Game Changer

This post is coming straight out of left field. Even as I sit here and type it I can't really believe it. A few days ago our landlord let us know that his mother is moving to Colorado and is going to be moving into this house on March 3. We were shocked. Now, this IS part of the agreement of us moving in here, we knew someday that she was going to move here and we would then have to move out but we weren't expecting it so soon. Basically, at this point, we have 60 days to be out of this house and into another one. We weighed our options, rent a house, rent an apartment or buy a house of our own. We ruled out the apartment straight away because we have accumulated way too much stuff since moving here and we just couldn't fathom how we could fit us and all of our stuff into a small apartment again. We did seriously consider renting another house but the rental prices here in Colorado Springs are insane right now and we didn't think it was worth paying $1400 a month for a tiny house on the bad side of town. This brings us to the final option and the one we are going with: buying our first home. Its so surreal. I always wanted to own my own home but never took that leap because I don't do well with big changes. I get scared and I back out before I end up going through with it. But, not this time. We got our pre-approval already and we start touring homes on Tuesday. We're nervous, excited, scared and happy all at once. This is the biggest purchase of our lives and quite possibly our forever home. What this means for the blog is there will be no more projects in this house, so the master bedroom and the office are just going to have to be on hold until we find a home and get settled in. We are so blessed and thankful for the time we have spent, the money we've saved and memories we've made in this home, but its time for us to take this leap of faith into a new chapter of our lives and we sincerely hope you continue to follow along, although at a much slower pace.


Jackie