We sold our Florida house in October and now that it’s no longer fresh, I feel like I can finally discuss it. It was on the market for over four months. It sold for under asking and the whole process was extremely stressful. Going through it, I vowed to never buy another house again until...

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Moving has to be one of the most stressful tasks we’re forced to endure as military families. I’ve personally never found the actual act of moving to be the daunting part. It’s always the leaving part that I’ve had a hard time with. Leaving friends, your home, your community – that’s the part that sends...

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It seems a little silly to be writing a letter to a house. For over 13 years now, Matt and I have done this military life together and that has meant many moves zigzagging the country. Never have I been so attached to a house. If you’ve read any of my older blog posts about...

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We’re moving. Jacksonville, Florida has been our home now for just about four years. This is officially the longest we’ve ever lived anywhere and it’s safe to say I’m attached. I remember when we first found out we were moving to Jax I was less than thrilled. I was a “west coast” girl and I...

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We made it! We started this journey almost a month ago now with getting our house packed and loaded into a Mayflower freighter to be shipped across the country. It’s been quite a venture. We left San Diego at the end of April and headed to Las Vegas to spend some time with family before we...

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