NEW HOUSE!!!

                This is such an exciting time for Anthony and I. We have found our first home!

                Anthony and I started to look for our first home a couple weeks ago, thinking that it would take us a few months to find one. We had heard that it could take quite a while, and to be aware that most likely our first offer on a home wouldn’t be accepted.

                We looked online at houses for many weeks and picked “our favorites” so that we could have our realtor get us in to see them. We didn’t find any in the city we currently live in that we could see that weren't already "pending". I was upset because if we couldn’t find a house in the same city we currently live in, or the cities next to it, I wouldn’t be able to keep my piano students (which I have 12). We knew that the Lord would direct us to where we should live and if I should need to give up my piano students, he would make a way for me to find new ones so that we weren’t out money every month.

We decided to drive around different cities with the list of our “favorite” houses that we had found online. We cut our list of 25 potential houses down to about 8. We were sad to hear that most of the houses we liked were already pending or we couldn’t go in to see them. We went into meeting our realtor a little upset and bummed about our home search.

                The day we met our realtor for our search, she told us that a new house in our city had come onto the market that day. We looked at the information about the house and weren’t too impressed, but decided to check it out anyway. Why wouldn’t we give it a shot since it was in the city where we wanted to live?

                The moment we stepped into the house, Anthony and I both had an overwhelming feeling that this was “our house”! We were shocked because we almost passed it up! We met the seller that day and he answered our questions about the house. We had a lot in common which made it seem even more right. The house was built in the 40’s and it has a lot of character. It has a fireplace, which was a must for me! The flooring in the house is the original wood flooring that was put in when the house was built. There are 3 bedrooms and 1 & ½ baths. There is a beautiful backyard that has great garden space. All the major parts of the house like the plumbing, electricity and roof have been updated recently.

                We put in an offer the day we saw the house and they accepted a day later! There is no other way, but the Lord’s timing and help that led us to this house and helped us get it. Everything has worked out almost too perfectly with this house. Our closing date is in a couple weeks and we couldn’t be more excited! (What an awesome birthday present!)  We get to stay in the same city; same stake (church area) and I get to keep my piano students! It is our dream home and we can’t wait to move in! Heavenly Father is so good to us. We are so blessed!

                We will be making a few changes and updates to the house eventually. We want to make it perfect for us and I plan on posting updates and pictures once we close on the house!