Buying a House

     It's finally Friday, and goodness, this has felt like a long week. Maybe that's because I've been eager for Saturday to arrive--the day of our new home inspection. It is at one PM, and while it's possibly one of the more boring and time-consuming steps to purchasing one's first home, I am still excited about it. One more thing to check off the needs-to-be-done list, and one step closer to the home legally being mine.

     Yes, I'm buying a house, and right now, it is currently my top-most concern. My husband and I made an offer on a house, and it was accepted. Now comes the waiting game. We've opted for a sixty-day close, because we are in a lease until the middle of March. Waiting is logical and really good for our purposes, but honestly? I want my house. Now. I read an article on the Washington Post website about garlic and now being the proper time to plant it, and I am longing to stick cloves in the back yard of our pending home. That is the issue here--pending. There isn't anything in place to assure me that this house will eventually be mine. We are only having the inspection done this Saturday, and I'm not entirely sure that we've totally secured our mortgage interest rate yet. I know I signed a lot of paperwork, but I am uncertain of the result of said paperwork. We're at an interesting time. I've decided that I'm going to think of the house as "mine," and not prepare for the crushing disappointment if everything falls through. I'm preparing for only good.

     To show you why I'm so excited, though--this will be my new kitchen. I can't wait!