Our House

We bought a house! Well, we're in escrow anyway! It's very exciting and nerve-wracking all at the same time.  It definitely makes moving more exciting! Even Helaman is sometimes exciting about it. (Not always, but sometimes is a big improvement.)

Our house is right on the edge of town, which Omar is excited about. You only have to cross a couple of empty lots and one street and your out in the desert, perfect for motorcycle riding. It's got a patio on the side away from the gale force winds, so that's great, and we really like the layout. The colors, well, that's another story!

We went down to Ridgecrest on Monday and saw three houses that night and eight the next day. There were two that we really liked. Well, Omar really likes one and Jinny really likes the other. We stayed up all night making charts, and discussing, and heatedly discussing, and going over and over everything. We finally agreed on the one we thought was the best fit (well, Omar only agreed because that is what the decision matrix said, but it was his idea so...).

We made the decision, then went to bed and prayed about it. And decided to buy another house altogether, it wasn't even one of the ones we had been discussing. We followed the pattern, we studied it out in our mind, then asked, and, well, we had come up with the wrong answer apparently. Once we knew what to do we were both competely excited, there was no more "discussing" and it all went smoothly.

We called the agent in the morning and set up and appointment to see it again, then made an offer and did all the paperwork that afternoon. Then came the nerve-wracking waiting to see if they would accept our offer. We finally heart an hour after the deadline the next day that they had accepted, and we were in escrow.

Below is the video I took of the house while we were there with the inspector on Saturday. It might make you dizzy, and I apologize. I guess cinematography is not one of my talents!