We got the process going to look for a house a couple of days. Walked out of Wright Patt CU with a pre-approval letter. On our way home, the real estate agent he referred us to had already called me. I was barely 10 minutes away from his office when I heard from Barbara Waddell. I told her what we were looking for, what was important and what we might be able to live without. She had a few listings sent to me within just an hour or two that night. Ask my mom: when I looked at one of them, I said more than once, “This is our house!”

Many of the houses were quad-level homes and we thought they might work. We actually went to one on Friday night. It had an above ground pool and a great deck. Steps everywhere! The house was very … sterile. It didn’t feel right to me. It was very nice and everything was new but it certainly was not a lived in house. No “homey” energy. If it weren’t for the stairs and the close proximity of the family room and the living room. There had already been three offers on the house and it had only been on the market 9 days. It just didn’t feel right. (Found out today it was bought for less than 70K last year and it is being flipped … nothing wrong with that but it explains my vibes from the house).

We started looking at houses at noon today. The first one: shudder. I found this one. Great price … black mold and worse. Again, shudder. The second house we went to is just under 1900 square foot and a ranch. NO steps. It is well-cared for, lived in and tastefully decorated, though I don’t like the border in the kitchen and the wall paper is a bit busy (green gingham).

WE went to look at a third house but couldn’t get in the front door. I looked in the door and the foyer led to 8 steps up and 8 steps down. I wasn’t too worried that we could not get in as I was not thrilled with the steps. The fourth house on our list was on a major road, not too far off and no way to turn around in the driveway so one would have to back out onto the main road each time. It also was another quad level and to get into the backyard, after going to the lower level, we would have to walk up some pretty steep steps.

We sat down right in that kitchen and decided to call Alex and make an offer on the second house!

We put our offer together this afternoon. Our agent spoke to their agent and it sounds as if it will be a go! I am so freaking excited and want to puke all at the same time. Things are falling perfectly into place. Now the work of packing and crossing our T’s and dotting our i’s begins.

RJ asked that we be on bus line … there are two that run through the neighborhood. Michael will be thrilled to be minutes from his girlfriend’s house (RJ, OTOH, is now much further from his girlfriend’s house). Maggie doesn’t have a a boyfriend, so we are good in that regard.

We will take all good wishes and vibes that you care to send our way.