I cannot believe I am typing this right now. Truly I am still in shock over this massive life change we are about to enter. I am also numb from the endless showings and behind-the-scenes over here from trying to list/sell our current home and get our ducks in a row to take on our *new* 1930s colonial home.
That is right – we purchased an older historic home that is an absolute 180 of our current house.
But let’s rewind for a few before we dive into the new house because I know you are probably wondering..
Why are we moving?
That is a great question and one we have been answering now ourselves for about a month.
We built and designed our current home 5 years ago and moved in 4 years ago. It is truly a flawless home. We are obsessed with everything. It is brand new, so our aesthetic and we picked out every single part of it. This house project was my 3rd baby before Cooper was born!
But our family has grown. And with Jordan now working with me for my brand, and us also working together at cadootz and grt sht ventures, we are completely maxed out on space (and our mental sanity!!). We also aren’t obsessed with the location as it is a busy and heavily traffic road in town with the school being across the street.
When we first started building our home, Jordan was commuting into the city 5x week. He wasn’t here at home 24/7 like he is now. And obviously I love my husband and having him as a business partner, but sharing a small office space with your husband is really not the best recipe for success long term.. ya feel me? Both of us need our own office spaces and we don’t have anywhere else to build one out in our current home.
We also currently have our office in the front of the house. Facing the driveway and by the front door. The least ideal spot to be. We have 3 kids coming in and out of the house, deliveries throughout the day and people driving by. There is no privacy and frankly it is distracting.
Having our office off the the kitchen makes us very accessible and that backfires on a daily basis when we are on calls or trying to focus.
In addition to the work chaos, we also wanted another bedroom so our boys don’t have to share a room. Ez and B share a bedroom right now, but we can’t separate them and still have a guest room. And a guest room for us is really important for family visiting and friends from out of town.
Lastly the backyard situation. We don’t have much yard where we live. We have 3 wild, active and outdoorsy boys. They run around, they play sports and they want to be outside throwing balls and whatever else they do. I cannot even tell you how many balls and planes and things we have lost because Ezra tosses them too far and they go into one of the six yards around us. I also don’t love that our yard slopes down so we cannot see the kids playing outside unless we are outside with them.
With Cooper only being 2, we are many seasons away from him not needing supervision outside. And again – the traffic on the road makes me nervous for them to be outside alone as well.
Where are we moving?
Same township where we currently are! But whole 7 minutes away. Nothing too wild!! It does change Ezra’s elementary school, which is melancholy to me because I love his teachers and the staff there. But he will finish out this year and start at another school next year where Brody will also start kindergarten.
Not all too much changes in our day to day though. Just closer to some things and a little further from others. I am hyped I am 5 minutes away from the hot sculpt and HIIT classes I go to and Jordan’s gym (it’s the little things!).
When are we moving? Did we sell our current home?
We are closing on our new home December 5th! And then our current home on or around December 12th. We somehow managed to sell this home in under 6 days and had numerous offers on it. The market is competitive out there. It is an adrenaline rush and one that I am happy is over. Showing a house with 3 kids and 2 parents working IN the house is truly a set up for a disaster. But it’s fine we are all fine and we are donezo (fingers crossed all goes well!).
Feeling my feels
It is melancholy leaving this home. I love our current house so much. We were here for only 4 years and we envisioned staying here for a lot longer. I look back at the photos of the last 4 years and we have had the most amazing memories here. 2 kids learning how to walk on these floors, numerous tantrums, family and friend hangs, work photo shoots and 2 TODAY show segments and more.
This home will forever have a special place in my heart. But as corny as the saying goes.. it isn’t about the place but it’s the people you are there with. And my boys and I are about to embark on our next journey!
More of the behind-the-scenes will be over on SUBSTACK.
