The year 2011 did not start off on a real positive note for me. I spent the majority of January, February, and March sick with a horrible combination of bronchitis, sinus infections, and probably pneumonia. I went to 2 different doctors 6 different times and spent the majority of 3 months on any kind on antibiotic or steroid breathing inhaler to try and feel better. Luckily for me the rest of 2011 made a HUGE turn around!
In April Ethan and I worked every night painting, cleaning, rearranging, and de-cluttering the house in order to try and get it ready to sell. Mid-May...the house went up on the market.
By June we had our first offer. It was low. Too low. We passed.
In July we found out we were going to be parents! Excitement filled us as we waited patiently (and a little nervously) through those first 12 weeks before announcing to family and friends.
August we started the process of building our new home. Ethan went out everyday and took pictures of the progress. It is so neat now to look back at when all we had was a hole in the ground...
October we found out we're having a little GIRL...right before E's birthday. What a great birthday present for him :)
November has flown by so fast I'm not even sure what went on the first 3 weeks...but I do know that now we are about a month away from the new house being finished, the reality of possibly having two mortgages was starting to weigh on us more and more. Clouding the excitement of seeing the progress of the house.
We have had many showings over the last 6 months. Many. Most reviews of the house came back very positive, with a big fat BUT...
"We're going to look for a house with three bedrooms..."
Three bedrooms. Ugh! I know that you want three bedrooms. So do I. That's why we're building...we need more bedrooms. There's nothing I can do about the fact we have only two bedrooms. Whoever decided to only put two bedrooms in this house obviously was NOT thinking about resale value!
About a week ago we decided to drop the price...again. We were a little reluctant this time because the price has never been a problem. All the reviews coming back say that the house is reasonably priced and that has never been a deterring factor. BUT as our Realtor pointed out, we needed to find a price that someone was willing to say "ok...I can do this."
Finally...last Saturday, Ethan checked his email right before we were about to head over to some friend's house to watch some football, and there in the inbox was a message with the subject: Contract for 151st!
YEEEEESSSSS!
My very next thought was..."Please be a reasonable offer..."
It was the same offer as in early June. Same price. Same person.
This time however, that number offered didn't seem so low.
Everything is relative...when you've had the house on the market for 6 months with only one offer, a new house about to be finished and paying two mortgages hanging over your head, AND a baby on the way. That offer seemed just fine.
We accepted.
And now wait patiently for inspections and pray for everything to continue to work out.
What a fantastic light at the end of the 2011 tunnel. SO many things to be thankful for and so many thing to be excited for.
Now, if I could only get excited about packing...
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