Crystal Ball

A few weeks ago I blogged about how I was forever looking at houses and suggesting to Patrick that we should move. Then on Labor Day, my mom was in town and offered to watch Jack so that Patrick and I could go to lunch and spend some time together afterwards. In true Doak fashion, we went to Rosas for lunch (a West Texas Mexican food chain that has finally made it's way to the metroplex) and then decided to spend some time that afternoon driving through neighborhoods doing what we do best - - looking at houses. Only this time we found a house that we really like, is in a great school district, has a great layout, a community pool, etc... We both kinda gave each other "the look" and moseyed through the rest of the house. By Tuesday night, my mom was again watching Jack (bless her!!), and Patrick and I were back on our way out to the house to put in an offer. LET ME REMIND YOU - - our house wasn't even on the market!! But, that was then and this is now!

Yep, a sign in the yard! Now we just have to sell our house so we can move. Simple, right?? We're both wrapped around the axle and hoping things pan out, but are also trusting that things will work out how they are supposed to. I have to be honest in saying though that I've already been decorating the "new" house in my head and making sure all our furniture has its place. So far, so good :o

If any of you reading this have a crystal ball and can tell us the outcome of this situation, we'd be forever indebted to you. Seriously! It's been less than 48 hours and Patrick and I have had no less than 20 conversations about whether we think this is going to work out or not. We've hashed out every angle, every detail, every possible buyer, etc! I don't know that we're going to be able to handle the stress of having it listed for the duration of our contract.

To be continued....