Taking the plunge

I'm a little hesitant to post this since this doesn't really feel real yet but oh well.  As of last night we are officially under contract to buy a HOUSE! YAY!!! We close on March 23rd. Houses out here in our price range go super fast and I saw one I liked a couple of weeks ago that I didn't think too seriously about because it was just above what we could afford. Then last week it was reduced 10k and my realtor called the listing agent and said they'd drop it down another 10k.  We knew it would go quickly at the lower price so we jumped on it and made an offer which was accepted. Now I need to somehow believe a bank is going to actually lend us a whole freaking lot of money and everything is going to work out and we're moving in like six weeks. WHAT??? In any case. I've given our landlord notice so we're moving here or somewhere else pretty dang soon. Let's start packing :) here's to having your own little piece of the American dream, right?

West Springfield here we come.

 living room

 deck made of fake deck stuff that doesn't have to be maintained (sellout? maybe but who has time to re-stain your deck every few years)

 Front view in springtime. YAY for front porches and brick boxes to plant things in! Oh yeah, and grass!

 kitchen--gas stove and much larger than what I'm used to.

 Dining room. Now I just need to refinish my table so it will look pretty in here.

a place for the toys in the basement