House me.

The time has come for Mere and I to have a house. We've been married for over 3 years and have been living in a VERY small apartment ever since, saving away any extra money we can in anticipation of buying a home. We kicked it around a few years ago, but took a break from looking for a while, then cancer came (and went!), and well, it just never happened. Now that we know we're gonna be in D-town for a while, we figured it's time to take the plunge. So the last three or so weeks our excess time has been spent surfing home sites and driving the streets of hoods we like. Not a lot of fun, really, but also somewhat exciting. We go thru series of ups and downs, finding something we like, only for it to not work out, then to drive all day and not find anything, then to finally look at something we love. Well, we looked at something we love. And we put in an offer. Yay.

The house is an OLD victorian with massive amounts of charm and potential. It's really neat and in a GREAT hood. Pretty much one of the three or so 'hot' ones in Denver, and our offer is 15K less than the current owners bought it for in 02'. Sweet. The big drawback is that it's a short sale, meaning the bank is involved, and lots of people have to accept the offer. And banks move slow. We've already got the approval of the owners, but are still waiting on the bank. The worst part is that the whole time we are waiting another party can put an offer in. And, after the inspections, we'll surely wanna renegotiate due to things they'll find and we'll have to go thru this all over again.

So, buying a house is kinda freaky, right? I mean, we saved all this cash for this, but to finally give it away is scary. Where is that little monetary security blanket I've grown so accustomed to seeing my statement? Bye bye good friend. It's scary, but we know this is the right thing to do. So we're excited. Real excited. We also look forward to whenever it is that you come visit, b/c we'll finally have a guest bedroom for you. See you soon!