Heeeeey!!! Yeah, we loved to Colorado!! I know it has been FOR-EV-ERRRR since I wrote here. Apologies! We were in the thick of doing a last minute kitchen remodel and lots of other house stuff in order to get our house in West Virginia on the market. I’m so proud of what Joel (my husband for those of you that don’t know) and I did over the past few months. We kicked butt and I’m happy to say, we sold our house at quite a profit considering the market in that area. I miss my house that we poured so much blood, sweat and tears into but I’m happy there is a family living there who I know absolutely will love it like we did. We learned SOOOOO much from this house, honed some DIY skills, had a few failures, had even more successes and ZERO emergency room trips so I call it a big ‘ol WIN.
What? Why? Ohhhhh.
There have been a lot of questions about where, why and when we are moving and what is up?!? Joel and I has been discussing a possible move for a couple of years. We talked about Savannah, GA and even very briefly discussed moving back to Louisiana, where we both were born and raised. We ruled that one out pretty quickly. During this time of consideration, Joel was in school at a college in Colorado, getting his Master’s in Clinical Mental Health. I absolutely LOVED my job managing social media for a local farmer’s market (so much more than that, check out their site!) but as his graduation got closer and closer he received a job offer in Colorado that we had to really consider and after a lot of thought we decided to take it. This was not an easy, light-hearted decision.
A little history for you before I launch into things. Joel and I both come from very difficult, traumatic childhoods. His story is not mine to tell and I don’t know that now is the right time for me to tell mine here. But that is something I would like to eventually share. When we moved from Louisiana to West Virginia, I feel like we were running from the awfulness. It was an easy choice to move even though I was only 20 years old, had a 5 month old baby and had only been married for a month and a half. We had about $200 in our pocket, no jobs and no stable place to live. The decision to move thousands of miles away at that time was not a difficult one considering.
Once we were moved is when all the hard things happened. A story for another day 🙂 But you know what? Once we were in WV we worked, clawed, cried and fought our way out of the sad shape we were in, mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. We may have been born and raised in Louisiana, but we grew up and grew TOGETHER in West Virginia. For 15 years this place was our home and is still what I consider home but I know home is a feeling more than a place.
Goodbye Is Hard.
There are MANY people along the way who loved and supported us. Leaving this place and these people broke my heart and the night before we left I got the coldest cold feet you can imagine. It still hurts but I truly feel like we have been led here by something much bigger than we are. We listened and we stepped out and I’m not going to pretend like it was easy or that it will be easy any time in the near future. We have 3 kiddos, 8 – 14- 16 who have only known West Virginia their entire lives. It is a sacrifice we have forced them to take but we truly believe it is a good decision for them and our entire family. I’m looking forward to new adventures with my family, new friends and hopefully a community connection that I so deeply crave.
We have been in Colorado for almost a month now and we have seen some absolutely gorgeous places, swam in huge holes at the bottom of a canyon, and experienced more wildlife than we ever thought possible! We are enjoying ourselves and currently living in an AirBnB – but more on that later when I can make the best announcement of ALL! We figured we were taking on this big risk of packing up and moving across the country, we might as well do something amazing. SOOOOOON I will tell you what it is but for now you can follow me on Instagram for some hints in my “Move to Colorado” stories.
I know consistency has been my nemesis here on the blog for most of the time it has existed. I would really love to change that and connect with all of you on more personal level and take you along on all of our DIY, Home Decor and Colorado adventures.
I’m feeling a revived energy to make my teeeensy tiny corner of the internet a place where people feel welcome and accepted.
I’d love to support you in making your home everything you dream of. That is within reach for every. single. one. of you. Let’s do this together, create a community that has a true connection with each other <3
welcome to Colorado! We have lived here since 1999 we moved here from Texas. When we moved here it was a seller’s market as it is today. Our home needed a lot of updates and we are very slowly getting it done! I am a fellow DIYer and love your blog. We live in Parker! Welcome again!
Thank you for the warm welcome Cynthia! We are loving it so far. Everyone has been super friendly 🙂
I am inspired by your story and hopeful you will share more. You are a strong and determined woman with many gifts. You and I are living our “Plan Be.” Be in the moment. You will forever be in my heart space as you continue to contribute to making our world better.
This made my day Renee!! Cheers to making the world a better place!!!
Hi Leigh Anne: posting from WV! It looks like we lost a great family to Colorado, but our door is always open for you! I will be following along on your journey and looking forward to all things house decor, family adventures and a place where people can feel safe to open up and be who they were created to be! It seems I’m describing WV right there! I’m glad the Mountain State had a part in the healing and growth of your family. Many blessings and prayers as you continue your lives together in a new place for such a time as this – it sounds like you have once again found HOME❤️ Blessings from WV!
Thanks for following along!! WV will always have a special place in my heart.
My son has been doing trail restoration in Co since April after doing 6mo in the deserts of California. I am coming to visit him in 2 weeks. Im so excited!
Oh that sounds like an interesting job! Enjoy your time here, it’s beautiful!!
I am so, so excited for you and your family my friend! Can’t wait to follow along with your adventures in Colorado (and renovations on that dreamy house)! xo