I really like to think of myself as a fairly optimistic, patient human being. Denny is the pessimistic, things-have-to-happen-right-and-right-now types of person (love you, babe!), and I'm the glass-is-always-3/4-full-don't-worry-be-happy-life-is-grand type of person. We balance each other out pretty nicely; I like to think I help Denny see the brighter side of less than desirable situations, and he grounds me a little when I'm up in the clouds with the rainbows and unicorns.
Patient and optimistic.
There is one thing that is testing what I consider these two very key elements to who I am.
Something I knew would be difficult, but not this difficult...
...House hunting.
Merely typing those words is giving me indigestion.
We were in no rush. We were testing the waters, checking out the market in our area, evaluating want we want in a home, and trying to make the most educated decision on our future. Choosing the home where we will raise our children. Yikes.
Until our realtor showed Denny a house while I was at work last Friday. He texted me afterward, "I kind of fell for it." I checked the listing and swooned over the photos. We went back together after I got done work and I swooned in real life. This house was perfect. Everything we wanted, plus some. ANDANDAND, just a little over our budget, but hello? No one pays asking price.
The next day we put in an offer. So much for "no rush."
And we waited. For three excruciating days.
I spent the time fantasizing about paint colors, furniture layouts, and pantry organization. I also spent a lot of time on Pinterest (because, duh).
Tuesday, we get the call. Multiple offers on the table, give us your best and final.
Wahhh.
There is something about knowing other people want what you want that makes you want it even more.
(Did that make sense? Bear with me.)
Needless to say, we put in our best and final, and would have gotten the house OF OUR DREAMS if the other bidder hadn't thrown in a cash offer. We can't compete with that, so we're now the seller's "back-up plan" if their accepted cash deal falls through.
Doesn't it suck being someone else's back-up plan?
There is one more house we looked at and would like to make an offer on (you know, since we're on a roll now), but our realtor is in California until Sunday. I'm now terrified that we have bizarre magic powers to make any house we invest a little bit of interest in, regardless of whether or not it's been on the market for months, desirable to everyone in a 15 mile radius and THEY MUST HAVE IT NOW.
Insert grumbles here.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Thinking Spring
Welp, now that I've gotten over the shock of January coming and going in the blink of an eye, I'll also admit that I'm totally over the winter already!
We've had snow, sleet, freezing rain, cold temperatures, and all of the not-so-fun stuff that comes along with Old Man Winter. While I enjoy living in a state that has four definitive seasons, I tire of winter pretty fast. On the bright side, Groundhog Day was yesterday and if you believe in little woodland rodents predicting the weather, Spring is coming early!
Pluuuuus, pitchers and catchers are reporting soon, and I trust baseball players more than the previously mentioned rodents as a sign that Spring is upon us!
There is so much to look forward to. Warmer temperatures, greenery, buying our new home together, Peyton's 2nd birthday (which is in June and I won't lie...I'm already planning). Seriously, I'm ready to get past this dreary yuck and bring on the rest of the year.
I am totally digging florals this year. I've already started incorporating it into the shop. Wanna take a peek?
There's plenty more where that came from...visit the shop, Whimsy Renee for more.
Now that I have my new fabric scissors I can finally get cracking the bib necklaces I've been seeing in my mind in pretty florals and pastels...just in time for Spring!
Hope you're all as excited as I am.
We've had snow, sleet, freezing rain, cold temperatures, and all of the not-so-fun stuff that comes along with Old Man Winter. While I enjoy living in a state that has four definitive seasons, I tire of winter pretty fast. On the bright side, Groundhog Day was yesterday and if you believe in little woodland rodents predicting the weather, Spring is coming early!
Pluuuuus, pitchers and catchers are reporting soon, and I trust baseball players more than the previously mentioned rodents as a sign that Spring is upon us!
There is so much to look forward to. Warmer temperatures, greenery, buying our new home together, Peyton's 2nd birthday (which is in June and I won't lie...I'm already planning). Seriously, I'm ready to get past this dreary yuck and bring on the rest of the year.
I am totally digging florals this year. I've already started incorporating it into the shop. Wanna take a peek?
There's plenty more where that came from...visit the shop, Whimsy Renee for more.
Now that I have my new fabric scissors I can finally get cracking the bib necklaces I've been seeing in my mind in pretty florals and pastels...just in time for Spring!
Hope you're all as excited as I am.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wait...what?
January is over? Already?
Time sure does fly when you're having fun, I guess. What with all the moving and wedding shenanigans, the middle two weeks of the month somehow got away from me. Funny how that happens sometimes.
Anywho, I'm looking forward to getting home tonight and whipping up some last minutes pretties for Valentine's Day. I figure even if they don't get snapped up by February 14th, they'll be pretty and floral enough for spring! I love making items that are great for year-round use.
Have you seen the hearts yet? Oh, the hearts. I die:
And hoooooray! I am pleased to announce that Whimsy Renee made their very first sale via Etsy last week! I feel like in honor of this momentous occasion I should step it up and get some more stuff added to the shop, pronto, don't you think?
Time sure does fly when you're having fun, I guess. What with all the moving and wedding shenanigans, the middle two weeks of the month somehow got away from me. Funny how that happens sometimes.
