In the meantime, we are packing and cleaning and purging and anxiously awaiting the movers arriving on June 15 to pack and then load the next day.
Jay will head up to Minneapolis ahead of us. He'll office with another financial advisor while his new office is being built somewhere close to the Maple Grove/Osseo area. He'll take our puppy (the best traveler) and our pop-up camper.
The kids and I will leave San Antonio on June 18 (when the buyers here close on the TX house) and make the drive in 3 legs.
Leg 1: San Antonio to Dallas
Leg 2: Dallas to Kansas City
Leg 3: Kansas City to Minneapolis
The house is wonderful! It felt right from the minute we stepped out onto the curb. The inside certainly didn't boast of any major upgrades. It's plain and simple. It does have hardwood floors and some new carpet on the stairs and hallway and living rooms. But bedroom carpets need to be replaced, a lot of linoleum needs to be ripped up and replaced with tile. It could use fun countertops and a fun backsplash to make a statement. We'll finish the basement in stages with a bedroom, full bathroom, mini kitchen and living area. We'd love to make the back deck into a 3-season porch and someday we think a hot tub underneath that deck would be amazing! None of these things need to happen right away. It is very clean and move-in ready. We'll paint all the bedrooms though. That does need to be done. And we'll need a dog run or a small fenced area behind our garage because we don't want to fence in this pretty property!
We are so very excited!
We'd appreciate prayers for safe travel for all, save packing, loading and moving, smooth closings both here and there, well-behaved kids, phenomenal office transition for Jay, great future neighbors in Minnesota, lots of fun with the family and friends we will have in close proximity, and most of all, God's blessings on our new life in Minnesota.
