It's Official... Kinda!

As of 1:30pm yesterday afternoon... Steve and I are "in contract" on a house we love!

Part of me is really excited, and part of me is really nervous. I don't know which part is bigger right now.

The house we found is a short sale, and if things go our way, we will have gotten a smokin' hot deal on it. It's a newer house in a nice neighborhood, and it's the first house we've been in that actually feels like it could be "home"... That's a really good feeling! I've tried so hard to not get my hopes up, and not let my heart get set on this house. I know this is not the only house in the Columbus area that we could possibly be happy in. But as each day passes... it gets harder and harder to not let my emotions play into it.

The house itself is in phenomenal shape. The interior paint is nice, the carpet is almost brand new... There is not a single thing that would need to be done right off the bat. I already know what my favorite room is... I can imagine the Monster running around in her new back yard... I even know the perfect spot for a great big Christmas tree.

Ugh... This is the pits!!

Since it's a short sale, we still have a few hoops to jump through. The seller has accepted our offer, but it's all in the bank's hands at this point. So for now, we sit and wait.

And wait.

And wait some more.

I feel like a kid at Christmas. Only it's a few months before Christmas, and my parents have just set the biggest present ever right in front of me... unwrapped... and told me that I can't touch it. I can only look at it. And at any point, the nosy neighbor kid could come running through the front door, only to steal the present right in front of me.

Now I know why I've been so content as a renter up to this point in my life.