we sold our house!

Over the past few weeks I’ve eluded to the fact that I had some big news to share………….and today I’m finally able to spill the beans! 

The whole thing happened so fast that I’m just now starting to catch my breath.  I feel like the past few weeks have literally been a whirlwind!  It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster experience with some ups and downs, some excitement and some stress, but I for one would rather be on the ride than standing on the sidelines looking up and wondering, allowing fear to hold me back.

To give you the story in a nutshell………..The hubs and I have always dreamed of one day retiring in Charleston, South Carolina.  It’s our favorite city.  If you’ve been following me on Instagram for the past few years than you know my family loves to vacation in Kiawah Island/Charleston area.  We’ve been vacationing there every year since we were married almost fifteen years ago. 

It’s a city that’s always been in our hearts, and one we’ve dreamed of living in for many years.  But we never thought moving there before retirement would ever be an option due to my husband’s line of work.  Welllllllllll, a few months ago my hub, after over a year of working towards getting this promotion, landed his dream job within in his company and with that came the opportunity to basically live wherever we wanted.  SO we jumped!  Dreaming is great…….but taking steps towards making those dreams a reality is even better!  We decided to just see what would happen if we put our house on the market.  We figured since we didn’t necessarily have to move we would list without an agent and attempt to sell by owner.  We thought if it’s meant to be something will happen and if not then we’ll know it’s not the right time to make the move.

We listed the house for sale at the end of May and, to my surprise and utter shock, three weeks later we were under contract!  And last Friday we officially closed and handed the keys, the garage door openers, and the house that has been my baby for the past five years over to the new owners. 

I’m not going to lie, it was a little bittersweet.  I handled the closing day on my own, since my hub was traveling, and I shed a few tears alone that day.  Our fifth house was so much more than the fifth house we’ve called home; it was a labor of love and a home where we’ve shared many special moments as a family.  This is the house that inspired me to start this little blog, and I feel like in a lot of ways both big and small this house brought me back to life.  For me, closing this chapter wasn’t easy. 

My daddy and I built a swing set together in this backyard.  This is the house where both of my children learned to ride their bikes.  It’s where we said our final farewells to both Prince and Jake, and it’s where we opened our hearts again and welcomed two new fur babies to the family. 

It was so much more than a house to me, and for the rest of my life I will always look back at the five years I spent here with nothing but fond memories.  I’m so super grateful to have chronicled it all on this little blog.  

But as hard as it might be to close a really great chapter……..starting a new one is super exciting! 

I’m so super pumped about moving to Charleston!  I’m still pinching myself that it’s even happening!  I literally feel like I’m dream walking.  I feel like I’m going to go on vacation and never come back home.  Ha!  I know it’s not going to be like that to live there, but being able to call my dream city home feels pretty darn fantastic. 

I can’t wait to show you all our new digs there.  My head is already spinning with ideas for our new house!!!!!   #oursixthhouse   The plan for the blog is to keep the same name.  I feel like I owe it to our fifth house to keep the original inspiration behind the blog alive.  The site will be getting a redesign, but other than that you can still find me right here at www.ourfifthhouse.com. 

So much fun stuff coming in the next few weeks!  I hope you’ll continue to follow along on our next adventure!

Photography by Sarah Grashel Photography