Journeys Two...House Hunting!

And here I thought I wouldn't have more to report except what we've already getting here, but it turns out that we actually have had an important step take place since last time. We're bidding on a house! I can't believe that on the first day of seeing houses we actually have a bid getting ready to go in. Okay, first things first.

On Wednesday, I started interviewing real estate agents to find one whose personality fit well with ours. Our first experience in Utah was not great and we were anxious to avoid a repeat of that affair, so we thought it would be a good idea to interview a little bit first. Well the first one out of the bag was the one we ended up taking - so impressive in fact that we decided to not interview any more. I know, it seems so weird to get all set up with names and cards and such to get all these options and we just liked her too much to really do any more interviewing. But it turned out to be such a great decision because we didn't waste any time in getting things going.

So today, we started looking. We got a small list together for our first day since we weren't sure how Sammie was going to like going in and out and in and out all day long.

The first set of homes where ones we had seen and decided that we would either bid on or eliminate from our list with one go. They were either going to work or they weren't. Well, of the first four, three weren't. So, we decided to try round two, another set of five. These ones were the brand new homes, all build within the last three years. And it was the last one of that set that we KNEW we would love to have. And so, here it is. The pics aren't great and we'll go by and see it again when Sammie isn't dying of hunger. The house is still being finished, so the carpet isn't in yet and there's a little bit more electrical work to be done, but other than that, WOW.

So here is the link to our online album. Enjoy!

New House