ivy and orchid

Well, it's been one week since the moving truck brought our stuff. We are more than 50% moved in, but for me, it's a slow process. However, it has been so great since moving here. Here are some things to cross off our list: 1. We sold (are in the process of closing) our house in Jackson. It's a funny story and one that shows how amazingly (hilariously) God works. Just like Shawn getting his job at the University of Evansville, it all happened pretty quickly. There was a couple from Lansing who wanted to buy our house, but needed to sell theirs first. They viewed Kibby Road thrice, and had two contractors come for estimates towards changes they would have liked to had made. We thought, 'oh, it's a slow process, but pretty likely that it will sell soon.' So they made an offer, but not one that we felt comfortable with. Then, another woman called and wanted to view the house while we were in Indiana. We said 'wait a week when we hire a relator and then she c...

Well, the time is getting closer to leave Michigan behind and move to Newburgh, Indiana. I am so excited! We get to move into a beautiful new home and live close to fun and excited things to discover. However, the closer we get to M-Day, the more emotional I get. Our days go between packing and saying goodbye. The hardest things have been saying goodbye to my students and knowing we'll miss things like Josh's show, meeting baby Olivia (hopefully we get to see Xander soon!) and seeing Esperanza Spalding, Christian McBride and others at the Detroit Jazz Fest. I am also very sad to leave our 7 acres of land for less than an eighth. I romanticize over growing enough food to minimize our food budget. I dreamed of growing and canning and enjoying fresh, delicious produce from our own garden. However, over the 4 years we've lived on Kibby Road, we've grown enough food to have a few salads, a few veggies with dinner and a few jars of green salsa. I suppose that sort of thing ...