Monday Morning Coffee

Good Monday morning, my friends - the very last one from the lake house! After eighteen days, fourteen appointments down with two more to go, countless hours of purging, sorting, organizing, packing, and reminiscing, fun-filled visits with family and friends, and awesome dinner and game nights at Peyton and Chris' house, we are heading home to Maryland tomorrow! 

While these past couple of weeks have not been easy, we have been blessed with help and support beyond measure. We are thankful for the memories this home has given us, and we leave here with happiness in our hearts. I am also thankful to no longer have a house filled with things here, sitting empty for long periods. I am excited to have my life in one place again, and to have that place be Maryland! 

As we pack up and drive off tomorrow, I am reminded yet again of the most amazing woman I will ever know, my mom. When she and my dad sold the house she raised her five girls in, the house she loved for so many years, she shut the door, smiled, and went on to the next adventure. I will remember that tomorrow, and know she will be cheering me on from Heaven as I do.

Some final pictures of the lake...

And one of Peyton and Christopher on their fifth wedding anniversary!

You may not be able to read this, but my shirt says "Keep it cozy" and was a gift from my best friend Heather, who knows me so very well. I am off to get ready for my eye doctor appointment, and then to finish packing up the house. Peyton is making lasagna dinner tonight, and I can't wait. I hope you all have a wonderful Monday, and please know that although I may not have been around lately to visit with you, I am thankful for your kindness and promise to catch up soon. 

Time to start a new chapter.

Billie Jo