600 Miles Away....

We did it.... We MOVED all the way from CT to MI!!! Yea, I am in a little shock still too. Over 600 miles away from all we ever knew, but we are adjusting very well. We love the house we chose (thank goodness since I hadn't seen it before we bought it lol) the kids and pets love it too! So, moving day was a little stressful. Since we had everything shipped out 2weeks prior (thank goodness for my sister and hubby coming down to move our moving truck for us)We thought, filling a mini van with the "very little" stuff I kept to get us by would fit perfectly....ummm nope. I had way to much stuff. I think I packed and repacked the van like 10x...I ended up having to toss like half of everything I kept....so, now we had a mini van packed to the roof (literally) 3 kids, our dog,cat (yes cat) and over 600 miles ahead of us. Amazingly we all did very well (even kitty) Had a few stops along the way. No tears,no tantrums,and GPS is the best!!! The house is very nice. Everything we were looking for, 4 bedrooms 3 baths 2 car garage. It's a little bigger than I thought, so some rooms still look a little bare with empty walls (it's always a good excuse to go to Home Goods) But, we have been here for a few months now and we seem to be settling in nicely. MI is not to much different from CT. The only cons are the pizza & Chinese food (yuck) and I can't find Portuguese rolls....and of course we miss our friends and family. Pros are we love the house and neighborhood. It doesn't get dark here until 10pm so that we like a lot, and everything is very family oriented (much more than Ct) (Advice) if you are thinking of moving out of state to start new "DO IT". Dont let family, friends or comfort stop you. I feel like I can conquer anything now. The way I feel is its 2014 and its so easy to hop in a car,plane, train or bus or Skype/FaceTime family and friends (they can make the effort and visit you too) everything is the same state to state (it is America for goodness sake) But, honestly this move feels no different than as if I moved down the street. Here are some pics of our new home. Just a few. I am still decorating the kids rooms and master bedroom. So hopefully I'll have more pics up soon! Pictures are from our Main Bathroom.Formal living room. Kitchen and of course the outside of the house!