The last 40 days have been the biggest roller coaster I never thought I would ever go through. Nothing really out of the ordinary from what other homebuyers go through, but stressful and exciting and CRAZY nonetheless. Papers and signatures and inspections and deadlines, and missed deadlines and down payments and government beauracracy, and you get the idea. But come Tuesday, 2 FREAKIN' DAYS FROM NOW!, we will be breaking our backs and dripping with sweat as we move into our first home. Yes folks, our closing costs were wired Friday afternoon and the papers were signed Friday evening, and this is the real deal.

I truly believe everything happens for a reason. And everyone in the home buying business says that if you don't get one house, you were meant to get another one. But when you lose one house, or get out-bid on another, it's hard NOT to get emotional about losing it and really say to yourself, "we'll find the one. Be patient." But now that we got this one, I can look back and understand why we weren't supposed to get the others. This is the one. It's the city we wanted, the layout flows so well, the kids' rooms are adorable, the pool is in a better location, the backyard has more grass and room to run, the front yard is huge, its a corner lot! and everything is new and upgraded correctly. The list could go on and on, but bottom line...we are STOKED about this house.

I'll upload pics once we move in, but here's one of the front:

Off to pack the last minute items....they never seem to end!

Saturday birthday party goodness