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  • Haircuts, Breakdowns, and Break-Ins: Just Another Day in the Countdown

    If moving across the country with two kids, three dogs, four cats, and a bird wasn’t already enough chaos, today added a few chapters to the what-else-could-go-wrong saga. Since I sold my car earlier this week (goodbye, independence… for now), Jim had to coordinate with me and the girls to get us all to the…

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  • Packing, Patience, and Power Company Headaches: The Countdown Begins

    On June 13th, Jim and I boarded a flight to Mississippi and officially signed the papers that made our new house—and farm—ours. It was a whirlwind day, equal parts surreal and satisfying. Walking out of the lawyer’s office, keys in hand, it hit us: we actually did it. We bought a home more than 2,000…

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  • Rage Against the Silence: A Homecoming in Motion

    This move, this moment, is the culmination of a thousand little choices, doubts, memories, and prayers. It started with a random Zillow listing back in February – an email from an agent that I nearly overlooked. At the time, Jim and I were knee-deep in remodeling plans for our current home, and we’d just found…

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Away we go!

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Join us as we explore new places across the country, sharing our adventures, unexpected surprises, and the lessons learned along the way during our cross-country move from California to Mississippi.

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