We did it! We got a house!! A cute little three bedroom house that will rid us of having to sit elbow to elbow on the couch, hip check eachother on accident (and sometimes on purpose early in the mornings) when trying to walk through the hall, and saying "we will have room for (insert furniture item here) when we have a house." It is super exciting!!
Notice I didn't say BOUGHT a house though. No, we are not buying this year. Apparently, my entire family, Duane's entire family, my co workers, friends and even my hairdresser are not the only ones concerned with the fact that we are not married...so are the banks!! It was a bit frustrating at first and made me want to hunt down the mortgage guy we talked to last year who gave us all the bad information and slash his tires. However, once that feeling passed (much of the credit for that goes to Duane) I was able to take a more realistic look at the situation. Yes, we are still renters, but we reached our goal. We are living in a house, a place big enough for us and the life we want to live. Not to mention, this will serve as a huge learning experience for us!
Duane has been awesome and loved me through being neurotic and stressed. He has talked me down from dreaming up grand plans for a house we can't make too many adjustments to, and yet accomodated me enough to keep me from losing it. It is amazing how moving in to a house with someone can bring out the best or the worst in someone. It has brought out the best in Duane, that is for sure. He lives for home improvement and yard work. He is amazing with a tool box and a plan, and I admire him for that. My forte is more paint, furniture, light fixtures etc and in a rental you are limited which can be frustrating, thus the crazy comes out more than I would like it to!!
In a way I am glad we get this opportunity for a "dress rehearsal" of what it will be like when we actually have OUR house. By then we will have learned how to balance eachother out, ok well I will learn that because Duane seems to have it figured out! What eachother's priorities are and it will be easier...not easy, just easier. Sometimes life throws you a curveball that you don't think you have a chance at, but a few times in a batting cage can make you realize it's a chance to hit it out of the park and that curveball doesn't look so scary next time it comes flyin at you! I am excited for the times in this house with our family and friends and everything to be learned along the way. The people in the house make it a home, not the light fixtures, windows or paint and with that in mind, I have the best home I could ask for!
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