Our Life, Our House

So a few things have changed dramatically in the last...week.  Josh got a new job.  When it seemed like he would never make it out of intern status (and he would really love paid vacation and holidays) he started looking around.  He starts his new job in August.  With the job comes insurance (you have no idea how nice this will be compared to our crappy private insurance!), all the other perks, a commute less than a mile away, and a nice raise. 

Josh and I have been looking at houses for a long time.  Pretty much since we moved back to Salt Lake over a year ago.  We've looked at different builders we've liked and found plans for the builders depending on where we end up.  Last November we found a brand new house in Kaysville with three bedrooms, a finished yard, and they would have finished the basement for less than 240k, we still regret not doing that.  We decided to build a house in Woods Cross through Candlelight.  Actually, about a month ago we went through the model and something felt right.  Most houses I fall in love with the second I walk into them, but this felt like the place I could call home.  Two weeks ago we met with a builder and discussed building a home, not the one we're getting, one that was quite a bit smaller.  We walked through one they were building and it felt small, like we would outgrow it in five years.  When Josh got this job we went back to them and picked a bigger house that we can live in for the next 10-15.  You have no idea how long I've waited for a permanent place to live.  I even told Josh that I might not ever move, because I've done it too much.  He reminded me that one day I will be really old and won't want to walk up stairs anymore.  So we'll see. 

The house will be roughly a mile north-west from where we live (yay no moving truck this time!).  It should be done in six months, but we might drag the process out a little so we don't have to get out of our lease that ends the beginning of March.  At the rate we're going with having the kids, Josh and I working a lot, and all the other stuff we have going on it will probably be a slow process anyways. 

This is what the house will look like, kinda.  We won't have the third car garage, and because of the location our basement will be higher, so we will have probably 8 steps up to the front door. maybe more. 

We're excited to finally have a home!  Michael will finally have a place to run around.  We won't have anyone living above us or even with us.  No drama, like our neighbors stomping around when Elli cries at night.  Or when I had to yell at some maintenance people for swearing like sailors when Michael was right there.  No mold like one of our old apartments.  No $300 gas bill to keep the house at 68.  And a sink big enough to do dishes in!  Can you tell I'm excited?

Here's to being patient for another 6ish months, something I'm never good at.