So we are house hunting...

Does anyone else feel the stress and frustration of house hunting? We moved back to the Memphis area on March 1st and started (slowly) thinking about and looking at houses. We didn’t want to rush into anything and wanted to make sure jobs panned out before taking the leap, but we are now full fledge into looking for a house for our growing family (to be here in FEBRUARY MIGHT I ADD!)

For anyone who knows us, I’m a “little” high strung when it comes to making my list and checking off everything on it…my cowboy husband on the other hand is the most laid back man on the planet (yet very specific about what he wants when it comes to his piece of property – on a side note: I’m completely ok with him being very specific because this has been a long time coming and I really want him to be happy with where we are). He’s not too worried about how long it takes us to find the “perfect” house for us. So here’s our wish list:

1. At least 5 acres
2. Preferably NO neighbors
3. Plenty of land to hold cattle/horses/etc. (so obviously more than 5 acres)
4. Trees on the land – cuz we’ve got to be able to hunt on our own land!
5. Several hundred feet off the street – don’t want to deal with the traffic
6. Preferably on the outskirts of Oakland (me), Somerville, or Whiteville (him)
7. A low volume traffic road – I think he would prefer a dead end road and we were at the end of it.
8. Within our budget – THIS IS KEY!
9. And a House – preferably nice, fixer up, with 3 bed and 2 bath. – This is my request…I think he would be ok with just pitching a tent! Just kidding…I think.

So as you can see “we” have several specifications…I don’t think we will probably ever find ALL of this within our price range in 100 years, but we are sure looking!

I have decided that this is out of my hands—God’s saying it’s about time! –and I’m leaving the perfect timing and place in His will. I know that it’ll all work out as long as we trust Him to put us where He will have us and not where we think we need to be. I hope that those of you who are house hunting are having better luck than we are…I know that it’ll be a matter of time and the perfect place will come up on the market, and we’ll both be in love with it, but until then, here’s to house hunting!