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And then it’s gone. Yesterday I spent several hours sorting everything back into their boxes, going through the ornaments and for once making sure they are not a complete mess come the day after Thanksgiving once again. The glass ornaments wrapped carefully inside bubble wrap, preschool artwork in one pile, cardboard angels in another. I wiped the surfaces throughout our home and reorganized our bookshelf. In the afternoon Christmas was all gone, stored in our hearts and all the kodak moments in iCloud and OneDrive.

2019 is only a few days away and we’re getting ready to wrap up 2018 just like that Christmas village and the glass ornaments. Hope you had a great year, and that even in those moments you could have skipped if given the choice, I hope you find the silver lining. We had a good year. A sturdy and solid year. Professionally amazing, thanks to all of you, but also on personal level, as a family we had a good year. The kids got a once in a lifetime opportunity to start at our new elementary school in September, and next year Mia will be among the first students stepping the hallways of the brand new middle school opening in September of 2019. Mikko started a new job and life has been good to us in every way. We have been blessed in so many ways imaginable.

We are ready for the new, looking ahead. How it’s going to unfold, that we don’t know yet, but may it be another good one. What we do know is that it will begin with turning our downstairs into a construction zone after the water damage during the last week of school. But even with the hassle we were truly blessed by the skilled professionals doing the restoration and drying the floors and now by our wonderful contractor. Our beautiful little house will be even better in weeks to come.

What will 2019 have in hand for you? Will it be your first home? Maybe downsizing or upsizing, making room for that new baby in your future? Or is it going to be twins? Triplets? Is there a puppy or a kitten joining your family? Are your children leaving for college or is there a wedding planned for the coming year? New job maybe? Little and big changes, welcomes and goodbyes. These last days of December are filled with hopes and wishes and new opportunities of all kinds. It truly is an exiting time.

I’m looking forward to joining you on your journey next year. Whether in friendship, as a fellow parent, a neighbor or as your broker helping you through buying or selling your home. I’m here for you, how can I help?