08/26/2026
Wednesday Morning with Martin Mortgage ❤️🏡
Well, our house is quiet again.
Both of our younger daughters headed back to college, and Michael and I have officially returned to empty-nester status after a summer that was anything but empty. And I have to say, I loved having them home.
There were friends coming and going, some we hadn’t seen in more than a year. We hosted swim parties, made dinners for whoever happened to be there, and I was back to making sure the refrigerator was stocked with enough drinks and snacks for a house full of young people. There were cars in the driveway, wet towels, late nights and always somebody hungry…Then, they left.
The first night Michael and I came home to an empty house, it was almost strangely quiet. No one was coming through the door later. Nobody had friends stopping by. Nobody was asking what we had to eat.
We looked at each other, realized we could watch whatever movie we wanted…and ate leftovers for dinner because apparently we have to learn how to cook for two again. 😂
It’s funny how quickly a house can change without actually changing at all.
For a few months, ours was full again. Full of our girls, their friends, food, extra cars and all the little things that can make a house feel slightly chaotic when you’re living in the middle of it.
And now it’s just the two of us again, although I’m proud of our girls and excited about the lives they’re building.
I spend so much of my working life talking with people about what they need in a home. More bedrooms. A bigger kitchen. A backyard. More space for a growing family.
It’s interesting to find myself on the other side of that now.
The house hasn’t changed, it’s just our season that has.
And for now, Michael and I are figuring out what’s for dinner when apparently a family-size meal is no longer necessary.
Leftovers, anyone? 😂
Evelyn Marie Martin
Martin Mortgage