great mother in law.  I couldn't have hand picked a better one! 

Lynn completely spoiled me while we were there.  The whole time I was home with Max before I went back to work, I never had to lift a finger.  He cooked for me, and tended to my every need.  Looking back, I don't know how I would have made it without him.  It makes me teary-eyed to think of how he took such good care of me.  He has continued to cook for us - I'm going to have to learn how to cook all over again when we move out!  Just as Pam is a great mother in law, Lynn is an equally great father in law.  He is so loving and kind, and goes out of his way to accommodate us .

Moving out is going to be bittersweet.  We're excited to have a place of our own.  But a little sad to be leaving Pam and Lynn and all the joy and comfort (and good food) they bring us.  Even though this was not
our home in a legal sense, it is, and always will be "home" to us.  I hope that one day Max understands how special this last year has been.  We will certainly look forward to the many trips to Mamaw and Papaw's house in the future.  While we can't wait to make memories in our own house, we will always treasure the memories at our first home together.

Thank you, Lynn and Pam, for sharing your home with us.  The love you have shown us over the last year is overwhelming.  We could never thank you enough for all you have done!!!