Monday, November 7, 2011

Long Overdue Update

Sorry for the extended absence.  In fact, I've been reading your blogs between feedings, changing and walking Elizabeth, but I haven't had much time to put my thoughts together and write.  Speaking of Elizabeth, she is a little colicky, but we seemed to have turned a corner.  Luke is also well but a bit a lot more needy than he was before her arrival.

While all of this has been going on we packed and moved out of our house, put our stuff in storage and moved into a temporary rental (more on that in a minute).  We also closed on our house.  So, we're officially homeless.  Leaving our house was  harder than I anticipated - our first home together and Luke's first home made it really hard to say good-bye.

Ok. So, now for our new, temporary home.  We're staying in a 1400 square foot home on the CT shore.  It's bright and sunny home and we're really happy here.  And we're literally across the street from the Long Island Sound, with water views from our windows.  If this was summer, we could never afford this!


It's a cute cedar clapboard house with a nice stone patio which we've used for lunches.  The kitchen isn't huge, but it's open clean and bright.


And, it's open to the living room, below.


There are two first floor bedrooms (ours and Elizabeth's) and Luke gets the entire upstairs to himself!  It's his own secret hideout and he loves it.


Other than the occasional jaunts to the beach and napping whenever I can, that 's what has been going on here.



I'm hoping as we settle into more of a routine that I can get back to posting more frequently.

14 comments:

  1. The rental looks lovely and great to be close to the sea! Have a lovely week, Fran!

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  2. So many changes, Fran! But it sounds as if you've been handling it all, not surprisingly, with grace. I love your new temporary home. Enjoy it!

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  3. It is so nice to get a "Fran" update this morning. I have been wondering about you. Your temporary home looks wonderful. Enjoy.

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  4. Glad you posting this morning! You were missed:) It was nice reading about what's going on in your world. Thanks for the house tour--you must have known we all wanted to see your new temporary house;) Glad to hear your little one is doing well.

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  5. Very cute! Glad to see that all is well even with the move! That's a big change! So it's totally okay to feel sad/emotional

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  6. Fran, welcome back! What a glorious little seaside home you're renting. It sounds like life and all of its details are keeping you busy, but certainly happy. Enjoy this wonderful time!

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  7. So good to "hear" your voice, Fran. I bet you feel so lucky to be living in such a cute, little cottage. This has been a very busy time for you -- I hope you get some real time to slow down very soon. I know how it is to move with two little ones -- we did it twice and lived in a house without our stuff for a year. So, in the meantime, I think buying lots of fresh flowers is in order, as I just know you are itching to make the place your own!
    Camille

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  8. I was actually thinking of you recently and wondering how everything was going - great to get an update and it looks like your little rental is perfect for you and your family. Glad to hear your newest addition is doing well. Daylight savings time really kicked us in the butt here but hopefully it will only last a day or two.

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  9. Congrats on the temporary new place and GO BLUE!!! My husband and I are alums, and lived in CT (New London/Groton) while he was working for Electric Boat several years ago. It was quite the change from Ann Arbor. :)

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  10. Hi Fran! So glad to see a post from you. I've been wondering how things are going. A newborn in the house changes everything, doesn't it? Amazing how such a tiny little being can take over so quickly. Your rental looks dreamy And what a location!! All the best, Tessa

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  11. Welcome back. I am glad despite being busy with the new baby, you still find time to update your new place with us! So, thank you. Your new place looks great, it's very charming! And you can't beat the location!

    Jessie
    www.mixandchic.com

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  12. Great rental! My husband is from CT. And I know life with a baby can be hectic!

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  13. Super rental. Are you looking for a new place to purchase or are you already renovating?
    The last photo looks strikingly similar to the CT coastal town that my sister lives in... might this be Guilford?
    Enjoy your view.

    mb from Dallas.

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