We did it. We bought a house. After the successful selling of our house last week, we decided to head out to rainy Portland to find a place to live. We were greatly inspired by the fact that we need to be out of our house by the 21st and want to limit the amount of time we live in our in-laws basement. Our in-laws are lovely to offer to let us live in their basement (actually I don't think they offered - I think we just told them we were moving in,) but we hate to wear out our welcome. We flew in on Wednesday and went house hunting like an episode of House Hunters on crack, except without Susanne Wong reminding us of which houses we liked and which we didn't. By the end of the day we were exhausted, and all the houses were starting to blur together. Our conversations sounded something like this:"Which house did we like?"
"The one with the alcove."
"Did it have a kitchen?"
"Yes."
"But not the one with the bassett hound and the owner's underwear laying on the floor, right?"
"Right."
We really had narrowed it down to three. (Just like on House Hunters!) Which one would we choose:
A) Seventies home on a big lot.
B) Newer development with a little yard
C) Charming neighborhood, charming home, perfect!
Which one did we choose?...(cue House Hunters' theme song)...
The charming home in the charming neighborhood!
We are thrilled. It is the right size, for the right price, in a really cute neighborhood that seems to have a lot of kids. It is in a good ward and in a great stake. (Chanel's stake, to be exact.) There is a Trader Joe's 5 minutes away, a Costco 10 minutes away, and 2 Target's, each within 3 miles. What more do you need?!?!We made an offer, and it was accepted. So we are moving...gulp. We are terrified, but happy and relieved to know that we have somewhere to live that we are excited about. There is a 4th bedroom, so come and visit! No, not you, creepy random blog reader. I am referring to our lovely friends and family.
I will post more pics and info soon. I am getting on a plane.
