Our New Pad

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After closing on our house yesterday, Ryan, Kierce, Merrick and I all went to eat at Subway.  The feeling that Ryan and I had was indescribable.  At one point Ryan and I had thought we might always stay in this house.  We are happy for this new adventure, and opportunity.  Yet, we will miss this house we put so much time, energy and love into.  This house was full of life lessons for all of us, it was a host for Merrick to be born, it was and still is full of life and many memories with family and friends, but its a material.  Its served its purpose in our lives.  While sitting there, both of us not knowing what to say, I had a thought, "Hey, why don't we talk about some of the amazing aspects about our new home."  Of course Ryan brought up probably one of the best things...the beautiful sunsets!  We were all smiles again, who wouldn't smile at the thought of a gorgeous sunset over the pacific ocean!  Well, needless to say, it was hard to top that one!

    
We we so happy that we found the school that the kids will attend, and decided on an apartment as well!  Here is a picture of the heated pool and hot tub area right outside our door.  The two days we looked at apartments and homes, the sky was overcast in the morning, which is common through May and June and typically burns off at noon.  I'll be sure to post a sunny picture of the pool later ;)    

I am trying to determine whether our dining table will fit in this small dining area.  Since we are going to use our table for just about everything, I am happy to report that we are bringing it.  Ryan had the genius idea to push one end of the table against the wall since we only need 5 place setting!  Go Ryan!

This is our new and modest living room, measuring in at less than half the size of our current living room.  But, it will certainly be a wonderful and cozy meeting place for our traditional Friday family movie nights, playing skip-bo and of course hosting guests!  

Can anyone give me a woot, woot for our non-pink bathroom??  Yes, the fact that this bathroom is white and not pink like our current bathroom calls for a shout out!!

Here is Ryan standing at the end of our block.  Yes, this gorgeous ocean view is only one block away from our pad!  I can imagine a nightly tradition of walking down to see the sunset in the evenings.  Yes, I will take pictures and share!

Another photo of my honey standing at the ocean, by our place.  He is such a cutie, isn't he??

We needed a little break from all the home hunting, so we took a much needed walk on the beach.  There are many uncertainties in life in general, and especially with this adventure.  ...one thing is for sure, my family is going to have a blast enjoying the breath this world has to offer and cherishing our time with each other, as well as our memories with our loved ones!