My husband Macon and I have been very fortunate, we met when we were 5, we became instant friends and grew up as neighbors, friends and co-workers. Until one spring afternoon when I asked him on our first date, then everything changed... we went  from being neighbors to being boyfriend/girlfriend, to being engaged, then to husband/wife, and now we are a family! When we decided we were going to get married, our family helped out alot, and one of those things was giving us a place to call home. My dad had  rental property that he let us live in rent-free. And so for the past 4 years of our married life we had lived in what we proudly call the "Mobile Mansion" Other than the fact that it is only 710 sq ft and only 2 bedrooms and one bath, it has been home! We love our little home, but it is time that we grow up and do something on our own for a change. Which bring us to this weeks events...  on Saturday we toyed around with the idea to start looking for a home, then on Monday we decided that if we want to start looking we better find out IF we even could afford or get a home. We didn't want to get our homes up and then not be able to do it.  Macon called our bank and made an appointment to talk to the loan officer. On Tuesday, I was so nervous and anxious about that days appointment, I didn't eat a bite... and those of you who know me know that doesn't happen ever! 4:45 finally came and as we sat down to talk to him about owning our own home, we got some amazing news! We were approved and not only just approved but we will actually be able to afford more than what we thought! We are so excited to say we are now looking to purchase our first home.

We took a drive on Wednesday to see what our county had to offer, and in the first 5 minutes of looking we found a home! It was a home we first saw back when we were planning our wedding, it is the perfect neighborhood and has a lot of character. After riding around looking at homes and surfing the web looking for deals, foreclosures and new properties. I made a phone call Thursday morning and set up our first showing, we met the lady at the first house we saw, Thursday afternoon at 5:15pm. Macon and I both really liked the house, it is old and needs quite a bit of work, but it has great potential! It is a little out of our price range, but has been on the market for a year and a half. The realitor seems to think we could go down on our offer if this is the house we decide on because the owner is ready to get it out of his hair.  So this house is def on our list.

I will keep you posted! :)