House Hunting with My Hubby

It's been a very busy three weeks. 

On our drive back from Michigan a few weeks ago Paul and I talked about all sorts of things, sang and danced to the radio and put tons of toe-prints on the windshield. It was a 12 hour trip and not until the last 45 minutes of our journey did Paul drop the biggest bomb of the day. 

"Let's buy a house," he said. 

We then spent the rest of our trip discussing our options and making a game plan. Now, when we take on an adventure, we take it on wholeheartedly. So, after weeks of looking, we bought a house. Isn't it beautiful?

Just kidding. Not quite in our budget. And who wants a big, beautiful mansion anyways? Not us. We want a smelly, outdated, fixer-upper that needs a lot of love.

But seriously. Today marks 3 weeks exactly from the day that Paul proposed we become homeowners. In these 3 weeks we have:

• Gotten approved for a mortgage loan
• Found a real estate agent
• Sorted through hundreds of houses for sale
• Went to over 25 house showings
• Discovered every color carpet imaginable
• Spent lots of time at Lowe's pricing appliances, hardwoods, tile, cabinets and ceiling fans
• Contacted plumbers and electricians to help with the things Paul doesn't know how to do
• Envisioned tearing out walls, pulling up carpet and transforming these houses in homes
• Fell in love with a couple houses that need a lot of work
• Realized how expensive a renovation will be
• Had a kitchen cabinet and counter top layout created and priced for one of the houses
• Constructed a detailed renovation budget
• Had a few arguments about the stress of remodeling and home-buying
• And finally, discussed putting in an offer on a house

It's been a very busy 3 weeks. But even though it has been a little stressful, it's also pretty fun. My favorite part of house hunting is walking into a horrible house and being able to envision it completely transformed. My second favorite thing is looking at Paul and saying "Can we just tear this wall out?" and Paul saying "Baby, we can do whatever you want." That boy better not give me a sledge hammer because I'm ready to do some damage HGTV-style. :)

Wish us luck!

Love and Happiness,

Bethany