Our greatest adventure in the past couple of years has been trying to figure out where we were going to live. We really weren't happy with where we were. We're blessed to be able to both work from home and be very "portable", so we just wanted to find somewhere we both could be happy. And somewhere we could afford a single family home.
This took us on a three year search for just the place. We traveled to Denver, CO; Dover, NH; Portland, ME; Cary, NC (where I had such a bad allergic reaction to whatever pollen was high that day, that it immediately ruled the area out); Harrisonburg, VA; and a few other places.
In addition to our "where do we want to land?" search, we were looking for a single story house. We knew that 1) eventually my mom will be moving in with us and 2) we really don't want to sell this house for a LONG time - so we needed it to be "grow old" friendly.
We decided that we really love the Shenandoah Valley area & started to concentrate our search there. We finally found not just an area that we loved, but a floor plan that we just knew was right for us.
So, we signed the contract in Sept 2016 and our build started in Feb 2017. We just signed allllllll of the paperwork today and got the keys! We're excited to be in a single family home of our own (the last time either of us lived in a single family home was when we lived with our parents).
Because of the new house purchase, there are very few trips planned for this year. We'll be using our seasonal space for most "getaways", but mostly, we'll be getting settled in the new place.
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