UPDATE!!! UPDATE!!!

So much has happened in the last two weeks!  We had a house full of family visiting for Tim's winging!  Praise the Lord!  What a great achievement for Tim.  We are all so proud of him and his dedication to his career in the U.S. Navy.

Shortly after the wining ceremony, family started to go home.  Tim's parents stayed a little longer and went with us to Jacksonville to look at houses with our realtor.

Monday Jan. 16th: Tim Jr. and Tim Sr. drove the truck with full load in our 24 foot car hauler trailer to put half our house in storage until we find a place to live.  Margie and I drove the Jetta ahead of the boys.  For us girls it was a 5 1/2 hour trip but because the boys drove "The Beast" - 1983 Dodge Ram, it took them almost 7 hours.

Tuesday Jan 17th: We woke up early to meet the realtor we had been working with via phone and email up until this time.  He had around fifteen houses for us to look at that day!  This was awesome since we only had one day to look at houses.  We spent the entire day walking in, out and around houses we were interested in.  Around house #12 we found the one that fit our needs, wants and demands perfectly but continued to look a a few more just in case.  That night we compared our top three and made a decision to make an offer on our #1.

Wednesday Jan. 18th:  Bright and early we got of took a trip to NAS Mayport where Tim will be stationed and drove around the base until it was time for us to meet our realtor at house #1.  We walked through the house again looking at every detail and decided this was the one.  The asking price was $245,950 and we offered $220,000.  Twenty minutes later we heard back with a counter offer of $232,000 and if we would go with the builders lender instead of ours they would pay $10,000 in closing costs!  Plus they said they would include putting two inch faux wood blinds in ALL the windows for us.  We accepted and continued to do paperwork that day!

So here are a few pictures of the house.  It was built in 2009 as a model home for Richmond America and has never been occupied and considered a new construction still!  It has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a 3 car garage!  2,829 square feet and upgraded in every room!

Downstairs Bathroom #1

Down Stairs Bedroom #1

Downstairs Bedroom #2

Upstairs Bedroom #3

Upstairs Bedroom #4

Dining Room (Downstairs connected to kitchen)

Formal Living Room

Formal Living Room

Kitchen

Street View

Kitchen

Upstairs Loft/Entertainment Room

Master Bathroom - Dbl. Sinks, Toilet Room, Walk-In Closet

Master Bath

Master Shower

Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Staircase

From Front Entry - To the left is the formal living room, staircase, straight back is kitchen and dining room and hallway across from stairs take you to the two downstairs bedrooms, bath and laundry room.  Closest door on the right is a closet.

We are packing out of the Pensacola area on February 1st and checking into a hotel for a week.  As of now our closing date on the house is February 8th.  We are so excited to move into our dream house!

We're Moving

We knew this day was coming and now it is here.  We will be moving to the Mayport/Jacksonville, Fl area where we will be stationed for at least four years.  This is 5-6 hours east of Pensacola, Fl where we are currently stationed.  Mayport is actually where Tim will be stationed and trained on the SH-60B.  Later the Bravo model of the SH-60 will transition to the Romeo, so somewhere in those four years Tim will receive more training on the new model of helicopter.

As I sit here writing this at 4AM I look up to see my house torn apart and boxes surrounding me.  It is so nice to finally know where and when we are moving instead of just packing, in hopes that we wont need what is in boxes before we leave.  As for a time frame, we have until the first week in February to pack up, buy a house and move east.

Tim's parents arrived yesterday for Tim's Wining Ceremony on Friday January 13th!  More family will be arriving later in the week too.

We feel so blessed to have so much love and support from our family and give God all the praise and glory for all the things He has given us.

Today I am 21 weeks 5 days pregnant!  Still not feeling much of Sarah's movements yet but she is growing and with that so am I!  One easy part of packing was putting all my clothes that don't fit me anymore away, I know I wont be needing them for awhile.  Last week we had an ultrasound  and based off the measurements of her head the doctor estimated her weighing about 14oz.  By now I am sure she is a pound.  During the ultrasound the doctor noticed that one of Sarah's kidneys was slightly larger than it should be.  This will be monitored closely but no need to worry too much at this time.  Her other kidney is functioning properly and is measuring at just the right size.

Well now I am faced with the question of, should I to go back to bed for an hour or two or just stay up and  work on cleaning up my moving mess...

God Bless