the Lord provides...

Well, i think it's about time that I update you all on what's going on with us.

As you know, we have sold our house and have been very busy packing. It seems like I just packed up at my parents house and unpacked at our house, now 9 months later, I'm packing it all up again! But it will all be worth it! I am super excited!

So what has been happening on our home front? Well, if you asked us a week ago, we probably would have told you that we were going to be homeless as of Aug. 5, but were still hopeful that something would come about. For a couple of weeks, we really didn't know what we were going to do for a place to live while we are building our house. We had options.... family and friends all offered their home, but we really needed a place of our own, especially if it's going to be 9 months, give or take a little bit. We were always hoping and holding out that one of Matt's dad's apartments would open, but that kinda looked like it wasn't going to happen. So when Matt was out of town 2 weeks ago, I checked out a duplex in town and an apartment in town. Both weren't ideal places to live, but with a little work in the duplex, that could work for us. So, the next week, Matt and I went back to check out the duplex together and talk about a lease with the people. Well, they wanted us to sign a 12-month lease. Now, if our house gets done in 9 months like we are hoping, we were NOT going to pay an extra $1800 in rent for nothing when we could put that towards a new appliance or something. So while we were waiting to hear back from the duplex owners if they would do a 9-month lease, the Lord made His plan for us known! SOMEONE WAS MOVING OUT OF MATT'S DAD'S APARTMENTS at the end of JULY! HALLELUJAH! The Lord is always providing for us.

So, this weekend we will be moving a LOT of stuff out of the house! Our friend Nathan has been so kind to let us borrow his car haul trailer to put most of our stuff that we don't need and can put in storage! It's amazing how much stuff we can actually fit in there. Sunday Matt and a friend or two will be moving all the heavy stuff I am not able to help him move and our last day sleeping in the house will probably be Monday night!

As this weekend comes, I'm looking forward to the exciting things that will be happening in the coming months, but it's hard not to get emotional and remember all the memories we have had in/with that house. I know it's only been 9 months since I've lived there with Matt, but it's been a year and a half since I first went over there. A lot of memories I will take away from that house (Matt I'm sure has a lot more, from before when was there):

- 1st time I went over to his house, Matt made me an awesome steak meal! Snuggling on his couch and I'm pretty sure we watched a movie!

- Our 1st Christmas season together (almost engaged/engaged) - setting the tree up together, me making a big dutch dinner with candlelight and exchanging gifts

- Being snowed in & rained in - being "forced" to stay at his house overnight when we were dating!

- Well, you know.... the "thing" that married couples do...... the memories of all that good stuff, coming back from the honeymoon to our HOME!

- Remodeling the bathroom together

- The toilet gurgling and tree almost falling on the house when Matt was out of town

- The utensil drawer that you were always forced to close twice, because after the first time you realize it never actually closed and it would hang out of the opening a little bit!

- ALL THE LADYBUGS and DEAD LADYBUGS everywhere!

- Painting with my momma!

- Decorating my very 1st & own home! Making it a home and not just a place with all off-white walls with NOTHING ON THE WALLS!! haha.... (love ya babe! - thanks for knowing that a woman would come into your life and want to have a blank slate! i am very thankful for that!)

- and MANY MANY MORE that i just can't think of right now!!

Aside from all the house stuff, work has been very busy for Matt. There have been a LOT of changes for his company. Letting people go, restructuring the way things work, and having more responsibility! We thank the Lord that Matt still has his job, but also we are praying that everything goes okay with things changing slowly and drastically in the next year and a half.