I posted this line from Wouldn't It Be Nice by the Beach Boys (as the post title) because every stinkin' time I hear it, I think of Jessie and Ramon and how they've waited sooooo long to be engaged and to start planning their future together. I literally couldn't be happier. Like, I'm overflowing with joy and excitement. That's the only way I can think to describe it.
(Side note - it took me a while to warm up to Ramon because he has such a different personality than me, but now I thoroughly enjoy his presence and he's just a hoot to be around. I love them both.)
I stole these pictures from Jessie's facebook album. (I hope you don't mind, kitten! Mreow.)
I love this picture because Jess is crying and wiping her tears, and mom (Dan's mom) has some of Jessie's tears on her shirt sleeve :)
Woulda look at 'em? GEMS!
Check. It. Out. It's a BEAUT!
Woulda look at 'em? GEMS!
Check. It. Out. It's a BEAUT!
Anyway, that's the biggest news on the homefront. All else pales in comparison :)
Me and Dan are slowly beginning the process of house hunting. And I think I speak for both of us when I say it's pretty different than we thought. It's easy to look at houses online and imagine yourself living in it. But driving up to the front of a house, walking in the front door, wandering the bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchen, etc...it seems weird to imagine living anywhere other than where we do, you know? So I think we're both caught a little off guard - wishing (and still hoping) that when we find "The House" we'll be thrilled right away and know immediately that it's "The House." But we're wondering if maybe it won't be like that. If maybe we'll walk into a place, see nothing seriously wrong with it, call it what it is, a house...a livable space that we could make our own, and then decide to move forward.
I've never been much of a climactic person. Big decisions don't slap me in the face because I'm so overly prepared for everything. I've been looking at houses online for months. So everything our realtor shows us, it's like yesterday's news. "I've seen it. I could take it or leave it." It's just like with my wedding dress. Everyone says that when you put on "The Dress," you just KNOW. Not for me. It was no surprise and there was no hubb-ub or excitement. I'd had my wedding dress picked out since my sophomore year of college, tore out the picture from the bridal magazine and kept it for 3 1/2 years. I got engaged, went to try on the dress, it fit and didn't make me look dumb, so I took it. No fuss. All of that to say...I'm wondering if a house will be the same way.
We're going to see some places that are new to me this Saturday, so here's hoping. The good thing is, it's win-win either way for us. If we buy a house soon, then we get to, well, buy a house soon! :) But if we wait a while, that's just more time to save money. We're in a good position, but we're oh-so ready to be out of our APARTMENT. Bless you, #10, you've been a sweet first dwelling for us, but honestly, we're wearing out our welcome.
This weekend Dan and I are heading to the Milford/Novi/Detroit area. We're doing some form of tailgating (still up in the air) on Saturday for the Michigan vs. Michigan State game. (Go Blue!) Then Sunday we're volunteering at some 5k/10k race (random? yes.) to get cheap tickets to a Lions game through GM with a bunch of our friends. I feel like this could be a really surreal weekend. But I WILL have my camera.
I already have my mother-in-law's birthday present, my sister's birthday AND Christmas present, Dan is making my sister-in-law's birthday present, and two Christmas presents for Dan purchased. Booyah. Oh. I was in Target the other day and they were slowly putting out their Christmas stuff and I was SO giddy. Then I got home and looked at a picture I took last year of the first snowfall and bypassed giddy and went straight to obnoxious. Needless to say, I love this time of year. Reveling in the harvest, anticipating the holiday season...does it get any better?
Okay. God just gave me a gift of fifteen free minutes to do this post, but now it's over and I'm going to be behind for the whole day if I don't get back at it.
Me and Dan are slowly beginning the process of house hunting. And I think I speak for both of us when I say it's pretty different than we thought. It's easy to look at houses online and imagine yourself living in it. But driving up to the front of a house, walking in the front door, wandering the bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchen, etc...it seems weird to imagine living anywhere other than where we do, you know? So I think we're both caught a little off guard - wishing (and still hoping) that when we find "The House" we'll be thrilled right away and know immediately that it's "The House." But we're wondering if maybe it won't be like that. If maybe we'll walk into a place, see nothing seriously wrong with it, call it what it is, a house...a livable space that we could make our own, and then decide to move forward.
I've never been much of a climactic person. Big decisions don't slap me in the face because I'm so overly prepared for everything. I've been looking at houses online for months. So everything our realtor shows us, it's like yesterday's news. "I've seen it. I could take it or leave it." It's just like with my wedding dress. Everyone says that when you put on "The Dress," you just KNOW. Not for me. It was no surprise and there was no hubb-ub or excitement. I'd had my wedding dress picked out since my sophomore year of college, tore out the picture from the bridal magazine and kept it for 3 1/2 years. I got engaged, went to try on the dress, it fit and didn't make me look dumb, so I took it. No fuss. All of that to say...I'm wondering if a house will be the same way.
We're going to see some places that are new to me this Saturday, so here's hoping. The good thing is, it's win-win either way for us. If we buy a house soon, then we get to, well, buy a house soon! :) But if we wait a while, that's just more time to save money. We're in a good position, but we're oh-so ready to be out of our APARTMENT. Bless you, #10, you've been a sweet first dwelling for us, but honestly, we're wearing out our welcome.
This weekend Dan and I are heading to the Milford/Novi/Detroit area. We're doing some form of tailgating (still up in the air) on Saturday for the Michigan vs. Michigan State game. (Go Blue!) Then Sunday we're volunteering at some 5k/10k race (random? yes.) to get cheap tickets to a Lions game through GM with a bunch of our friends. I feel like this could be a really surreal weekend. But I WILL have my camera.
I already have my mother-in-law's birthday present, my sister's birthday AND Christmas present, Dan is making my sister-in-law's birthday present, and two Christmas presents for Dan purchased. Booyah. Oh. I was in Target the other day and they were slowly putting out their Christmas stuff and I was SO giddy. Then I got home and looked at a picture I took last year of the first snowfall and bypassed giddy and went straight to obnoxious. Needless to say, I love this time of year. Reveling in the harvest, anticipating the holiday season...does it get any better?
Okay. God just gave me a gift of fifteen free minutes to do this post, but now it's over and I'm going to be behind for the whole day if I don't get back at it.
1 comment:
i hear that! i'm so excited for your new home to show it's face. AND for the fall/holiday season to commence. i mean, i guess it already has. but i'm with you. i'm loving... it!
you think going into target got your heart pumping... i went to garden ridge the other day. oh. man. they were literally pumping cinnamon through the air vents. 3 acres of christmas decoration. i am so going back there! and maybe even on black friday.
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