Well, my life has taken an exciting turn today and I felt the need to share the information and I figured the best way to share the information is by starting a blog. We found a house!
Mitch and I have been looking at house since February, yes six months! Six months of feeling uncertain, nervous, excited, disappointed, and all kinds of other crazy feelings. This is now house number three that I have become emotionally invested in (aka shed tears over) but I feel so good about this one! We went and looked at 11 houses this afternoon (by my estimation we have looked at well over 50 houses now) and when we walked into this house Mitch started giggling and talking really fast about how we could turn this house into our home. Here is where Mitch and I differ, I have no vision of what could be when it comes to a house. I can't walk into a house and look around and picture what it would look like with a wall knocked out or new cabinets in or when we rip the carpet out. I walk in and I see what is laid out before me; however, I would love to buy a house we can make our own and put our own touches into. This house is the house of Mitch's dreams; a small little house that an elderly couple is moving out of that needs updating and is in a great location close to the lake and to work for both of us. This was not the house of my dreams; I envisioned it all so differently, I pictured us in a cookie cutter neighborhood where all the houses were built in the 80's or 90's and all look the same, but after walking through the house with Mitch and him drawing me pictures and showing what all could be I realize this house will be better then my dreams. I may eat my words later but I am really looking forward to the hours we spend together at Home Depot, painting, staining, ripping out carpet, and planting our first garden together. We are stepping into a new adventure and their is no one I would rather be stepping into with then him!
Tomorrow I will sign my name 4,000 times and put an offer in on the house that could be my home. Keep your fingers and toes crossed for us on this one!
Mitch and I have been looking at house since February, yes six months! Six months of feeling uncertain, nervous, excited, disappointed, and all kinds of other crazy feelings. This is now house number three that I have become emotionally invested in (aka shed tears over) but I feel so good about this one! We went and looked at 11 houses this afternoon (by my estimation we have looked at well over 50 houses now) and when we walked into this house Mitch started giggling and talking really fast about how we could turn this house into our home. Here is where Mitch and I differ, I have no vision of what could be when it comes to a house. I can't walk into a house and look around and picture what it would look like with a wall knocked out or new cabinets in or when we rip the carpet out. I walk in and I see what is laid out before me; however, I would love to buy a house we can make our own and put our own touches into. This house is the house of Mitch's dreams; a small little house that an elderly couple is moving out of that needs updating and is in a great location close to the lake and to work for both of us. This was not the house of my dreams; I envisioned it all so differently, I pictured us in a cookie cutter neighborhood where all the houses were built in the 80's or 90's and all look the same, but after walking through the house with Mitch and him drawing me pictures and showing what all could be I realize this house will be better then my dreams. I may eat my words later but I am really looking forward to the hours we spend together at Home Depot, painting, staining, ripping out carpet, and planting our first garden together. We are stepping into a new adventure and their is no one I would rather be stepping into with then him!
Tomorrow I will sign my name 4,000 times and put an offer in on the house that could be my home. Keep your fingers and toes crossed for us on this one!
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