Friday, January 18, 2013

news!!!!!

yes, friends. the time has come. i can finally, finally start working on one of my very favorite goals from my 30before30 list. the one that seemed so unattainable just a few months ago:
#13 - decorate our "forever" home to reflect both my husband & i perfectly.
this past saturday, we put in an offer on a home that we were completely swooning over. a home that we freely called our "forever" home from the second we walked in. we both pretended that we'd be okay with it if for some reason something fell through and the house didn't become ours, but...we both knew we were lying. i would've hidden in a corner and done the silent cry for at least 30 minutes every day for the rest of my life. it's kind of like trying on wedding dresses - when you know you've found the one, you know. we weren't even in the house for 15 minutes with our friend/realtor before we were all saying things like, "this is where we'll set up bocce ball!" or, "kids could be making cookies or working on projects here while we're cooking!" - that one was said by my husband. (insert googly eyes here)

so, yes. on sunday night the offer got accepted and we are beyond elated and paperwork has been signed & sent, and then signed some more, and then some more on top of that & it seems never ending. but that is completely fine with us, because we can now do things like start shopping for a grey sectional, taking measurements for rugs and art, and i finally have an excuse to buy the rest of the penguin classics that i'm missing. (you've seen those, yes? if not, go take a peek. i promsie you'll want them immediately.)
we fully expected to have to do some sort of renovation work when we started house hunting, but the stars aligned in our favor and somehow the owner of this home did everything we would do, without us having to actually deal with the difficult parts of renovations. i knew i believed in karma for a reason!

here are a few pictures of the house...there will be lots more to come when we do finally move in (closing date is set for valentine's day as of now...tres romantic) - so please forgive me if i go a little overboard these next few weeks with house posts...i'm a little overwhelmed with excitement!














10 comments:

  1. Whoa!!! That's a gorgeous house Ale, Congrats!!! :) I must be at the housewarming partaaaay!

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    1. thanks sam! oh you know i'm already planning the party.

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  2. I'm so excited for you. Not only do you have an amazing new house, we get amazing new neighbors! (kind of). Well, we're at least VERY close to you. I can't wait to see it in person! Congrats!!!

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    1. thaaaank you!!! i'm so excited about you guys living so close.

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  3. Oh my goodness! Dream home! Looks so beautiful. Congratulations! :)

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  4. Wow! That's a great home! I love how spacious it is!! :)

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  5. Love this home - congrats! I'm also really liking your blog - keep up the good work!

    Have a wonderful day,
    -Kati

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