Updates!

Well, I guess this weekend's events are blog-worthy! We found a house!! woohoo! It's not officially a done deal yet, but we put in an offer and it was verbally accepted by the owner. The owner was literally on the brink of foreclosure (She had to have a deal by today!) so we have to have her bank sign off on the deal first. SHe had another buyer a few weeks back who was going to purchase it at our price, so they think the bank will accept our deal too and that it is just a formality. THe other buyers had to back out for some reason. Keep your fingers crossed for us! It is what they call a short-sale, so if everything works out, we'll be closing on it in 30 days!! That's crazy!
I felt a little guilty about getting such a good deal on a house because in order for that to happen someone else is in a really bad situation. But I do feel good that we might be saving the owner from foreclosure which would ruin her credit for quite a while. So now, it seems like a really good deal for everyone involved.
We didn't know when we made the offer that they were in such a time crunch. I'm glad we didn't decide to think about it for a week or so which is what we have been doing when we see something we like THen we would have lost out on this. Maybe it's meant to be!
THe house has the perfect combination of everything we've been looking for: a big kitchen, a master bathroom, atleast 3 bedrooms, a walkout basement that either can be or is finished off (this one is finished off), a big yard, a nice neighborhood, a garage, and a cheap price! It also has some extra decorative features that we like: a big bay window in the living room, some crown molding, some built in shelving....it's really exciting. I hope this works out:)
Last week I meant to blog about something shocking, but I never got to it. I agreed with George Bush on something! THere was some article, and I was going to pull a big guns and try to link to it, but I"m not feeling that ambitious right now.

Here it is!

My new post! I know it's been a while. I've been procrastinating since we got back from our honeymoon :) This morning I took a yoga class at the gym Big Guns and I joined a few weeks ago. Man, it was soo what I needed! Just to take some time out for myself. It's so easy to get going on autopilot and only half pay attention to yourself. With my job, I spend a lot of time taking care of other people, but I am rarely 'selfish' enough to take the same care myself. It almost made me get tearful. I feel very refreshed now. I'm going to try to take the class twice a week.
In other news, Big Guns and I think we have found a house we're going to put an offer on. House-hunting is almost as fun as wedding dress shopping, but it definitely takes a lot of patience. I suppose it makes sense that it takes so long because we're going to have to live in it longer than a couple of hours. THe house we're considering now was built by an older couple. THey lived in the basement while they built the rest of the house, piece by piece. I love the story behind it, but also the house is also is great condition, like new, with a huge yard. Keep your fingers crossed for us. I'll try to post more often now.