The Warren Family: August 29, 2010

Summer is almost over and it won't be long before we need a sweater up here on the mountain. We've had the air turned off for a couple of weeks and it has been getting down in to the upper 50's at night which has been wonderful. That makes for some great sleeping but it sure is tough to get up in the morning when you're snuggled in all warm and cozy.

We FINALLY have our house on the market in Asheville and Trip and I are beginning to feel human again. It has been so nice to have our weekends back but it was a little bitter sweet to drive away from the house on the day we listed with the realtor. I mean that was our first house as a couple and our little boy's first house too! We both shed a few tears as we said goodbye. We actually took Jake along for that trip and he made it clear that he wanted to stay in the Asheville house. He loves his room in that house and his little friends that live next door so he told us several times that he wanted us to live there again.

My Mama and Daddy are going through withdrawal now that we're not dropping Jake off with them every Saturday morning. They just miss him so much but thankfully we're close and still hang out with them as often as possible. I'm eternally grateful that God blessed me with a job that kept us close to them. We're very, very close and family is extremely important to me. I would be lost without them and I love that Jake gets to spend so much time with not only Mama and Daddy but also my brother, his wife and their three amazing kids.

We're starting to "browse" houses up here but we're reluctant to get our hearts set on anything until we see how long its going to take to sell our house off the mountain. It is a terrible time to be trying to sell a house but we're getting excited about the possibilities for buying in this market. I guess you can never have it perfect on both sides of the coin. You either sell high and buy high or sell low and buy low.

Jake loves the park here and we take him as often as we can. It's only 10 minutes away which is great. It's a community supported park instead of being government funded and it is AWESOME! Great play ground equipment, picnic areas, tons of open space, walking/biking trail, great river access, an outdoor music stage and more. We hope that when we do find a new home that we'll still be very close to the park.

Grandma came down and stayed a couple of nights with us last week and we all enjoyed our time with her. I feel so fortunate to have her as my mother-in-law! Jake loved having her here and can't wait for her to come back for another visit! He was especially excited that she slept here in the house and was ready to play as soon as he woke up in the morning. Luckily ... we'll get to see her again in just a few weeks at the family picnic.

We were part of a truly beautiful wedding this past weekend. My cousin's daughter (who I adore) got married to a wonderful young man and being there with them was very special. Jake was supposed to be a ring bearer but he was overwhelmed by the crowd and decided not to participate. Luckily, Laura was a sweetheart and totally understood. He was VERY excited about wearing his tuxedo and I have to say he was absolutely adorable in it. I was the director of the wedding so I only got to snap a couple of photos of him but he looked so cute that we'll probably dress him and take a few more at some point soon.

What a beautiful bride!