Dress Up, Dine In

A week ago to the day, Seth and I put our offer in on the "Church House." We'd been stalking it from the outside (sorry current renters) for about a month and finally got into it last Monday. We put an offer on it on Tuesday. Not only is it in a great location (across from a Catholic church, in a neighborhood we couldn't normally afford) but it's huge! We don't have enough stuff to fill 5 bedrooms but we sure want them. The only downside is that it's a short sell. A short sell house doesn't mesh well with my instant gratification personality. The bank took 3 weeks to reject our competition's offer so we're not planning on hearing anything anytime soon. In the meantime we just get ridiculously attached to the idea of living there. I know there are all kinds of other things we'll have to wait through if our offer is accepted but it is kind of fun to redecorate in your mind. Since the house is currently being rented to returned missionar

Happy New Year! Along with my typical resolutions of going back to the gym more regularly, becoming more qualified to teach and enjoying the little things I've added a new one this year. I resolve to get serious about my living arrangements. Serious is synonymous with not wanting to admit that you might be a Utahn for longer than you thought, flipping out about the possibility of having a loan worth more than your car and student ones and generally not wanting to grow up and become a homeowner. We're a bundle of all of those things right now. I'm also a bundle of too much stuff for our small house, wrenching my ankle trying to get into my vintage closets and over the Tetris game of where to park my car. I guess there's no harm in looking for a home of our own. We're going back out for our second weekend of hunting tomorrow. Posting pictures soon...