*sigh* Unfortunately I have to post about losing out on another house. As many of you know, we put an offer in on a short sale home several weeks ago in late May/early June. It was the cutest house! Older, nice character, hardwood floors, an awesome master bedroom on the second floor, a basement that Bryan could turn into his man cave....the works! But alas, the bank said that they would NOT work with the seller for closing costs and the costs of making the sale happen so we have to sign a mutual release and move on. Bryan and I got this news while we were on vacation up North at my grandparent's house. We were both very disappointed about losing this house, I think a little because we really liked the house, but mostly because we just wanted to keep moving forward and actually buy something. Thankfully the Lord provides in all situations and we have our little apartment that we have leased for 11 months if we so choose and therefore do not need to worry about where we are going to live anytime in the near future. It's funny how at the time we were getting the apartment we were feeling upset because we couldn't sign a month-to-month or a short term lease and now we are so thankful that we have a long lease and can take as much time as we want to look for homes and find the perfect house. So the hunt begins again, we know that there is a house out there somewhere that we can both afford and that we will enjoy living in, and although we're disappointed we're not moving forward with the house on Maplewood, we know that the Lord has a plan for us and we feel confident that the plan includes a house for us at some point in time.
In other news, Bryan and I are learning more about Ann Arbor and are continuing to settle in. Like I said earlier, we moved into a small apartment as our temporary housing ran out and we thought we were waiting for a house. So we found a one bedroom, one bathroom that is very affordable and is close to my work, which I really appreciate, and we are making this home for now. Since we thought we would only be here for a few months, we didn't really try too hard to find a nice or a perfect apartment, we just took one that we could afford and survive in for a bit. Now I am slightly bummed that we didn't look for a place we could stay in long term if needed, but not terribly upset. I don't mind being in a small space - it's perfect for the two of us - and I do appreciate that we can live comfortably and save some money at the same time. We've been able to try out a few more restaurants and we've visited a few galleries and shops downtown A2, so we're settling in just fine.
So we'll keep you posted on our new house hunt and hopefully I'll be writing a post about CLOSING soon! Cheers!
