A Moment of Excitement

Look below. That's our new house.








Or at least the one we now have a contract on. Only one more hurdle to clear.....our current home's appraisal. We were just informed that it will take place early next week and when that day comes, you better believe I'll be calling on you all to pray. Pray that the appraiser they send doesn't decide that our home's value is in the toilet solely based on our subdivision's recent turmoil.

Side note: our new 'neighbors' that laid claims to the foreclosure previously mentioned have not left a great first impression on me. Tuesday night, while unloading their U-Haul, our homes were vibrating from their unruly noise they call music. Kids were running around outside at 10:30pm. I considered welcoming them to the neighborhood with muffins but after that encounter, the muffins might be spiked with Ex-Lax.

Oh new house, how I (will) love thee, let me count the ways:

*My current 45 minute commute to work will be reduced to 25 minutes. And that's doing the speed limit, which isn't really my thing. And the drive to everything else is WAY better! Church, FRIENDS, shopping, pool......

*On that commute, I will pass Starbucks. Everyday. Fortunately, for the sake of my allowance, I have a really hard time paying $3.40 for a latte I can come very close to concocting at work for $2.50 per week. But still, I pass Starbucks. You learn to not take it for granted - all I pass now is a Dunkin Donuts, no longer in business.

*Hot tub conveys with home. After a long day, the thought of relaxing in my new (to me) hot tub is pretty cool. Or hot.

*Walk-ins - food pantry and master closet. Both amazing.

*Subdivision is beautifully landscaped and maintained. That was a problem in our current subdivision so we're thrilled to be going into covenants and restrictions that people actually HAVE to follow.

*Schools are AWESOME! Some of the best in the area. Nuff said.