Ok, so I've been tagged by several people on here and facebook to do the 10 honest things about myself. So, here it goes...
#1 - I honestly have not done anything on the internet for the past 2-3 weeks that did not deal with anything other than LOOKING FOR A HOUSE!!! I used to be addicted to blogging and facebook. Let me tell you that those 2 things (while totally addicting) pale in comparison to looking for your very first home. I was trying to calm down and figure out why I was so totally wrapped up in finding a house so quickly (...cause let's face it...I'd be ok with finding and buying a house today...), and then I realized that not only have I been living in 850 square feet for the past 2 years (Can you say cabin fever?!?!?), but I haven't LIVED in a HOUSE (this excludes dorms/apartments/trailers/college summers at home) in around 7 years!!!! Needless to say, I'm ready, Kevin's ready, so what are we waiting on!?!?!
(This actually is the beginning of my list, but I had to explain my lengthy absence from blogland.)
#2 - My hope is built on Jesus Christ. It is because of his love, grace, mercy, patience, and forgiveness that I am who I am. I owe everything to him.
#3 - I have an amazing husband. He is the most positive/patient person I know, and he always finds a way to make me laugh! He inspires me to be a better person everyday through the way he lives his life! He's my best friend, and I can't imagine my life without him! I'm blessed!
#4 - I'm an OCD Perfectionist...real life is hard for me :-)
#5 - Kevin and I love to travel. In the almost 3 years that we've been married, we've been to:
-the Carribean (cruise)
-Dauphin Island (beach trip)
-Smokey Mountains (Gattlinburg,TN)
-Biltmore (Ashville, NC)
-New York City (at Christmas)
-St. George Island (another beach trip)
-Breckenridge, CO (ski trip)
&
-In May, we are going to EUROPE (Rome, Paris, London:-) - YEAH!!!
#6 - I cannot wait for our family to grow...first comes a chocolate lab...then come babies! I have waited my whole life to be a wife and mom, and I honestly can't wait for the mom part to begin! I know that it's not easy, but can anyone tell me what part of life IS easy? I think part of me can't wait, because I know that Kevin is going to be the best dad in the whole world! It also might attract family visitors :-)
#7 - Kevin and I love our families. My mom, dad, brother, and two sisters & Kevin's mom, dad, 2 brothers, and their families mean the world to us, and we love going "home" to visit!
#8 - I love fellowshipping with friends! I have a bigger group of close friends now than I ever have, and it's so fun! God has blessed us with a wonderful church with a huge young couples class! We are all in such a fun time of life! Between the weddings and the babies...there's always a party going on!
#9 -Kevin and I are pretty crazy when it comes to budgeting and saving...let's just say we collect money! We both grew up tight-wads, and both still are (I'm not quite as tight as he is...). We got into Dave Ramsey's budgeting when we first got married, and we really enjoy it! It's pretty much a hobby!
#10 - I used to be a teacher, now I'm an administrative assistant, and I love it. I'll put it this way...I took a spiritual gift inventory this past week, and I scored an 11 on teaching...not my thing. I was in the 30's when it came to serving/helping/administration! Maybe I should've taken that test in college - oh well!!!
Hope you all are happy now...it's back to searching for a house for me (b/c everyone knows if you check the MLS website at least 3 times a day, the perfect house is sure to pop up!)...peace out!
So, we got the house that I fell in love with!!!! There was another bidder, so we had to go through "bidding war stress," but we got it for a price both we and the sellers liked. Closing is on March 20th...and we can't WAIT!!! I feel like making a paper chain and tearing one piece off every day (like we used to do in elementary school at the end of the year...or for any "countdown" for that matter:-) Needless to say, I am even more obsessed with this house than before! Here are just a few pics of the parts of the house I'm obsessed with...
A girl can dream, right? 
