Living the Dream

Okay, I was so excited about sharing my news today that I tortured a few Facebook friends with a little tease.  I hope they will be as excited for me about my happy news, I'm insanely excited about it! 

For the last 6 years or so I have been dreaming about moving to South Haven.  To be near my family, to live in that sleepy little town where life has slowed down, to be so near to the beach.  We moved back to Grand Rapids from Texas last year, which was awesome but not quite where I wanted to be.  We started our search in earnest in June, hunting for a home in our budget.  A little while ago I posted a picture of my dream home, it was perfect in such a quaint setting.  I thought about that place day and night.  But alas, it was not meant to be.

A few weeks ago I customer that I had talked to at a show this summer asked if we were still looking for a house.  Her husband had one that she thought we might want to look at.  And so we did. Funny story, her husband was my science teacher in high school. Such a small world!

It's a huge 1910 farmhouse that has been thoroughly updated, inside and out with just enough of it's original charm..  It's 5 minutes from Rosanne's house.  (My beloved aunt and partner in beady crime.)  It's 5 minutes from my Grandma and other aunt.  It's 5 minutes from my Dad's where my younger sister and brother still live at home.  Are you seeing how perfect this place is positioned?  And it happens to be less than 10 minutes from downtown South Haven and most importantly - the beach!

We pick up the keys on Thursday.  I'm going out of mind I'm so excited.  Yes, that is a photo of the house above.

It's a big ol' house in the middle of nowhere. I will be a country girl, which is kind of funny because I'm certainly not one.  The theme of Green Acres has been running though my head.  This is the view from what will be my studio.  The girls have a whole level of the house to themselves.  Room to spread out.  Room to roam around inside and out.  We have already started planning Thanksgiving at our new home.

Yep, cloud nine - that's where you will find me this week.

So I've been thinking that a sale to celebrate such good news would be good.  And would also help give us a little cushion for those unexpected expenses that happen when you move, like having a propane tank filled - yes, it's that kind of country living and all the other little things that are needed when you are making your new house a home.  So if you are a Humblebeads fan and would like to show a little support, I have an awesome sale that will go out in our newsletter later tonight.  Make sure you are signed up here.  This sale will only be for newsletter subscribers, so don't miss out.  We won't be offering another % off sale for a few months. 

This will be the scene 10 minutes from our home. I'm so thankful, so happy, so, so, so - you can just imagine.  How does it feel to have your dreams come true?  It feels a little like heaven has been handed to you in a picnic basket: a bit of surprise, something homey and requires a little work to enjoy.