SOLD!!!

After 12 days and 11 showings, our realtor brought us an offer yesterday before our open house! We countered and they countered back, asking for the washer and dryer, and we accepted their offer!! Well, we're actually waiting on the realtor to email the counter so we can sign and send it back. But, as soon as we get it, it's official! I have to say, we weren't expecting to sell this soon. But, after all the showings, I am certainly ready to relax a bit. Oh wait, we close JUNE 17TH so I NEED to start packing!!! But wait...where are we moving all these boxes to??? Well, we're still working on that! There's a house that we've been to see and LOVE, but it has a few issues. For one, there's already a first-right offer on the house. Second, it doesn't have central air and is quite a bit smaller than our current home. BUT, did I mention that it has a SUMMER KITCHEN??? It's a beautiful, pre-1900, all brick exterior with a HUGE wrap-around porch. The garage and summer kitchen are attached by a breeze-way off the back of the house. All the woodwork is original and unpainted and it has built-ins galore! It sits on 4 acres and has several out-buildings, including a wonderful barn.

The other house we hope to go see this week is a pre-Civil War, Federal-style home. It too has a beautiful brick exterior and sits on top of a hill on 4.5 acres. Oh, and it has an IN-GROUND pool!!! This house has been completely renovated and has central air and a great kitchen. There wouldn't really be any work to be done on this house. But, it comes with a much larger price tag.

Overall, we're extremely excited. The thought of spending a large portion of the summer "at home" is so exciting. My mom has summer's off and I have grand visions about how easy it's going to be to un-pack with Papa, Nini, Granny, and Grandpa just down the road:)

Here are a couple of pictures of the two houses:)