Mine

The seller accepted our second offer. We signed some papers and apparently someone is going to give us a house. I'm an almost home owner. I think I'm in shock- I was so afraid to get excited in case the seller rejected our counter-offer and went with the other buyer, that now I'm having a hard time believing it came through!

I do adore this house. The exterior and interior are perfect. It's in a wonderful family-friendly neighborhood, very near the elementary school, grocery store, community pool, and huge park.

That's the family room, entry, study on the left, formal dining on the right, master suite through the arch off the family room.

View from the entry of the family room, breakfast area, and kitchen (with walk-in pantry!).

And here's the kitchen- the door in the center is for the utility room which connects to the garage. In the back is a beautiful deck and play area for Landon. There are four bedrooms and a big game room upstairs. I really can't believe I'm going to own this house...

In other news I'm getting sicker by the minute. I did try a Neti pot (thanks for the suggestions!) and that cleared out my nose, but the stuffiness is really located deeper in my head. It hurts to open and close my jaw, touch my eyes, etc. We may drive home tonight so I can go back to the clinic tomorrow morning. I really won't get on the plane when I'm already about to cry from the pressure in my head. Besides, there's no point to prolonging our wild-and-crazy weekend in Austin when I can't drink, have no appetite, and can't taste my food. We'll just have to leave Landon with my parents for a weekend once we move down here so we live it up properly!

The weather is gorgeous and so much fun could be had if my head didn't feel like it was going to explode. But there's a pretty house on a block in Austin that I can (almost) call mine. Life is good.