House Hunters

We spent this last weekend looking at houses in Greenwood. Oddly enough we did not just look at 3 choices then choose the one with the 'open floor plan but small bathrooms.' We looked at 10 or was it 22 houses around Greenwood. We found a great realtor with a spunky personality that took us out and showed us a lot of options. We knew the basic area we wanted to live in but were open to seeing homes in other areas of town too. Some had a great neighborhood but it was not the house for us. Some were great houses but the neighborhood was not for us. And some had everything we were looking for but smelled of dogs. Actually a lot of houses we looked at smelled of dog. Note to others trying to sell: Clean up the dog smell!
 Actually we ended up choosing a house we saw online and hated! We didn't even really care to see it in person but our realtor wanted to show it to us anyway. I find this theme a lot when making important decisions in life. You never really know what you want until you' try it on for size.' When my husband and I were dating he surprised me with wanting to go ring shopping. No need, I replied, I already know the ring I want. In fact I have known it for years. A solitaire on platinum, done! He convinced me to shop anyway and what girls says no to ring shopping? So we went and my 'dream ring' did not feel right on my finger. It looked very plain and ordinary, like I had seen this a hundred times before. So I was open to looking at different types of rings and finally settled on a white gold flower burst stone that was made to be worn on the right hand and not for engagements. But it was me, and it was my ring. Wedding dress shopping brought about the same feelings of knowing what I want, so no need to shop. In fact, I actually ordered a dress I saw online just like the one I had always had in my head but had never seen in person. Can you believe that? Who does that? ME! Because I always think I know what I want without trying it on. I hated sweetheart strapless dresses so what do you think I ended up with in the long-run? A sweetheart strapless dress!
 I think you never know how you feel about anything until you take a minute to stop and try it on for size. So when it came to our new home, I thought 'could I see us living here?' 'Will the girls enjoy the backyard?' Where will we place the Christmas tree? Then we left Greenwood, we came back to Columbia and went back through each house, narrowing down our favorites, and finally 'trying a couple of them on.' I think we both knew which house was 'the one.' We made an offer and the seller has until 6pm tonight to decide. We love the neighborhood, we love the house and we love the school district. And its closer to the in-laws which is always a plus when you need help like we do! I have already been trying it on in my head and its perfect! Now we wait,.....