Yes oh yes........... We've FINALLY!!!!! After 9 years of marriage, Undergrad and grad, 4 children later........We've Finally bought our first home together!! Wow I can't believe it!!!!!! And the first thing that consumes my mind is how blessed we are!!! How much painstaking wait and anticipation we've been through!! Of the 4 houses that we put bids on which one will we get??!!! And when in the heck will we hear back from them!?!?!?!? It seems like it took SO LONG!!!! Almost 3 months in limbo! And so many other things that literally consumed my time and thoughts!!!! I'm soooo glad it's over! And that I actually for the first time have a house that's mine! I can't believe it!
We ended up getting the house that both Brett and I wanted! We really didn't think that we would get it because it was more expensive than we thought we should go so we offered them pretty much what they were asking (but that's not how the market is going. Buyers were offering inflated offers on the asking prices!!!! made me sooo angry!) and wonder of wonders! Miracle of miracles! We got it!!!! it was the 3rd one we put a bid out on and we heard from them first! All's well that ends well right! ;) Really, watching all of this process I can truly see how the Lord just gave this house to us! I am so grateful! Though we may be in the nice poor house for a little bit until we more comfortably fit into our mortgage payments!
I love it though! I'm sure a big part of it is because it's mine, but it is beautiful! I LOVE the kitchen!!! I swear I felt so spoiled when I got this house because of all the things that we looked at, everything that we bid on was good and fine, would meet our needs, but this was the most upgraded! I didn't feel right praying for material things that I really wanted, such as granite counter tops..... and so on, so in my prayers I just let it be known that I really liked those (he he wink wink). I got practically everything that I wanted!!! I have a biiiigg kitchen (which is important to me because that's where I spend half of my life!!!) with lots of granite counter top space!!!! I have a great Island! My floor is tile just as I wanted!!! I love my sunken in living room that is perfect for guests, off and away from the rest of the other rooms! (this is probably so boring to read! Sorry). I love that I have a play room upstairs! I love my back yard, oh the plans I have for my back yard!!!! ;) There are so many things that I love that I got this house!!!!
No, it's not a mansion with marble floors, and a pool on a few acres or even one, and a garden with a stream running through it, but I really couldn't ask for more! I'm so grateful and excited to make it my own! Although still....... A new beginning, thrown into strangers again (wow I can feel myself going off on a tangent) new ward to make new friends and things unfamiliar again. Names of faces to remember and that embarrassment when I can't, and have to ask again for the 5th time!....... I must admit, a slight foreboading in my stomach. A nervousness and apprehension, but what can I do, but dive in? Put on that smile that hides all of the above descriptions and pretend that it's water off a ducks back. Right? Riiiiight. I'm sure I'll make it through. However I have to say that it seems the more I do this the worse I become at it. I don't know how to do it again! How to slowly ease people into who I really am (about a 2 & 1/2 year process it seems from experience!) so that they don't just think that I'm a crazy weirdo! We can't have that now can we? I have to convince them that I'm an OK, normal, decent person to be around and then I can unleash my madness! ;) Riiight. A very slow process for me. Lonely for the time. Wow this is a whole nother post! Ok I'll finish! Love that house! ;)
4 comments:
Your house is gorgeous!! We need to come see you guys some time.
so awesome! beautiful home, and congrats!!
I love it!! That is so awesome you bought a house!
yeah!!! how exciting!! can't wait to come check it out!! love how you decorated it!! (or at least how your mom did it!!) so where are you at now??
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