Closer to Our New Home

So the seller agreed to the few fixes we wanted and it seems like this house will actually be ours at the end of the year, barring anything nutso. Still kind of can't believe how quickly it happened once it happened. Lindsey and I sat on the back of our deck so many times over the past six months discouraged by the lack of prospects.

The house we are buying listed the same day I had emailed our agent about the possibility of changing our strategy. We were going to start looking at houses that needed major renovations. I think I said, "...unless we find something that we love that doesn't need any major work, but it doesn't seem like that is going to happen." As he was typing a response, Lindsey was emailing me the link to "our house".

The house is a ranch built in 1960 in Forest Haven, a subdivision in Grantwood Village, nestled south of Webster, east of Crestwood, and west of Affton. Basically, a hop from Grant's Farm. It has just the right amount of mid-century quirks (pink bathroom) and charm (double-sided fireplace). The kitchen has been remodeled so the floor plan has been opened a bit without compromising too much of the original design. I would have selected different finishes, but it is in great shape and better than 85% of what we've seen in other places. I think I'm going to feel like the commander of a spaceship cooking at that 5 burner. For real!

The place is loaded with potential and I wake up two or three times a night thinking about paint chips. The entire house will need to be painted before we move in which is thrilling and terrifying.

So this is where we'll be for the next 20 years. That's kind of the plan anyway. I know. I'm so domestic. Cozy in with me.