we got the house! now what?

we got the house! now what? we've been so busy and focused on finding a house that we didn't consider the next step. packing and moving. maybe there's just so much to do that we don't know what to do first or where to start and that's why we have this feeling of "now what?".

we know we have to pack, get the inspections and appraisals done, transfer services, etc. our weekends have been consumed with house hunting, open houses and more house hunting for the last three months. i guess we almost thought that it would never really happen. that we would never really find everything that we wanted in a house. well, look at this...it happened! we got the house! now what?

we have about eight or nine weeks until our lease is up at our apartment. we'll close on the house in the middle of that time. we'll have to pack and get things in order eventually but maybe we just need a week or so to let this all sink in. we're home owners! what does that mean? now what?

i think that's what we need. a week off to let it all sink in and let the reality hit us in the face. then we'll need a swift kick in the butt to get us packing and purging as we normally do in a move.

this one will be very different since it's a local move. we're much more used to big, cross country moves. i guess you do most of the same stuff for both types of moves. the dreaded packing, deep cleaning of the current home and next home, transferring services or setting up utilities, etc.

i think we know what comes next for the most part. this is a different journey, a different chapter for us but it will be an adventure and an awful lot of fun and excitement for us too. so now what? we'll figure that out along the way.