SOLD!!!!!!!

We are happy to report that our "current" home sweet home has a contract on it! We will close on it September 8th, then close on our new home September 9th. The 8th is also our 7th wedding anniversary. What a big week! For anniversaries, Valentines and Christmas we usually get one "we" gift. Well, we've joked that this year's "we" gift... it's a house! HA! We have started packing and have a POD full already. Everyone says to take a room a night. With ~9 rooms and 20 days; I figure I can spread the packing love. I have been overwhelmed at the many things we have accumulated in the 7 years we've lived here. From the first few days of us being married living in a little one bedroom apartment, to growing a family in our Pelham home. It's been such a peaceful place. By the way, I told pretty much everyone I knew, but our house had a feature article written in the Birmingham News Sunday before last (titled Peaceful Paradise in Pelham). And that's where the buyer had read about it (thank you Bham News!!). A friend and I were walking to a restaurant and walked by a Real Estate stand... I pointed at it and said, "look, there's my house". It is kind of weird to think that your house is splattered all over town, but hey, it's an honor too. As I looked at the cover, I noticed there's a cross hanging in our kitchen that showed up shining on the photograph. When I hung that cross in our house, I wanted it to be visual through-out, and it is. You can see it from the LR, hallway, foyer, kithchen, dining room, catwalk, etc. It is a constant reminder of HIS love to all of us!
Now that I've rambled, I will close. Any packing/moving tips will greatly be appreciated! :)