apartment vs. house addendum

reason #1 why I'm glad we found a house : driveway parking

my car was brutally side-swiped this morning between when Col left for work at 7a and when I left at 8a.  not only did I look out the window to find that my driver's side mirror was helplessly lying in the street feet from the car, but the entire side of the car is scraped up.  I will have to have all three panels of the car fixed.

[let's just say I was not a very happy girl this morning...or now for that matter]

however, in the spirit of Thanksgiving:
-I'm thankful for a very nice police officer who came to my work and wrote up the report
   (especially thankful he didn't remind me that I shouldn't be driving without a mirror)
-I'm thankful for a super awesome and helpful insurance agent
-I'm thankful for the very kind lady at the collision place
-I'm thankful for my hubby for taking it to get an estimate this afternoon
-I'm thankful for my parents and friends who have been sympathetic and offering help
-I'm thankful that I forgot we switched insurance companies this past year and that my deductible is half of what it used to be

2 more months people, then it's G.O.O.D.B.Y.E. to on-street parking nightmares!
            
[including the every night alternate parking hassles and
             the five parking tickets that we've received since living here]

steps toward home-ownership: part IV

I'm a terrible blogger.  I've been MIA for 10 days!

Here's an update on our house process:
Last week we experienced a new stage in our home buying process.  On Saturday 10/20 we had an appointment to see a house (we'll call it house A) that I wasn't all that impressed with online.  When we walked through it though, it was so much better in person, which is the opposite of what usually happens. 

Sunday we went to the open house and showed all of our parents that house and another (let's say house B) that we had seen previously.

Sunday afternoon/evening Col and I debated about putting in an offer on house B, and had put house A in the back of our minds as there was another offer on it.

Monday morning we decided not to put an offer on house B.  House A's realtor called our realtor and basically encouraged us to put in an offer if we were interested.  After a few phone calls and a lot of talking/thinking, Col and I decided to put an offer on house A.

Tuesday night we met with our realtor to sign all the paperwork for the offer.  Closing date of Dec. 28th if this goes through!

Wednesday morning the offer was submitted, with an expiration of 10am on Thursday.

We wait.  Wednesday evening our realtor calls and says that the seller wants to "sleep on it."

Thursday at 10am we receive a counter offer.

Thursday evening, we counter back.

Friday morning we receive word that the seller is not accepting, which for us means that we are done with house A.  We know this means that it's not meant to be and are already resuming our search.  However, house hunting/offering is exhausting!  So we'll see what is in store for us next!

did he really just tell me that?

I had my regular dental cleaning this morning.  I'm a freak and actually don't mind going to the dentist because I love the super clean feeling that I leave with and I've never had any dental problems. 

Today took away a little of that dentist joy because I left with my FIRST EVER cavity, and not only one, but TWO.  How did this happen, people?!  I've never had a filling, cap, surgery, procedure, chip, hole, anything.

(other than braces, but that doesn't count in this scenario because that wasn't the dentist, it was the orthodontist)

I don't think anyone understands how much I enjoyed always getting to say that I had never had a cavity.  When I exclaimed my dismay, the dentist thought I was worried about the actual pain of filling them, when in fact I was in shock at having to say goodbye to my dental work-free mouth.

Goodbye happy, healthy, no-cavity mouth, it was nice knowing you while it lasted!