On The Move

Yes,
Indeed. The secret is, we are moving. Aaaaa!!!

I can hardly believe I am saying it myself, but we purchased, and are moving into this home at the beginning of March. It is located about... one and a half miles from our current home. And this is why I have decided I like dental molding. The front and dining rooms have it.

The sequence of events leading up to this are hard to believe for me.

And if you would like to hear a long, probably not very interesting story about how this house found us, read on!

(I had hoped for a better picture, but the snow, and a tired and hungry Walker were not working in my favor.)

I went to Will's basketball practice about three weeks ago, and a man that I know from the community came in and sat down next to me. Our kids are in the same school classes, so we started chatting about that, and then our conversation made it's way around to real estate. After we had talked for a minute about where we both live, us in our current home, and him over in the neighborhood built on the golf course, we realized that we both know a lady in town that is a real estate agent. Then he said to me,

"You know... if you are looking for a nice home around here, and you want it for a great price, my business partner is building a new home and his old one is not even on the market yet, but I know he would want you to buy it."

I laughed and told him that right now we are not house hunting. We had decided that we had tried our best, but nothing we had attempted to purchase ever worked out, so we would sit tight until we hopefully could move our kids closer to family.

He went out and talked to the home owner in the hall on his cell.

By the time I left basketball practice he was telling me the owner REALLY wanted us to come look at the house. They are building on the two lots combined next door to this existing home, and want people with kids to be their neighbors.
He kept telling me I had to go look at it. I came home and told Del that I had two car salesmen (they actually own car dealerships) trying to get me to buy a house. We laughed it off. Then, the next thing I knew, the real estate agent that we knew mutually, (who also lives in the golf club neighborhood) emailed me and Del. She said she had been contacted by the seller and the guy I talked to at basketball. She thought it would be a REALLY good idea to at least take a look, even though she knew our ultimate goal of living closer to family. She wanted us to have a shot at an amazing deal.

So, we agreed to take a look at it. It had a huge kitchen and an alarm system that tells you what door or window just opened! We liked it, loved the neighborhood, but we did have some concerns.
I shared the concerns with our realtor, and she emailed the sellers. And within five minutes they had offered a solution to almost every hesitation we had, and then some! We could not believe the perks they were willing to throw into the sale. One being continuing the fencing of their new yard next door to our home so that we would have a barrier between us and the golf course pond the home backs up to.

So, after much analyzing, we made an offer. And they countered.

We decided to think about it.

Then, the next day, the seller came back and told us they would accept our original offer, and BAM! We have a new house!  We were in shock.

                           (I want to wait to share too many photos of the home, until after I feel like
                           it is mine. But one thing I am pretty excited about is the workout room in
                           the basement. And the beautiful view of the First Green on the golf course!)

We felt like we were led to this decision by Heavenly Father. He knows what is right for us. Much more than we know. We are nervous. We have lived in our home for almost eight years.We did not imagine that our next home would be one that we did not build. We certainly did not think it would be in the same town we live in now. Getting to know a new neighborhood is intimidating, to say the least. But from what I have seen and heard, the people that will be living around us are pretty amazing. Not to mention the sellers, who are right next door. (You should see the new house they are building. Spectacular!!)

 Our kids will not have to change one thing about their lives and routine except where they sleep, and the bus number they take. We will be in the same ward for church, and go to all the same schools.
We are going to rent out our current home, and it will be nice to be so close in case anything comes up.

We don't quit know where this life is going to take us. We just hope that we will be happy in our new home, and pray for the continued guidance of our Heavenly Father. I know he answers prayers. And I know that he is a loving forgiving Father, when at times that I am angry, or frustrated with my lack of understanding in his will. I have faith that living in this home with be a blessing to our family, and that the doors to the future desires of our hearts will open wide one day, and I will look back on my life with gratitude that I was able to experience what I did. I feel blessed to live in such a well cared for and beautiful home and neighborhood. And I am grateful for Del. Sometimes when I am being led down a path in life that I don't understand, I can be emotional and difficult. And I am glad that we can become closer and more understanding of each other through these thresholds of life.

So there you have it! That is how a house that was not even listed found a family that was not even planning to move. This will be our new home base! If you want to come and visit our doors are open to all! We can't have a home at this point and time that is near our family, so all our loved ones, including friends, will have to come and see us!