Changes - The Reveal

Well, life is really good right now. It's amazing that I can say that with all the changes going on, but it's the truth. Jason and I have grown so much closer this last year after that last really rough patch. I think we are both in the place where we are ready to buckle down and get serious about the rest of our lives. This huge decision my husband sprang on me was uprooting our lives here in Dumas and moving to Amarillo. I know, it's only 45 minutes away but it seems so much further when I think I'll be leaving my parents, Mema, brother and in-laws. But, I agree with Jason; we need to start over. We are currently living in our 678 sq.ft. house that we have been in for 8 years since we first got married. It was really too small to begin with but it was ours and we were proud. We've really learned alot over the last 8 years about what works and what doesn't work for us. For instance, our current house isn't insulated and our utilities are outrageous. Our garage is detached and my laundry room is at the back of my garage, which basically is in the back of my backyard. We only have one bathroom which is killer because we always need it at the same time. I only have 2 closets and they only hold about 2 feet of clothes each and there is no storage in the bathroom whatsoever. My toilet is touching the wall on one side, the sink on the other, the sink is right up against the tub and the bathroom is only as wide as the tub is long. Seriously, it's like 5x5, I measured. So, we started looking at house in Amarillo, and like I said, I was very resistant at first. We couldn't agree on anything, nothing was in our price range, and I felt like we were gonna have to settle on something that wasn't that great just to get it done. We finally narrowed it down to 2 and I took Mom, Mema and Lisa over to see those. Jason called and said he wanted me to look at one more house before we decided. We drove by and it just so happened that there was an open house. We walked in and BANG, I knew right then and there that this was the house for us. If we wrote down everything that we wanted in a house it was right there in front of me. We had our realtor come over and look at it and she said it was an awesome deal. We made an offer on it and the seller counter offered. We decided not to accept his counter offer and he came back and agreed to our original offer. We get the inspections done this Saturday and if that passes then we have the green light to close on December 18th, the weekend right before Christmas. Of course it's scary thinking about trying to find a new job and having new neighbors but it will all work out. We both have intentions of getting involved in Lisa and Corey's church which is something I have been praying about for a while. I'm hoping like everything that Mom and Dad will get motivated and get a house in Amarillo and bring Mema with them. I'm also hoping that Ryan can find some peace soon with the whole engagement breakup and start getting his life on the right track. I feel like I am abandoning him more than anyone else and that kind of hurts my heart. I've gotten so used to him just being across the street.

So, I've posted pictures of the new house, stop by and look and let me know what you all think. Our lender told us that everything is 99% good to go but there is always that 1% that something crazy comes up and the underwriter backs out, but that rarely happens. This may or may not be the house for us but I'm excited either way. I'll kee ya all posted!
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