Home Sweet Home

So, this spring we decided it was time to start considering if/when/where we should start looking for our next home.  This has been a very stressful undertaking for a variety of reasons:

1)  We love our house.  We love our neighborhood and neighbors.  We love the location.

2)  I don't like change. 

3)  The thought of packing everything up is completely overwhelming to me.

4)  I get overwhelmed when faced with too many decisions at one time. 

However, we also knew that if we were going to do it, this was the time.  Although we have a year before Pinky starts kindergarten (sniff sniff), we also want to be settled into a neighborhood and start to make friends with families and children who will be at her future school.

So, we started looking.  Not long, but pretty thoroughly.  Mainly on-line, but one day we managed to hit SEVEN open houses in one afternoon!  And we found what we hope will be "the one". 

We found several we liked, but this one we loved.  And we could picture ourselves living there for a long, long time!  So, if all works out, this is where we will be living by the end of the summer. 

Of course, first we have to sell our house.  We are hopeful, after a week on the market and 12+ showings that an offer will come soon.  So weird to open your home to strangers and hope they love it as much as you do.

It's exciting and overwhelming to this Mamma!  There is this inner battle in my head/heart hoping that we are making the right decisions.  That our priorities are solid.  That we aren't being too selfish.  Praying that the right doors will be opened to guide us to our new home, whether it is the one above or not. 

Of all the houses we have looked at one thing is for certain:  I want an apple tree for my birthday!  :)