2014 is already proving to be another exciting year in this household! For memories sake, I figured I should document some of this stuff before I forget how it all went down.
(1) We moved! After selling our old house (it sat on the market in 2011-2012 for 9 months), we moved to a rental house for a year. Not to say we weren't blessed to have a roof over our heads, but needless to say, we were SO happy to be getting out of that place! Between vines growing in the walls (no, really) and the FREEZING winter and HOT summer, we were more than ready to move. Now, I've moved nearly every. single. year. since I graduated high school. That's ten years, y'all. (Which is a whole other WHOA).
After the struggle selling our first home, we weren't so sure about jumping into another purchase. We weighed all of the options and eventually decided that we were ready to settle. The search began! Looking at house is so fun, but it's also so overwhelming! The market in February/March in this area was insane. We literally watched houses fly off the market the day they went up for sale... in a snowstorm. We saw probably 10 houses and found what I thought was THE. ONE. With some hesitation, we made an offer. So did another couple... and they got it. I was so bummed. It would have put us moving during spring break, and it seemed just perfect. Luckily, my husband had a much better attitude it about and was able to get me out of my crazy bummed-out state.
About a month later, after touring another 10-20 houses, we found our new place! Driving up, walking in, we both knew. We called to make an offer right then and there (this was day 1 on the market BTW). Our realtor informed us that this would be the 5th offer, and they had others possibly in the works. WHAT!@?!?! To say I was on pins and needles for the next 24 hours was an understatement, although I managed to keep myself together. We ended up writing a letter to the sellers explaining how grateful we would be to live in their house. I was just so shocked-- We were begging them to sell us their house?? Why couldn't we have had people doing that for us just 15 months before? ;) Oh how times change.
You can see how this ends, we got the house! We moved in mid-April and have been so, so happy making it our home. We've gotten to know a few neighbors, spent a few afternoons at the neighborhood pool, and already have projects in mind for the next few years. If I've learned anything in the past ten years, it is that you cannot predict the future, but I hope we have a good future ahead of us in this home. We are so, so grateful to be settled.
(2) J got a new job! Somewhat out of the blue, he was contacted by a consulting firm for an interview. A friend of his had passed along his name and recommended him to this company. It happened quickly, and in the midst of closing on the new house, but he is very happy with the change.
(3) I got a new job! (Well, sort of.) During the last week of school this year, another 7th grade math position opened up at a different school in our same district. Again weighing all of the options, I decided to apply for a transfer. Not only will this school be closer to home, but it will be within 5 minutes of the daycare we have chosen. I have yet to move my classroom, and have hardly let this sink in, but I'm excited for this opportunity.
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