I am in love...

The house we went to see last night was as good as ours, in my mind. 2 catches: 1) our house isn't listed yet--going to chat with our Mortgage agent next week, have our house appraised and list that sucker! Hopefully by this time two weeks from now, we will be actively on the market :) 2) I was totally sold after I saw it. Then we came home and I slept on it, and now I am scared to commit to the first house we really LIKED. The poor owner last night. I must have asked her a million questions. But aside from that, this house spoke to me. It said "buy me and raise your son and one more little one within my walls". It was the ideal family home (for a few years until we convince ourselves again we need bigger, bigger, bigger lol), but realistically more room than we will ever REALLY need. Aside from some paint colours of my own choosing, nothing would need to be done. The carpet was perfection, the hard wood floors gleamed (totally unscathed in almost 10 years) and were the perfect shade, the tiles look like brand new--the grout isn't stained and not a crack to be found. A blank canvas of perfection. High ceilings, beautiful window work, quadruple the storage we have currently. While my mind is still reeling out of control, planning where to put each couch, each dish, each picture, I have to be realistic. Will this house be on the market still when we are ready to make the dive? Will I fall in love with each beautiful house we look at in its own way? I also have to think about it from the other side too--will our house sell quickly? Will we get as much as it's worth? Will the closing dates work out with our new home and the buyers of our home? It's alot to think about. Luckily, everyone and their dog seems to be on summer vacation from work, so things have slowed down quite a bit here. I have time to process things as they come to me. So, without tripping over myself like a newly born calf, I am going to take things one step at a time, in baby strides, until I am comfortable with where we are. Garett didn't take a nap when we got home last night, which I was so hoping he would, because I knew the house viewing would be....interesting...if he was still hyper. He was good for a while until he saw the stairs he wanted to climb, and the buttons on all of the things that he wanted to press. Then just like that, he wasn't happy in mommy or daddy's arms anymore and turned into the squirm-inator. Luckily, he was happy to just be put down and hold hands walking around to look at everything and didn't go bonkers. We had a quick dinner when we got home, gave G his bath and headed to bed (for him around 8, for us, around 9). Too much excitement for one night--I can only imagine the weeks to come. At least this time around we will be smarter--no more moving ourselves. It's a pain and we don't have many reliable friends, lol. Movers will take that little bit of extra stress off the situation I think--a quick kill instead of a drawn out entire day of moving boxes and being too tired to unpack! Today is FRIDAY and I couldn't be more excited--though I don't know why. We have to pretty much overhaul our house this weekend. Sort through/store things/get rid of crap that has accumulated over the past nearly 3 years (crazy how time flies eh!) and clean everything thoroughly. Not just cleaning like if guests you know are coming over, but cleaning to the max, every nook and cranny. Judgemental eyes will be looking at everything, and who wants a dirty pane of glass , or a dust cabinet to ruin a house sale? (exaggerate, much?? lol) I apologize for how this will consume my life for the next little while--like getting married, like having a baby, like shopping for a new car--all these things are all encompassing, and a home is the biggest most important purchase in your life. So, sorry in advance. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend...And a happy 4th of July weekend to our neighbours!!