In honor of closing on our TN house, I wanted to post the love letter we wrote to the sellers of the TN house. As we were writing it back when we put in the offer, I was falling more in love with the house! Cheers to new adventures!
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Dear Seller,
2017 has been a big and blessed year for our family! In June we added our third baby (our second girl!) to our family of five, and our oldest (the big sister) started kindergarten. Our middle child (our one and only boy) started preschool, and has become quite the adventurous three year old. We have embraced a season of new routines, fun activities, and so much more!
At the end of my husband's paternity leave, he was offered a position with a small tech company in Franklin, TN with the opportunity to start up the department doing the type of work he's enjoyed doing over the past two years. His current company is in Washington, DC, and has provided many good opportunities for him. While he has grown in his line of work and relished his time there, the hour and a half commute each way has been hard on us as a whole family. Getting home just in time to eat a quick dinner and put the kids to bed has meant time missed out on playing, reading, and watching them grow. Babies certainly don't keep!
We have visited the Nashville area many times over the last three years to visit my husband's brother and his sweet family. They have a precious girl, and we are so excited for our kids to be able to get to know their Tennessee cousin and build a relationship with their aunt and uncle here. Whenever we have visited the south, we have felt the southern hospitality both in suburbia and in the city. Being able to raise our kids in an environment that is as charming and sweet as middle Tennessee is something we have talked about often.
When we looked at the house yesterday, we fell in love with the open floor plan, talked about who would get what room, and laughed at all the crazy shenanigans our son would get into playing in the backyard and running around the neighborhood. Our cat would most definitely enjoy scampering around from room to room, and have a good place to hideaway in the laundry room. We pictured the bonus room upstairs as a playroom for our children, and the second floor bedroom to be the hideaway spot for any out of town guests we have coming to visit. I am one of four kids and my husband is one of five, and we have already invited them (and our friends) to come visit us anytime. I can imagine hosting birthday parties with our kids seated around the sunny kitchen table blowing out candles, getting cozy by the fireplace (my personal favorite!) and watching Christmas movies, taking pictures out front as they get ready to head to prom. We talked about riding our bikes to the pool, or even out to McDonald's to get ice cream in the summer. And we hope to build strong community with our neighbors and watch as our kids find their new best friends.
We will take wonderful care of the home you have created and will be so grateful if our offer is chosen.
Sincerely,
Megan and Luke
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