rejection

we got our first rejection today for a purchase offer on a house. waaah waaah waaah. i guess i'll have to get used to this feeling. i have a hard time going into anything without my whole heart, that's just the way i am. so when i find a i house i love i, literally, fall in love.

stop that, right now, katrina. *smack across the face*

ok, thanks. i needed that.

but, c'mon. don't tell me this isn't the cutest little house you've ever seen. it's like my very own little piece of cape cod...in california. wait...what state do i live in again?

i was imagining christmas time in that house - big, green wreaths with a red bow on every window.  lovely, no? sighhh....

and the brick fireplace and french doors....{{swoon}} 

oh, well...for whatever reason, it just wasn't meant to be for our family and this house. i'll just comfort myself by imagining the peeps that outbid us will find termites or something during the inspection. bwahha. i'm evil, know...

onward we go in our house hunt......

thift store find

I paid a visit to my favorite thrift store last weekend and scored these adorable end tables. They are a matching set with so much character - I couldn't resist them. The best part is their price: $7.96 for both! With just a little paint and tlc, these will be a lovely addition to our home.

#2 goes to kindergarten

mister mikey had his first day of kindergarten bridge camp today. the kinder teachers bring in the incoming kindergartners for one week early in the summer to get them familiar with their future teachers and classrooms.

mikey dropped right in and was super excited to get his day started.

i was a little sad to send him off because it means he is growing up. but i was more excited for him and the things he will learn. he has been in preschool for three years and was beyond ready for this transition.

i picked him up and he came running into my arms, "i LOVE kindergarten, mommy! it was soooo fun!" that is the best reaction i could ever ask for.

house hunting

tomorrow, we are officially starting our search for a home!!! this has been a long time coming and i can hardly believe we are finally ready. it is a huge chapter of our lives and i plan to document the journey here on my blog. i read somewhere that there are three major life events in a person's life: a wedding, having a children and buying a house. well, we skipped the wedding and eloped. we've done the baby thing a few times. now, we just need to buy our first home to complete the combo and then we can die tomorrow. hahah we are suuuuuper excited!

the mister connected with a real estate agent this weekend and he basically told her, "contact my wife and see when she is available to look at houses with you. i'm sure i will be deferring to her judgement so she might as well be the one you take to tour homes with." umm, seriously? then he said to me later, "you choose which house you want as long as it's in our budget. i want you to be happy." umm, really? can you be any more perfect? i love you, husband. big time. but you know that already....

so tomorrow morning, i get to tour three different houses. this is seriously going to be so much fun!!!  we may not even decide on one for a few months just so i can prolong the experience. we are in no rush, by any means at all, so we plan on taking our sweet time and finding the perfect fit for our family.

we haven't looked at a single house yet but i already have visions of farmhouse dining tables and southern-style living rooms dancing in my head. thanks to pinterest. 

this *ahem* my kitchen. that sink...{{swoon}}

Source: georgianadesign.tumblr.com via Katrina on Pinterest

and can you just picture that kitchen feeding into this family room. so perfectly lovely. 

Source: wonderwomanwannabe.com via Katrina on Pinterest

but i guess these visions of sugarplum fairies will just be staying in my head since it's highly unlikely that the kitchen i get will look like that! but a girl can dream, right??