I cannot express in words the elation I have felt this past week as I received the keys to our new house. We have been living with family for almost 4 years now. It's been crazy trying to have our three kids in someone else's home. I am so thankful for all of the help we have had and for the fact that I have amazing in-laws who are so generous. We could not have had a better experience considering the circumstances.
However, I am so excited to be getting into our own home. Brant came over this weekend to go to my work Christmas party. I did not tell him that everything had come together and I signed the rental agreement. I wanted to surprise him. Of course, I'm an idiot and horrible as surprises so I totally screwed it up. I planned to take him there blindfolded after our Christmas party. Right before we left from my work to get ready, I thought I was sending a text to my sister, Kim.
I text, "We're coming over to your house to get ready for the party. Don't say anything about the house, cuz Brant doesn't know we got it."
I got a text back...from Brant, "LOL. So we got a house?"
I know, I know...how can I be SO smart and yet so incredibly dumb at the same time. If I had a quarter every time someone said that to me...
Anyway, today I noticed that I have a key chain with keys on it now. I hadn't realized that those keys mean something. I haven't had keys for a long time. I have a house key; I have a mail key; and I have a car key. That's all. The car isn't mine, but I still have that key. And, it doesn't represent ownership, it represents that I have family who care enough about me to let me use their vehicle. No strings attached. That key means alot. I realized how symbolic keys are in our lives. I bet if you look at your key ring right now, it will tell you alot more about the things you have than you realize. It means home, what kind of car you drive, and maybe even where you work. I never thought I'd be grateful for keys. Brant has one key I'll never get back...it's the one to my heart. (Okay, that was for all of the cheese balls. I had to throw it in there.)
3 comments:
Congrats on the new place! That is awesome. Have a Merry Christmas!
LMBO---so typical of you. I guess I haven't talked to you in a while. That is so cool. You will have to call me to give me the details of when and so forth. Congratulations and Merry Christmas!
Congrats on the new home. That is so exciting and so fun. The twins are going to love it. The text part of the story is hilarious!!! I'm still laughing.
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