Well...

we are officially under contract for the purchase of our 2nd home. You'd think I would be ecstatic, but Brian and I both have mixed feelings. Don't get me wrong, I am happy knowing that we will be in our own place in a few months, but I guess it's just not quite what we were expecting to buy. And, you know how people say that as soon as they walked into a home they "just knew"? Well, I didn't get that and Brian didn't either.

Man, this is starting to sound terrible.

But then we walked through a second time, after we had given it some thought and we both felt better about it. Part of the problem is that when we sold our first home, our dreams for our next home were slightly unrealistic. This isn't our dream home, but it is the next leg of our journey. It is what we can afford - we won't be house-poor. It is big enough for our small but growing family. In fact, it is almost twice as big as our first home. And it will be our home once the granny decor is gone and I can put in my own personal touches. Just give me some paint, carpet and a few other upgrades (as much as our savings will allow) and it will be ours. And I will love it.

Once I told Ashlyn the news, she was a little hesitant until I told her we would still be close to Grandmom's house and we would paint her new room blue - her favorite color. She even gave Brian and I a Chuck E. Cheese coin to help pay for the new house :o)