Our search is finally over! New home in our very near future.

If you have read my blog over the last two years, you're aware we've been involved in the housing market.  We finally sold our house just 2 days after relisting it back at the end of May.  Where we had it on the market for 14 months prior with no offers , took it off for 6 months re-listed with a new agent, and it went so fast that it sold, in two days with a second offer coming in right behind the first one.
   We've sifted through a lot of crap out there.  Homes where the holes in the walls, dirt and grunge on the walls and floor is hard to get past and these people are asking top dollar. ReallY????? I would be ashamed to put something like that on the market. In fact I would have been ashamed to live in a home like that, so I guess that explains everything.  You don't have to have a lot of money but some elbow grease goes a long way.  We were so tired of searching and making offers. 















We actually made or attempted to make 7 offers before this home.  So number 8 was the right home. Finally this little gem popped, it had been on the market and the buyer backed out so they re-listed, I never even it saw it the first time it was listed in May. At the time I wasn't specifically looking in this area, but more in general area of it.

This is a  small view of the back covered porch and patio, you can't really see that the view that is a wooded reserve except for reflection in the window shows a bit.  There's a lovely fire ring built into the patio.  Which i look forward to sitting with friends and sharing a glass of wine with in the evenings.  I love the inside of the house, but this backyard really made it for me. Its not huge, but gives the impression because of the reserve behind the home. Its pretty simple to care for. I'm in love with the covered porch/deck . When my husband was in the Air force, our townhouse had a covered patio, which was so delightful all year long,  It didn't rain much where we lived, but it was definitely hot and sunny and the cover was incredible.  I love having trees in the yard and wildlife, despite the deers eating all my flowers and shrubs.  I don't mind the bunnies too much having a munch if they don't eat everything. I'm so accustomed to the seeing deer and bunnies in my yard, I will definitely miss them if some new creatures don't venture up now and then to the yard in this home.
It already feels like home, so I hope our buying efforts all go smoothly.

This is a view of the front. It has a great covered front porch and sits in a cul-de- sac with about 8-10 other homes.  I'm hoping that neighbors are nice, and we can get to a know a few of them. I plan on staying here for a long time.
Moving can be exciting, but its such a huge amount of work.  I'm looking forward to moving all my hanging flowers, and baskets over to this house.