Our family is moving into a hotel for a couple weeks starting today. (Willow is coming, too!) We looked at Airbnbs, month to month rentals and a hotel that allows pets seemed to be the biggest bang for our buck this time. We were lucky enough to find one closeby that had two adjoining rooms for two weeks that allowed dogs. Throw in free breakfast and a swimming pool and we’re going to pretend like we’re on a vacation. We’ll call it a staycation. Our girls are actually SO excited and that makes me excited and takes a bit of the guilt and stress away that I’ve been feeling moving us out of our home in December.
We made the decision a little over a week ago after we confirmed that the new windows and doors would be arriving at our home December 4 or 5th. Our contractor has a team of people on standby ready to install them but it will still likely take a few days. Since we were needing to be out of the house anyway, we scheduled our flooring crew to come in and lay our new floors during that time as well. They actually made us a deal that they would do the removal of our current wood floors for free if they can keep them (sure!!) and they will be laying new wood floors throughout the first floor, up the stairs, in the hallways and into our bedroom and new closet.
And! We ordered new carpet for the girls’ rooms and scheduled that also to be installed while we’re in our hotel. So with all of these things happening, we felt it was best to group them all together and move into a hotel for a couple weeks while it’s all going down. Part of me thinks it’s a tall ask for all of these things to go smoothly enough to happen in the next two weeks, but our hopes are high!
Chris and I will still be working here most days, although our office is also getting wood flooring, so we’ll shift when that happens, but we’ll still be sharing progress along the way. While this move out definitely feels necessary for projects to be able to get done, I’m hoping it also gives us, our girls and Willow a little bit of rejuvenation and rest from living in a construction zone for the last 5 months. The two week countdown is on!
I love that your making the best of your situation! Your story last night had me cracking up..the dog gets out & then your door shuts & your locked out. What a laughable moment. Lol
Having a pool in the cold weather must be nice for the kiddo’s. Memories being made & a Dec. to never forget❤
Glad you were able to find a place that allows Willow to be with you and so happy that the girls are adjusting positively to the temporary quarters. Hope all goes according to plan and you are able to move back in a couple of weeks. So excited to see the changes!
Thinking of you and how hard this is at this time of year. Sending you love and strength. I understand it’s a gift to remodel, but it’s challenging…and it’s your job. After the year you’ve had I hope this is fast and painless and your new memories are joyful. Thank you for being open and honest…I’m sure it’s been more challenging than you’ve shared. I hope we all build one another up another this holiday season. Prayers for a seamless transition. You guys are rocking this!
Have you posted what flooring you are going to be putting down? Can’t wait to see everything come together!
Good luck!! I’m so excited to see all the progress, and I bet you will feel a million times better once you have a beautiful blank slate in your house to look at instead of all the not-so-beautiful features that were probably causing you visual stress. ❤️
(that said, this shot actually is really beautiful in its own way!!)