Day 23 - I Am Out of Here

This drawing has been hanging on the inside of our pantry door for 6 years.  My Daniel drew this at his daycare friend Caroline's house back in the day.

It is 10:39pm and we just got done packing.  The movers come tomorrow at 9am.  I have been so crazy with work, kids home on sick days, packing and my Advocare 24 Day Challenge that I haven't taken a moment to think about what I am doing.  I guess that is good.

This is the house that all three kids learned to ride a bike without training wheels.  This is the house that after two wild boys, I brought a baby girl home from the hospital.  This is the house with the front porch that Jake and I love to sit on and drink red wine on Fridays whenever it is warm enough.  I have loved this house from the day I laid eyes on it...long before it was ever for sale.

So, tonight Jake and I are sitting here together and we made a little "kids went to bed, we are done packing" celebration drink.  Jake says "here is to our last night in the house".  It has finally hit.  As much as I am so excited to move into our new house, there is so much in this cute house that I have loved so much that I will miss so very much.  So many good memories.

So, with that...had I been up to my usual business, I would be a mess tonight.  I would have been loaded up with Diet Coke and candy that would ease the pain of packing, yet that would have made me into a crazy lady.  Ok, so I am a little bit of a mess, but not a crazy hot mess...just a little teary.

I am known for my ups and downs and I am positive that being in control of the nutrition piece of my life has kept me level during an extremely stressful time of my life.  My Mom and husband have both noticed how level I have been during all of this and they are the ones that get the crazy from me, so that says quite a bit.

I know this challenge has kept me even and I am thankful.  I feel so good. My clothes fit so better than they have in years.  I don't know how the timing of this has worked out, but it did. Thank you Liz for showing me the way.

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