Ok, so it happened a little quicker than I thought, but we are now the happy home owners of 3 bedroom house in Belmont. We placed a bid on Wednesday morning and filled out paperwork until our hands cramped up (seriously, warm-ups should be mandatory prior to this), and as of 3pm today we are the happy recipients.
So the story of the house: when you walk in it’s an unassuming home. We walked through it, impressed by its size, its loft-like feel (it’s a little hard to give it up), and it’s potential. It has a beautiful view from the living room, master and back-yard. We look into a canyon, which as of right now if rather un-populated.
The house is in very good condition. It’s livable “as is”… pending a re-carpeting and a coat of paint, but we’re planning on making some changes in the master bedroom to fit our lifestyle needs a little better. I’m gonna be a little mum on the details until we know that what we want to do is feasible.
What’s amazing is that I’ve felt calm all day. I’ve had 3 major life events that I’ve had anxiety about: getting a tattoo, getting married, and buying a house. Each of these was surprisingly less stressful than the one before – that’s right, getting the tat was the most nerve-wrecking of them all. At this rate, I hope that deciding to (and hopefully having) kids could be a walk in the park. So no bad dreams, no antsy morning… just waiting for the news. In all honesty, doing open houses was scarier than signing the paperwork.
I did wake up feeling a little sad yesterday though before we went in to sign the offer paperwork. This loft is wonderful! We’ve remodeled it to be everything we’ve needed so far. Most importantly, our relationship started here. There is so much sentiment that it’s a little hard to think of it not being ours anymore.
… I hope Neko likes his new home.
