We are buying a house!

In trying to redeem my name, I just want to tell you all that I have sat down to blog multiple times over the last few weeks. In fact, I just deleted a post that I had started to write, but had to quit in the middle of. So, I haven't been neglecting my blogging completely.



This post is going to be happy and exciting!! I have much to tell...



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Ok...here I go...



Jeff and I are buying a house!! Ok, let me back up and tell you the full story.



So two weeks ago, my dad came home and was very excited to tell Jeff and I about a new idea. (Remember, in the past we were looking at being a year away from getting married and Jeff was job hunting?) Well, here's my dad's idea...



Buy a house--because the housing market is so bad right now, monthly payments would be HALF of what it would be to rent an apartment!! Therefore, we would be able to afford to get married this year on what Jeff makes now.



So, here is what we have been up to in the past two weeks.



As soon as we found out about this option, Jeff immediately went through the process of getting qualified for a loan. Much to our great happiness...he got qualified!! We then started house hunting. We went and looked at a few houses, and then two days later put an offer on two different houses. I will include pictures in this post. We are now waiting to find out what happens.



Our agent called Jeff today and told him that the house that we really really really want has another offer on it, that is higher than what we offered. But he said that even if we offered more, we still most likely wouldn't get it--for reasons that neither Jeff or I understand nor remember. LOL. BUT...he did say that the other house we offered on is looking pretty positive for us. He thinks we will probably get approved for that one, and most likely will get it. We will find out within the next few days! YAY!! The house that we really really wanted is a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom and it is on Cordoba Ct. The other house we offered on (which is just as cute, and we like as much) is only 2 bedroom 1 bathroom, which is a bummer, as we'd like something bigger, but it will work and it will be okay. (So to clarify...our agent says he thinks we will get the house on Timberly. Our chances of getting the house on Cordoba are very very very small.)


If we get the house, Jeff will just stay at his job for a little bit longer. (We now understand why he wasn't able to get a job--you have to be at the same job for 2 years before buying a house. The Lord had something better for us, than a new job.)We will probably have to sell his car (to come up with the money for the down payment). He will probably be at the job he is at now for several more months, just until we get the house, get married, get him a new car and get on our feet again. Then he will look for a new job again.

By buying a house, we can get married this year. If we get this house, our date is:

August 29, 2009.

Right now we are very excited, and we are just praying. Praying for the Lord to open doors that need opened and close doors that need closed. We are also praying for the Lord to provide the money for us for the down payment, the closing costs and the repairs it will need. So please keep us in your prayers. I will keep you all updated!!