House Hunting

We did it!  We got all the way to Utah and did the house hunt!  We looked in South Salt Lake County and North Utah County for a house to buy.  We had compiled a list of about 30 houses, but before we got there,  more than half of them had gone under contract!  What a bummer!  Regardless of the slim pickings, we found a great house.  Well, actually, we found THREE.  So we put them in order of the ones we liked the most to the least, with all things considered -- location, price, bedrooms, lot size, house size, etc -- and made our first offer.

After a few hours and a good night's sleep, and another few hours (ugh), we found out that our offer had been outdone and we missed it!  So we moved right away on to our second choice and put in an offer.  After waiting to hear back (and having to get on an airplane and fly home in the middle of it), we got an answer and we got the house!  Hooray!  We only had to counter once, which is nice, and it turned out to be just lovely for us.  Our new house is in Lehi, UT and will be so good for our family!

Everything has been going well since Sunday. We have had the inspection done as well as sent in all the paperwork for the contract, etc. It's been a bit of a busy week, but it's been really nice and exciting, and we're getting pumped for the move.  I've felt relatively un-motivated recently, but I did find the energy to pack a few boxes and make a few changes around here to make packing easier.  The next month or so will be fun in trying to get everything worked out.  Below are a couple of pictures from the Realtor's website.  We think this is going to be a great place for our little family!

Thanks for keeping up with me!

-C

 Front of House

 our GINORMOUS back yard!

Our formal living room in front and family room behind it