Our New House!

Yes, we did it! We bought a house!

When DJ and I lived in Louisiana, we bought our first home. Subsequently, we owned it for all of 6 months. We bought more out of "want" than "necessity", and we probably shouldn't have bought the house, especially with DJ's job field. Anyway, so that was our first house.

We moved to Indiana 2 1/2 years ago. While in the process of moving, we researched the area, and discovered that the market here was slow. I told DJ that I would never buy a house here; we'd never be able to sell it. Well, 2 1/2 years later, I'm eating my words.

The market appears to have improved here. Don't get me wrong- some houses still sit on the market for a year. But, it was time for us to dive in and buy our 2nd home. Gretchen is getting older and needing more space. I'm actually shocked to think that we'll live here long enough to have to consider preschools, let alone school districts. DJ's loving his job; the team has done so well the past two years, and we are excited about our new coaching staff and highly anticipate the upcoming season(s). So, we made the decision, that it was time.

We used a wonderful real estate agent, Laura. Her husband works for the athletic team and she is from the area, so we trusted her completly. She led us around from house to house, and convinced us to drive by and look at neighborhoods before we even looked at a house. She helped us as we agonized over DJ's first house choice. I had to remind him to wait patiently, as I was sure the right house would come along- and even though DJ thought the 1st house we saw was "the one", I knew that it wasn't.

Then, one day- we found it! I was looking online (again), and a new house popped up in the search engine. It was perfect (or so it appeared). It was in the school district we wanted, it was in our price range, it had 3 bedrooms, plenty of square feet- perfect. So, we promptly made an appointment and looked at it 3 days later. We knew that this house would go fast, so we made an offer. After a few counter-offers it was final. The house would be ours, pending all of the paperwork.

We signed the contract in the beginning of July, but our closing date wasn't scheduled until September 20th. Finally, after a few more times of going back and forth about moving up the closing date, we decided that we would close September 1, and as of the 5th, we would be able to take possession.

So, after 2 days, I'm so glad to announce, that we are in! We aren't fully settled, we aren't even finished moving, but it's beginning to feel like home. My mother and grandmother are coming up in 2 weeks. DJ said last night that he can't wait for them to come and make the house really feel like home. I owe all of my decorating to them; they do it all and I am so glad! It is nearly impossible with a 19 month old running around.

I'll update about the house as we get settled. But, we're in! Finally! It seems to have taken forever!