House hunting...

This last Saturday my husband and I headed abuot 40-45 mins. NW from where we live now to look at some homes... we've been searching for a long time now, and it has taken a toll on me.  I was feeling a little put off by the idea of looking again since I had been let down so hard on the last few houses we had put offers on and not gotten.

For our price range, we can't really get anything that we want or need here in the cities, so we decided it was worth the drive to get something we can be in for a long time.  So little high way town, here we come!

We got there and the first house was wonderful.  Lived in, but pretty decent.  It came with all the appliances and the carpet was in good condition, 3 car garage... but I just wasn't sure.  We looked at 5 more houses, 2 of which were crossed off the list VERY quickly.  The second to the last house was REALLY nice... but the carpet would need replacing, and there weren't any appliances... and then there was the fact it was a forclosure owned by fannie mae which screwed us over on the first house we had almost got... through the inspection and them changing the paper work on us 3 times, we finally just said nevermind.

Well... then came the last house... which was still being built... so we looked at a model of it... I was in love... specially with the idea of a fresh start to keeping things clean for the baby.  After looking at the model, we went to look at the lot the one we would get is being built on.  The frame was done, so we took a look around and it was just dream like for me.  I could hear frogs singing on the other side of a line of trees in the backyard.  I felt at home. :)

Needless to say, by the end of the night after much talking between Jeff and I, we decided this was the way to go for us.  The best part is it will cost us less than the one we almost got in the end, since we don't have to put in new carpet or buy appliances.  So we're pretty excited.  We go tomorrow to meet with the builder and get the paper work in order. :)

I'll be a little lonely when we move, since I've grown so used to seeing my mom every morning, talking over coffee, and our evening knitting time together... but Jeff, David and I need this... our own family unit seperate from my childhood family unit.  I will miss my parents, but I welcome the space and freedom for Jeff and I to build our own family traditions and memories.

Well, David just went down for a nap, and I have a shawl just calling to me to work on, so I'm going to go knit for a bit till mom is ready for a break from work, then we'll pack up and head out to the mall for a little "get out of the house" time.

Hope you all had a great weekend and are having a good Monday.
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