house on the brain

i've always said that i wish we could just blow up our house like a balloon. the shape would still be the same...just bigger.

we have done house hunting all weekend. our brains are swimming with features, pros, cons...etc...of each house and neighborhood. yikers!

none of the houses have that "this is ours" feel about it. but we have definitely come across a lot that we could move into and make ours. a few that i think we would have loved have been taken off the market just before we sold ours. we'll just call it providence. God knows where "our house" is, we just have to keep looking.

there is definitely a bit of pressure to "find something" soon. the closing of the deal should occur this week....and then i think that pressure will increase a bit. i am feeling more confident that we at least know more specifically what we want now. it's great that there is so much choice out there too.

it is kind of like going to the corner store for a chocolate bar. you really want a Carmilk, but would settle for any yummy chocolate. they don't have the Carmilk, but they have KitKat, Arrow, Mars and Snickers....so tough to decide which one to get.

and if you know me....you know that i do have a tough time choosing my chocolate....

yes, making choices is not our forte!

AND, we are thrilled that more than one buyer is interested in our house!!! we like back up plans....a lot!

for now, as we wait, i am enjoying my spotless house. we are all thankful for decent weather that keeps the kids and the big messes outside. it is nice to be able to sit down with my coffee and not feel like i am procrastinating or wasting time. for the first time in months! years!! this part, i LOVE.

cheers!

{you can check out our house here}

say what??!

wow!

the second person through our house -- after being "on the market" for 7 hours -- made us a great offer.

less than 12 hours after the sign was up, lock box was placed on the door, marketing began....we were signing our agreement to the offer.

oh, wow, oh, wow!!

now we have to find ourselves a house.....QUICK!!!

{we're sooooo happy to have this problem!}

it's for real

for several months we knew this day was coming.

we've been packing boxes of items that we don't use everyday.

for the past month we've been working nearly around the clock finishing projects and putting the finishing touch on everything.

i've been shopping for decor to pretty up the place even more. like the shelves that have needed baskets but we never bought. the pillows that i've always wanted, but couldn't justify...got 'em!!

never mind the never ending cleaning. it does feel good to have a clean house. but i detest having to live this way! i like clean....just not "picky clean". {i do agree with Aidan....it is BORING}

for some reason all of those things on the above list never seemed totally real. real was opening up my e-mail and seeing our house listing. real was getting our own keys delivered to our house in a 'lockbox' hanging from our door handle. real became really real when we got the sign added. for real. wow.


this will sound totally obnoxious. and it is! but after the amount of time we've spent "polishing" i think we've earned the right! we had some professional photos taken of our house and they turned out AMAZING! i find myself staring at them and in awe. this place looks good!


my friend, Erin, was asking me how our downstairs bathroom turned out. i can't believe i forgot to take a photo of the finished project! unfortunately i never took any photos of what we started with.

it isn't granite and glass! but it is a far cry from what it looked like when we moved in!!

this house was built in 1949, before basements had much use. apparently. i am guessing the basement was finished in the 70's given the style and such. quite possibly this bathroom was the first project. because it looks like they made all their mistakes in here! thankfully the plumbing and such was done well. with a higher ceiling, additional light, excellent paint job, new taps and hardware....the work of 2 professional carpenters and 1 professional painter....and the taste of a cute couple! hey, it has been MANY late night to get to this point, no regrets about bragging!


now we wait. and try to keep everything still clean and shiny.