Pinot and a Papillion

We moved most of our things out of Hentennial today, and eventhough I felt a pang of sadness to be leaving there, I also felt happy for the memories that it gave us. We found ourselves there. As a couple and as a family. It was the doorway to our new adventure, and if we never bought that place, we may have never bought our new farmhouse. So for that I am grateful. The new owners will love her even more than we did. They will finish the house, and put their horses in the barn and pasture, and the house will be lived in the way it should be. Loved.
So, we filled the Uhaul trailer to the brim and got almost everything out today. We just have a few large items to move and the toys in the barn. But Roger and his brother will do that on the next trip out. Now we just have to find places to store it all until we move out of the Franklin house. I haven't really begun packing anything here yet, just some clutter. But I am going to have a huge estate sale and get rid of all the furniture and items that I know we don't need in the new house. A lot of our pieces here don't really go with a Centennial farmhouse decor, so I'm better off selling them. I already have much of the new house decorated in my head, and on paper, and I can't wait to really dig in and fill my days treasure hunting and plotting. I'm so ready for a new look. New colors, new styling, just different. I love change. I love developing my taste over time. And I have realized lately that it took me until the age of 40 to really find my style. Not my personal, clothing style, but my house style. My taste has definately evolved over time and through many houses. I know what I like and what I don't like now. I know what colors I like. What style of furniture, what kind of antiques, what kind of bedding. So hopefully in this new house I can put it all together in one, perfectly imperfect collaboration. Vintage, comfortable, traditional, timeless, romantic, nature inspired, and very, very me. I will post pics of the before, and during the whole make over process of the new farm as soon as we close on it in a few weeks. We don't have to do any major work on the interior, just some cosmetic changes, paint, carpet, etc...And we want to take out a wall between two rooms upstairs to make a master suite, and knock out a wall in a room that they had made into one very large room from two original smaller bedrooms. Also we want to bump out part of the kitchen to make an eat-in area and sitting/t.v. area with lots of windows and french doors leading to the pool area. So there will be work, but not nearly as much as we did on the first farm. Well, just different work. Fun projects that will just make it better. And it's pretty great just the way it is right now.
And when I'm not busy daydreaming about the decor, I'm busy searching for my new furry friends to add to the farm. I found a woman who breeds Mini Silky Fainting goats and she is going to call me as soon as the kids are born so we can go pick a couple out. They are so funny and adorable. They have long sily hair like a Yorki Terrior, and they are super small, only 25-30 lbs as adults, and some even have blue eyes! Plus, they faint when startled! I'm obsessed with them and want to get two as soon as we can. I also have my baby chicks ordered for a March delivery and will be reserving more from the feed store in Ortonville. They get different breeds all month long from March thru May. So you can just pick what you want and they will hold them for you. But for now, it's all just planning, moving our things, trying to organize and plan where to put what, what to keep, what to sell, what to trash. And on top of it all, just living, and hoping that all of the closings go smoothly!

A glass of Pinot and a Papillon on my lap is good therapy! Calm before and during the storm comes in all forms, especially furry with four feet! And for that I am also grateful!

Here's to it all running smoothly....ahhhhh!