Grown Up Decisions

If you've read my blog for very long I can bet that you know I recently graduated and had planned on going to medical school this fall. Well, without going into details and having a mini panic-attack this part of my future plans is on hold for a little while.

But the optimist in me knows that things will always work out the way they're supposed to and along the way there are plenty of things to celebrate. One of those celebration moments happened when J and I discussed the next few years of our life, specifically where we live. We are going to be in San Diego for at least another two years regardless of future schooling and seriously started talking about switching from renting to owning.

So we began the search.

We spent a few crammed weeks seeing about 35+ houses. We made lots of decisions and crunched a lot of numbers. We had many conversations about being able to afford it. About what we each look for in a house. About condo vs. single-family. And finally....

We put an offer on a house! A real, grown-up, spacious (for San Diego and compared to a 1 bedroom apartment) home that we could really see ourselves living in. There have been bumps along the way like cracks in the floor, leaking pipes, dealing with foreclosures and banks on the other side of the country and we are by no means in the clear at this point with the whole process. But, and this is a big but, we are so very excited about this house and being homeowners and starting this new chapter of our lives together.

I hope that within the next month...

This is what I will see when I drive up the street to our house.

Our dining room will host Thanksgiving and welcome our friends.

This will be our master bedroom.

This room (and the other bright blue room) will be painted! But more importantly turned into a guest bedroom for family & friends and an office/craft room.

The weeds can be tamed, grass can be grown and evening drinks can be had in the backyard.

Ollie will learn to go up stairs that are hardwood without falling

And ultimately, we will be moved into a place we can call our home.