Thoughts on Thursday

Lots of thoughts today...probably b/c I had a coffee so everything is moving 40mph faster in my head than normal...haha..
 

* Sooo.... we bought a house! What?! I know... after my last post where I was so forlorn about houses...Funny. We got a house that's been on the market since late fall. We loved it then, but it was just way overpriced so I refused to even go see it and actually forgot about it. Apparently the market agreed b/c it wasn't selling. Anyway, long story short, price dropped, a friend sent it to us, we saw it, we loved it...rest is history!  We're under contract as of yesterday! Crazy! It needs some renovations inside so we're meeting with an architect tomorrow and are so jazzed! We really wanted an older home that needed SOME work (so we could make it our own) but wasn't an absolute gutted project, ya know. I can move ONE wall, but but re-configuring a whole house sounds like another issue. We kept seeing homes that had all the work done already...but not how we would have done it. So it was really frustrating. Anyway...we got a gorgeous home that literally checks all the boxes we wanted...or will check them after a little renovation. :) One of my favorite parts...It's got a gorgeous pool and backyard. The house needs some TLC inside, but we both walked outside and were like "Wow." So basically, the contractors can just deal with me sitting poolside this summer while they hammer away...haha... Cross your fingers for good inspections.

 

 

Here comes the part where you think I'm crazy...but I'm telling you anyway. When we were looking at the house, I saw a cardinal in a nearby tree in the yard. People often view cardinals as good luck and/or a sign from a loved one who has passed. Anyway...I'll save all the gushy stuff, but I told Eric I thought it was a sign...as cheesy as it was. And well...the house worked out. :) So there you go.

 

I'll post some pics after inspections when it's a done deal. :) I also told Eric I want to take a pic in front of the "sale pending" sign. #cheesyawesome

 

* Eric and I have a busy weekend ahead...which is good b/c it will probably prevent me from just going and staring at our new house. ;) We've got a Kentucky Derby party, his sister's housewaming party and then are excited to round the weekend out with a dinner at Living Kitchen. I've never been, but am so excited to go! It's a certified organic sustainable farm that also hosts dinners. Reviews are awesome, so I'm stoked!

 

I'm sure I'll post some pics on Instagram but I'll do my best to come back over here and post some stuff too! I love blogging, but sometimes the thought just seems exhausting...Just me? I think it's b/c I love to download pics and edit them and post and basically just make it harder on myself than it needs to be.  Trying to work on that.