It's Official--We are Moving!!

We have been thinking about moving out of our little home in Richfield for quite some time now, but up until now the timing was just not right. Is the timing ever right? Probably not, but this time around it all just sort of "fell in our laps" so we didn't have much time to contemplate it! I keep comparing this process to a pregnancy--"you're just better off not knowing what you're getting yourself into, cause you might not ever do it if you knew how hard it was going to be."

Anyways, some very close family friends who live in W. Bloomington decided to put their much loved home on the market, and move to a new Condo in St Paul. When they heard that we were looking to move to that area, they called us and invited us over to take a look at their home, and all of the renovations that they have done since we were last there. To make a long story short, We LOVED their home, and they offered it to us for a price we couldn't pass up.

Thus began the process of putting our home in the market--in quick order. This all started in mid-May, and we had our house ready to list by the 9th of June. That was not without craziness, chaos, and a few good disagreements along the way, but we did it--and that is all that matters!!

We were listed on the MLS (and multiple other websites) officially last Wednesday (6/11), had three showings in the following days, which lead to two competing offers by Monday, and on Monday night (6/16) we met with our realtor and accepted the best offer. We couldn't believe it--5 days and multiple offers...in this market--unbelievable!!

So, pending inspection tomorrow.....with an August 22nd closing date--we are moving. After 6 1/2 years here, one dog, two babies, and LOTS of great memories.............

.......Good Bye Richfield, Hello W. Bloomington!!!

(Below are some sneak peeks at our new home:)

The house is situated on a nice, big corner lot.
That is actually the bus stop corner right there, which I love.
W.Bloomington has amazing schools, parks, and great
neighborhoods we are so excited about!

This is obviously the back yard, where we have already started
setting up the swingset, as we weren't leaving that!!

Above is my favorite room of the house, the amazing kitchen.
They just completely renovated the kitchen 1 year ago. There is another set of
pantry cupboards off to the R that aren't pictured.

This is the upstairs family room that is adjoining the kitchen.
And below is the downstairs family room, also newly renovated.
I LOVE the built in entertainment centers!

Not pictured are 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, Dining room, formal living room, garage, and all other spaces that you wouldn't care to see like laundry, etc. The home is 3200 finished square feet, which is twice the square footage of our current home.

So, check your caller ID before answering the phone in August, as it just may be us calling to enlist your help moving Jonathan's garage! :)