Moving

I don't know that I've written much about our big news, but we will be trading our two bedroom duplex dwelling for a three bedroom duplex setting next week. We had looked at some three bedroom places last summer with our same property managers, but couldn't quite swing it at the time. A few additional jobs and a promotion later, we're in a much better position now.

To make matters even better, Jim and Marilyn decided to look into purchasing a duplex in Sioux Falls as an investment property. It just so happens that we were to be the initial tenants, so we got to help in the house hunting and found a duplex with a three bedroom unit and a two bedroom unit which has over twice the square footage of our current residence. We will manage the property for them and benefit from the additional space.

The kids have done a good job of sharing a room for the last two years, but I'm looking forward to seeing them in their own rooms. For one, more of their stuff will be in their rooms instead of spread all over their room, the bathroom and the basement. The place also has two and a half baths, which makes this the first place we've lived that has more than one. The kids will have their own bathroom near their bedrooms in the downstairs.

The main floor has a family space that we'll use as a piano studio for Amy as well as a dinette/kitchen area, half bath and some storage. Upstairs will be a family room where we'll have our main living space and the master bed and bath. There's also a huge walk in closet off of the bedroom, so we should have plenty of room and even a bit of privacy compared to the last two years.

We've been blessed to have the place we've been in. We've learned that we can live with a lot less than we thought we could. We've learned to be patient with one another in close quarters. Hopefully, we don't lose the lessons learned, but we're thankful that we're only a week away from being able to start the next chapter.