It's official... I'm no longer a homeowner

[mac08]

So we officially closed on the house today, and I am so relieved/sad!  This has been a huge ordeal where so many things went wrong and we lost a good amount of money on the whole thing, so obviously I am relieved to be done with the headache. 

But, I am also really sad.  This was our first house, and I have a lot of emotions surrounding it.  We lived there for almost 4 years, which is the longest I've lived anywhere other than my parents' house.  I just remember feeling so proud and excited when we bought it.  I put so much work into painting, decorating, updating everything.  It was really home, and not just a temporary living space.  Even though I knew we wouldn't be there forever, I envisioned having at least our first baby there, and just other life events that didn't end up happening. We only sold it because my husband got a new job that was too long to commute to long term.  However, the new job happened because his old company went out of business and he was out of work from December to April.  So its just extra hard because we aren't moving on to bigger and better things, we are still trying to regroup and figure out what direction to take from here.

So anyway, I feel 50% relieved, 50% sad, but I'm looking forward to a new start and hopefully good things to come.  Thanks for reading, if you've made it this far 

[spankswife]

Aww, hugs. It's hard! We are in a similar boat, but still stuck for a while. I can imagine that would be bittersweet.

Hopefully you guys can get caught up and move on to bigger and better things in the near future!!

[HoneySpider]

Hugs! I felt the same way when we sold our house last year in preparation for moving out of state. I definitely thought we'd bring our first (and maybe 2nd) baby home there.

[zarapipe]

I'm sorry your having mixed emotions, it must be rough selling your first house but also congrats to be done selling, selling is hard work!

[travelbug]

Congrats and hugs all in one! That's how I feel/felt about my grandparents selling their home. I spent so much of my childhood there and holidays. I don't know what it is like to sell my own house, but i hope you guys get settled somewhere you love really!

[Deleted]

Hugs! I'm sorry your going through mixed emotions.

[rockinrobyn]

I felt this exact same way when we sold our house in March. Relieved we didn't have a mortgage, but sad because I loved that house and put so much time into it. Congrats on selling it though. Like you said, on to bigger and better things.

[wanderingenough]

Better things to come! Hugs!

[krystee]

I felt the same way when we moved out of our first house. We bought it because it was so family friendly and the perfect layout/size for having a baby or two. But the commutes were just too much. Now another family with kids is living there and we are renting a smaller house, but it is much closer to work. I'm kind of bummed that we don't live in a house we own, but I love having all that extra time that is not wasted in a car!

[awick14]

Congrats and hugs!

[bk1]

I'm sorry about the mixed emotions. ((hugs)). Even though I am excited about moving, I know it will be sad to leave our old house. DH has been here 9 years now. He proposed in this living room! All the early memories of our relationship are what I have a hard time leaving.

[mac08]

Thanks for all of the support, everyone! You guys are awesome

[MrsMB]

MANY hugs....this is tough. This wound will heal in time...especially since you guys will take this transition on to bigger and better things.

[Deleted]

Hugs! Exciting things await you guys now.