Antsy

We went to see the house today. There is a 10 day inspection period that started on Tuesday.  We're hiring a person to do the real, formal inspection.  He will look at the pool, the roof, the plumbing, wiring, etc, etc.  That will take place on Monday.  Today was all about the dad inspection.  My parents were in town, so we took them over and my dad inspected the entire place.  He used a flashlight to check every nook and cranny.  He pulled on wires.  He stood on the diving board and bounced a few times (really).  We have the daddy official seal of approval.  There was also a termite inspection done today that was A-OK.

 

The last time I was there I was viewing the house as a potential home-buyer competing against many, many other potential home-buyers.  Today I was viewing it as my soon to be home.  I noticed things I didn't notice before.  Like how the awesome patio is tile, not concrete.  And how there is a HUGE attic space above the garage for storage.  And how the kitchen counters and kitchen sink are just gorgeous.  I am even more in love with the house than before.

 

And it makes me antsy.  Antsy to get going.  To move.  To live in our home and raise our children and get on with our lives.  We have never regretted foreclosing and getting out of our previous house, but it did put us in a state of limbo for the last three years.  How long would we be in this rental house?  Where would we go next?  Would our landlord decide to sell before we were ready to leave?  Would we move several times before buying again?  How would Spencer react to that?  Where would Spencer start kindergarten if we weren't in a home we owned yet?  Would he have to change schools several times before we were really settled?  Michael tends to be pretty cool about such issues, but I have stayed up many a night unable to sleep because I worried about these things.

 

And now that worry is over.  And I want out of this house and into my new one!  A.S.A.P.

 

Now that we've been back and seen the house again, knowing that it is ours, my mind is flipping out with planning and dreaming and scheming.   

 

In no particular order, this is what I'm thinking (obsessing) about:

ELLIOTT"S BIRTHDAY PARTY

It's a snowman theme.  I picked it when he was in the hospital with sepsis and I didn't know if he would have a 1st birthday.  It got me through the first couple of really difficult days before we knew he would be OK.

 

I'm already mapping out in my head where the food buffet will be and where I can set up the hot cocoa bar and what crafts we can do for the kids and if we could afford to bring in one of those companies that make fake snow. 

PAINT

These are the colors we had in our our previous house:

Bradstreet Beige

 

Jackson Tan

 

I really loved our paint.  My aunt is an Interior Designer and she helped pick our color palate.  Should we go with the same colors?  I need her to come visit to help me decide.  We picked those colors based on the cabinetry.  We had cherry cabinets before and the Bradstreet Beige has a red undertone.  Maybe it won't even work in the new house.

 

PATIO FURNITURE

 

Our new patio is lovely.  And it's on the south side of the house, so maybe we can actually be out there without roasting in the afternoons like our previous two houses with their west facing back yards.

 

I'd LOVE to get some outdoor living room furniture, like this:

 

or this:

 

To go along with it, we definitely need a fire pit.

 

I've wanted this copper one from Target for, oh, five years.  It's time.

 

But I also very much enjoy this square one.

 

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

 

  Our old house had a neighborhood park three houses away.  In our current house there is a city park one block away. There is no little park right in our new neighborhood, but it's OK, because now we'll have an awesome backyard. 

 

So we toally need to buy this:

 

Or this:

 

Or this:

 

Or, realistically, for our budget, this:

 

THE DINING ROOM

 

One of the many things that I love about the new house is that the dining room is actually a separate room from the formal living room.  It also has a tray ceiling.  My dad said it would be really easy to remove the track lighting:

 

And replace it with a chandelier.  I enjoy this one very much.

 

This one too (yes, they are actually different)

 

I'd also love to add some color and visual excitement to the tray ceiling.  Like this:

 

Or this:

 

 One thing that was on my list of plans, but that I don't need to worry about anymore is buying a bench for the front porch.  Wanna know why? 

 

The current owners are giving us theirs.  How sweet is that?  They want to keep the cushions so we'll need to replace those, but still.

 

They left this note on the fridge too.  I feel kindness and good things to come just oozing out of this house.