Lenore_Happenstance reminded me that I haven't updated enough about the housing situation we're in.  And Twitter just doesn't allow enough characters for a proper explanation 

I'll skip a lot of the boring details and simply say that we're crossing our fingers again for a closing on the condo that's supposed to happen in 16 days.  The buyer only left us a little over 30 days to find a new place to live and we didn't want to push it because we didn't want to scare him away.  SO... we looked at quite a few houses in just a few days.

NONE of them were as good as the previous house with the orange shag carpet.    Seriously.  Mostly because it's almost impossible to find a house in the area with a TWO car garage and big closets (at least in our price point).

BUT, we found something that's very charming and cute.  It does feel like we're settling a bit but it's not like we're unhappy with it at all.  It's a colonial revival that was built in the 1930's and has been updated along the way.  The bathrooms are tiny and only 1 is original to the house.  The "half" bathroom on the main floor was once a coat closet so it's tiny.  So tiny, in fact, that Mike wouldn't be able to sit on the toilet without knocking his knees on the wall.  But it's okay because HIS throne will be the one in the basement... hahahaha.  I might make him shower down there too 

I have pictures of the interior from the listing... but I'll hold off on posting those since it has someone else's decor.  Plus, I still have a bunch of pessimism going on in my heart.  Once someone breaks your heart completely... it's tough to give yourself completely to a new one.  We have the inspection scheduled for Friday and I think I'll feel better if that goes well.  You just never know what you'll find in an 80 y.o. house, ya know?

The neighborhood is amazing, though.  Well... amazing for families, that is.  To the right of the garage, there's a walking path that leads out to a park and then it all connects to playgrounds and a pool.  We have to pay association fees to belong to this area of the town and I hope it's worth it.  Supposedly there are summer camps for the kids that are all included in those fees, too.  So whenever I do decide to have kids... and when they're old enough... I wouldn't have to worry about them ever crossing a street to go out and play.  That's kinda cool.

Big downer is that there's only a narrow patio in the back.  And it's just big enough to fit a table and grill.  From the picture above, you can sort of see the neighbor's roof.... that's how close we are to neighbors.  There's also another one to the right of the garage.  It's a corner lot though, so we get the other side completely open to a yard.

Like I said, it's charming.  AND it's more money than the previous house that we loved.

We're hoping to close on this house 1 week after the condo.  Luckily for us, my sister is going on vacation for that week and we volunteered to watch her dog and house    So we'll be squatters for a bit!