The new abode

Time to share pics of our new house in Dallas. It will be our new home on June 8.

Yesterday, as Mustang & I were landing at the OKC airport, the flight attendant announced:"If OKC is your final destination, welcome home."

Mustang looks at me and says, "Home for only 2 more weeks!"

Whoa. Pang of sadness. I can't believe we're finally moving - it's a deadline that has loomed for soooo long, and now that it's here, it's just surreal. I seriously think I'm in denial. Maybe it's because we're already planning to come back to OKC on June 14, so I don't think I've mentally cut the ties.

If I really acknowledge my feelings, it's bittersweet. Poor Mustang is so sensitive that if I mention that I'm sad to leave, he takes it to mean I don't want to leave. Not so. I'm excited for us. I believe Dallas will be a new chapter in our lives, and it holds new adventures & possibilities ahead. But, I think, it's also normal to feel two emotions about it - excited for the future, but it hurts to let go.

Mentally, I need to focus on the adventures awaiting us. God has already brought me a lot of extraordinary surprises in my life, and they've been better than anything I could plan. So I know he'll continue to do so, and need to pray for patience while they unfold.

Anyway, here are a few pics of our new house. There were better ones posted online of the living room & backyard, but they're already taken down. Dang. So these are the ones I took to remember details of the house. Not too sexy, but you'll get the gist.

The outside

The kitchen - sorry for the closeup; I wanted to remember the countertop.

The guest room

This will be our office.

The master bedroom

The master closet. Look at the lovely home for shoes.

It also has a great backyard with lots of roses, a covered patio, and a greenhouse! And it has two living areas, so we'll use one for the TV & one as a library/sitting area because it has built-in bookshelves.

Oh, and it has a wine cooler (the owner works for a wine distributer). Mustang & I aren't that into wine (only the sweet dessert stuff), so I guess we'll keep bottled water & cokes in there.