There is something about moving to a new home that brings a new form of excitement and curiosity and wonder.

While I often find myself lost in daydreams of open shelving and hanging light fixtures, I am also in a new place of embracing the ingress of a new season. Moving inevitably entails a life change – a prompting to begin again and an ushering into a new season. Merging our lives together on Adams Ave last year naturally precipitated the season of marriage. As we settled into new routines together - seeking out the perfect pieces on OfferUp, constructing a kitchen nook, installing a projector - it made our lives as One feel real. It wasn’t perfect right away, but the physical process of making a Home together mirrored our lives intertwining as a team.

It feels right to be moving alongside stepping into motherhood - into a home that is really Ours; knowing that we can settle into it with years there together. I sense a renewed anticipation for our baby boy’s entrance to the world, a feeling of “We are doing this for you and we can’t wait for you to make Our Home complete!”

While there will certainly be waves of stress that come with renovating a home and getting everything ready for the baby while eight months pregnant (ie: asking Ben to get everything ready for the baby…), I also know that it is not completely on my shoulders. This weekend, Ben and I strolled through Home Depot, analyzing baseboards and flush handles and shower hardware… together we found that it’s actually more fun than stressful. We have such a privilege to be in a position to get to do these things together!

While it might feel like chaos in May (the people have forewarned us…), it is the kind of transition that is good practice to undergo when ushering in a deep sense of Change. When multiple changes happen at once, each synchronous change tends to feel just slightly more habitual. Of course, I rely on my mom and her love of all things projects in this season, as well! Not quite sure what I would do without family… feeling a new profundity of gratitude each day before our little one arrives.