Sarah: I feel the need to battle
Spencer: Baby, I don't want to battle dance with you
Sarah: Why?
Spencer: Because I don't battle dance

Old Dentist

I just got an email from my old dentist with the following link (I couldn't bear to actually put the youtube video on my blog). This is the same guy that is most likely responsible for the fact that I had to have a root canal on the only filling I have in my mouth.

http://www.youtube.com/user/AustinDentalSpa

Are you really that surprised that I've found a new dentist?

HOME SWEET HOME?

(I know, two posts within three days. Please don't die of shock)

Last week we put in a back-up offer on a house. SO exciting!!! We really had no intention of moving this quickly on a house, but things have just seemed to fall into place.

About a month ago we started looking at houses knowing that we would more than likely buy something next year. Two weeks ago we decided to talk to our broker and get some concrete details on what kind of mortgage we'll be able to get. The following weekend (Labor day weekend) we were driving Ron and Jan (my in-laws) around the neighborhood that we are most interested in. Spencer was looking at the zillow application on his iphone and found this house (pictured above). It's in our price range and the pictures of the inside were AMAZING. The house had just gone on the market that Thursday and we were eager to take a look. We called the seller's Realtor and never heard anything. The next day (Labor day), we called the Realtor again and still didn't hear anything. We went to lunch with Ron and Jan and decided to drive by the house one last time before they left to go back to Dallas. As we turned onto the street, we saw the owners pull into their driveway. I KNOW!!!! Spencer got out and they agreed to let us come back in 30 minutes and see the house. Needless to say, we loved it. I mean, just look at this picture:

 

So the seller's Realtor finally called us that night, but didn't really give us much info. We called our broker on Tuesday and he put us in touch with a Realtor who started working on an offer. Well, when he called the seller's Realtor he found out that there was an offer on Saturday and they went under contract on Monday or Tuesday. No-one told us this info. Kind of weird. But they said they would accept back-up offers. We decided to put in an offer of what we could afford thinking it wouldn't really be competitive and just let God do what He was going to do. We found out that it was a competitive bid and after a counter from the seller's we have an agreed-upon back-up contract. 

At this point we're thinking we have less than 50% chance of getting the house. After talking with our Realtor on Friday we found out that the buyers who are under contract right now may have some issues getting a loan. Apparently they may need their parents to co-sign, but we're hearing that pretty much no one is giving out co-signed mortgages these days. So maybe there's a little more than 50% chance. We won't hear anything until mid-October, but it's exciting either way!

We're not letting ourselves get emotionally attached to this house. If it works out, awesome. If it doesn't, awesome. We just want a clear sign from God that we're doing the right thing. About the last thing we want is to be in a house we're not supposed to be in. They don't let you return houses like you can return throw pillows. (Took me eight returns before I finally settled on our current throw pillows on our couch) I'm loving the process even if we don't get this house. It's so much fun to dream and figure out what kind of house we want to be in. I will definitely keep everyone posted!

(PS... if you made it to the end and missed the link to the better pictures of the house earlier in the post, go here to get a better idea of how things look: http://vt.realtour.biz/?P=56016&T=NOTIDX)

So I realize that I haven't blogged in over two months. Shameful... absolutely shameful. But I think I'm starting to get a vision of how I want my blog to look going forward... more to come (I hope).

Fall is upon us and I couldn't be happier. I somehow managed to survive the 68 days of 100+ degree weather this summer. Had we made it to 70 days we would have broken the record. Kinda of a bummer that we didn't, although I'm also happy to not have had those last two days.

100+ degree weather (often with humidity)... I don't think I fully understood that before moving here. It's oppressive. It's beyond oppressive. I hate to sweat, so the fact that you are guaranteed to sweat everyday just going to and from your car is kind of lame. But this summer I just realized that this is our winter. We can't go outside (unless you are in water of some sort or crazy enough to be outside in this weather), so we go from one air conditioned place to another. And then the other 8-9 months of the year are pretty amazing here. Sun almost everyday. Cold, but not too cold. Really quite amazing. I don't know if I could do the dark, gloomy weather again.

Despite the heat, this has been a really good summer. We got to go to Florida to visit my sister and some really good family friends. She has a new gig there and you can read about it here. While there we visited Epcot which was so much fun. I'm a total sucker for the Disney thing... completely magical in my opinion! I feel like we did a lot of other things, but I can't think of any of them right now. But my memory of the summer is good, so I guess we had fun! :-)

And now football is upon us and honestly I have been SO excited. I can't even believe that I get excited about football. But I do. And it is so much fun. But I honestly wonder if I would ever have been like this if it was anything other than Texas football - there's something amazing about it. Or maybe it has more to do with the amazing guy I married and how much he loves the game and how patient he has been to teach me everything. He also appreciates my enthusiasm which has made a huge difference. And our quarterback loves Jesus which further endears me to him and the team.

So that's a quick summary of things going on at this point. We've started looking at houses and actually put a back-up offer on a place that is AMAZING. It's quite the story that I'll have to share... maybe I'll even post it tomorrow!

Congrats on getting to the end. I think I'm ready to be a blogger again.

So sad...

Just canceled my t-mobile account which permanently gets rid of my "425" phone number. :-(

But I have this to console me:

My current status: MELTING!!!

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Fri Jul 03		Sunny	100°/78°	0 %
Sat Jul 04		Mostly Sunny	101°/78°	0 %
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Gucci scared during a thunder storm: