it's really happening.

we found a house.
our realtor has been so top-notch at her job, that it doesn't even feel like we're doing anything. it's a huge blessing with husband working & my schooling keeping us busy every day until late.

the tweak-outs come and go, and it's been extremely difficult telling my mind we're not renting a house, we're buying it. you are allowed to remodel, liz. do it up. anyway, i don't know. it's weird.

but you can be sure, by the end of next month, we're going to be owners eeeeeeee!

i have fallen in love with a floor.

original hardwoods are the apples in my eyes. this is a floor of a home i looked at with husband & our increbs realtor. it's love.

THE THINGS HE CAN SAY

we're going to see more houses this wednesday eeeeee! to say we're excited for round two is an understatement (last time we didn't fall asleep until 3 in the morning like kids & it was christmas), but we've been hinting back and forth about the 19th century home we explored last week.

we were in the car the other night when hubs half smiled and said, "i saw our future in that house."

makes a girl's heart flutter.

THE AUGUST BREAK

i've joined susannah conway's august break.  enjoy my pictahhs...

a door in a house we toured taken on my iphone using the vscocam app.

A PLACE TO CALL OUR OWN

guess what!! (i'm grinning and finding it hard to swallow. or breathe.)
somehow we've stumbled upon a realtor, and she's showing us nine houses tomorrow. nine! we're actually going house hunting! i mean, this is what grown-ups do -- responsible, rational grown-ups -- is it seriously my turn?

you can imagine my dizzying excitement thinking of ripping up old flooring, painting & wallpapering, designing & decorating et cetera, et cetera.
but i am trying to stay focused. i am. mold, liz. pests. gas lines & central air. roofing. but honestly, i'm just too giddy to concentrate. it all just needs to sink in.

and whatever happened to my peter plan complex? my inner fear of planting roots? when did that leave?

at any rate, put on your dancing shoes, loves. we're officially looking for our first home together.


photo found over here via Happenstance.