Anywho, I'm looking forward to getting home tonight and whipping up some last minutes pretties for Valentine's Day. I figure even if they don't get snapped up by February 14th, they'll be pretty and floral enough for spring! I love making items that are great for year-round use.
Have you seen the hearts yet? Oh, the hearts. I die:
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| Posting this here also serves as a friendly reminder that I have some photos to re-shoot this weekend. |
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Putting down your roots
We moved out of our house this weekend. Closing is on Tuesday. It's all pretty surreal, leaving one place and moving into another, another place that isn't quite yours and knowing the place that will be yours is still several months away.
You see, we sold our house and moved in with Denny's parents. Moved all our stuff out of our nearly 1,500 square foot home and into a considerably smaller two bedroom apartment off of their house. We are so very blessed to have such wonderful family offer this space to us; for that I am eternally grateful. They are giving us a chance to live here, save some more money, and build a nest egg so that we have the opportunity to start the next chaper of our lives in a way that is comfortable for us.
We will be walking away from the sale of our current home with a decent amount of cash, but to take that and to put the bare minimum down on another house seems foolish when we've been given this wonderful chance to REALLY save; save for furniture, build our emergency and rainy day funds, and save for a bigger downpayment that will make our mortgage more comfortable in the long run once we find the house of our dreams. Could we buy a house right now if we really wanted to? We sure could, but we are going to take full advantage of the opportunity that's been presented to us.
With all of that, naturally, comes some sacrifice. Space is limited, but it is cozy. I'm amazed we could fit all of our furniture in here but it does fit, both couches, a coffee table, and our dining set pretty much within a 15 foot path. My "craft room" is now my six-foot table set up at the far end of our bedroom. Our bathroom now is half the size of our old bathroom, and if it wasn't for the beautiful oak pantry cabinet my mother gave me, I don't know where we'd put half of the stuff we kept in our old kitchen.
I was apprehensive, but you know what? I'm kind of liking it.
The challenge now lies in keeping everything organized and to keep our space looking tidy and neat. I'm itching to hop onto Pinterest and start searching for ways to maximize smaller spaces and I'm excited to learn and try a few new things. Not to mention, we're excited to be saving a ton of money so that by the time Fall comes we'll (hopefully) be in our new home and planning on expanding our family (baby fever is setting in BADLY).
We've had to cancel our wedding plans thanks to Hurricane Sandy destroying our super-budget-friendly venue, but this move and our new plans have me so preoccupied I'm finding that I'm not really that sad about not getting to plan my dream wedding. Maybe I will be a little bummed out by the time July 13th rolls around, but for now I'm focusing on our family's roots...where they've been, where they are now, and where they're going.
There's too much to be excited and thankful for that I won't let one little wedding blip ruin this for me.
Now...time to go find my supplies so I can get to crafting! If you haven't seen the shop lately, make sure you check out all of the Valentine's Day products, and keep your eyes peeled for some pretty pastels coming up for Spring and some neon fabulousness!
You see, we sold our house and moved in with Denny's parents. Moved all our stuff out of our nearly 1,500 square foot home and into a considerably smaller two bedroom apartment off of their house. We are so very blessed to have such wonderful family offer this space to us; for that I am eternally grateful. They are giving us a chance to live here, save some more money, and build a nest egg so that we have the opportunity to start the next chaper of our lives in a way that is comfortable for us.
We will be walking away from the sale of our current home with a decent amount of cash, but to take that and to put the bare minimum down on another house seems foolish when we've been given this wonderful chance to REALLY save; save for furniture, build our emergency and rainy day funds, and save for a bigger downpayment that will make our mortgage more comfortable in the long run once we find the house of our dreams. Could we buy a house right now if we really wanted to? We sure could, but we are going to take full advantage of the opportunity that's been presented to us.
With all of that, naturally, comes some sacrifice. Space is limited, but it is cozy. I'm amazed we could fit all of our furniture in here but it does fit, both couches, a coffee table, and our dining set pretty much within a 15 foot path. My "craft room" is now my six-foot table set up at the far end of our bedroom. Our bathroom now is half the size of our old bathroom, and if it wasn't for the beautiful oak pantry cabinet my mother gave me, I don't know where we'd put half of the stuff we kept in our old kitchen.
I was apprehensive, but you know what? I'm kind of liking it.
The challenge now lies in keeping everything organized and to keep our space looking tidy and neat. I'm itching to hop onto Pinterest and start searching for ways to maximize smaller spaces and I'm excited to learn and try a few new things. Not to mention, we're excited to be saving a ton of money so that by the time Fall comes we'll (hopefully) be in our new home and planning on expanding our family (baby fever is setting in BADLY).
We've had to cancel our wedding plans thanks to Hurricane Sandy destroying our super-budget-friendly venue, but this move and our new plans have me so preoccupied I'm finding that I'm not really that sad about not getting to plan my dream wedding. Maybe I will be a little bummed out by the time July 13th rolls around, but for now I'm focusing on our family's roots...where they've been, where they are now, and where they're going.
There's too much to be excited and thankful for that I won't let one little wedding blip ruin this for me.
Now...time to go find my supplies so I can get to crafting! If you haven't seen the shop lately, make sure you check out all of the Valentine's Day products, and keep your eyes peeled for some pretty pastels coming up for Spring and some neon fabulousness!
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