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::insert that song about ch,ch,ch, changes:: 

a lot has happened since january first. and its all quite secret. (thus the secret blog)

nothing we weren't expecting, but things that ryan & i have talked about for the past year are finally coming into fruition.

first: ryan has turned in his resignation. he will be moving on in life and has finally listened to his heart. i admire his courage. his boldness. and his inner self that i see shining through.

he has turned in his application to graduate school to begin a new venture in life. he is going to do a great online program, to study to be an academic librarian. he has dreams of working in a seminary library helping students write and research and doing some of his own writing along the way, but for now- a liberal arts college would be a wonderful place to start. his schooling is online, which leads me to my next big thing...

we are moving. but just to asheville.

::we LOVE asheville::

we have been looking at houses online for a couple months. poor sara. she gets emails daily, look at this house. and this one. daily. for months. poor girl. (this is why i love her)

we found an amazing realtor jan 1 and have seen several homes. some great. some terrible. and most in between.

we fell in love with one.

like arranged furniture. priced appliances. envisioned the renovations. i pictured bringing home babies (or just one) to this home. where we could walk to a park or walk to the grocery store. ((walk to the grocery!? heart be still))

we put in an offer on the house. got shut down, then turned in another offer. and got shot down again. we gave them our best and they didn't want it. (and by best i mean FULL PRICE, with seller paying closing) booo hiss.

so back to the drawing board.

thats hard. i wasn't expecting to get a fat NO.

but im trying to learn to wait.

thankfully, we aren't in a rush.

we have to be out of our home in 6 months, so that is plenty of time to wait and see.

its hard though. we have been talking about buying for so long, its finally here and i have to wait even more.

there are plenty of houses on the market, trust me. we've looked at them all online. but none that stand-out to me. none in our ideal neighborhood. obviously, this is our first home, not our dream home. so here's to a waiting game. waiting for the right one. at the right time. 

((or going against my hubby and making a THIRD offer on the home i love. haha. he is so over that house. i still love it. i need more time. ))

 

this is a huge transition time in our life.

a lot is going on.

and i wanted to blog about it, but its still very private information. still very personal. and still not 'public' knowledge. the church can be a bit tricky about leaving. so i've invited you along to read about our journey over the next few months. i have no idea how much i will blog, but i'll try to keep you all updated on the months to come and the adventure in our future.

im excited about moving! and excited about buying a home! and then the renovations and changes and making that house our home for our next chapter in life. thanks for stopping by. now that i have my blog private, ((and im trusting my readers to keep quiet (at least on facebook))  ill share more and more as this journey continues.