I Never Thought It Would Come To This

Seriously. Yeah, we cleaned up the house, had the yard sale, stuck the sign in the yard - even showed the house a handful of times. I heard over and over how rough the market is right now, between the lousy economy, the tightened loan requirements, the many foreclosures we're competing with, and just the time of year - and kind of figured selling the house was a pipe dream. But now we have an offer, and it's become a lot more real to me that we might really be moving. Um, yeah. Kinda freaking out. Now, the offer is a low one, so there is a strong possibility that we won't be able to come to an agreement on price. I'm not sure what I'm hoping for here.

The thought of packing up everything I own, leaving behind friends and family, the security of a home that we built, that we love, that we can afford, having to pull Audrey out of school and have her start all over again at a new one, moving further away than I've ever lived from my family in my life - it's all very frightening (and more than a little sad)! However, the thought of trying something new, living somewhere where I don't have to deal with yucky snowy winters, a great job opportunity for Jared, and experiencing a little more diversity than we have here is all kind of enticing. So, part of me wants to flat out reject the offer, pull the sign out of the yard, and plant myself right here where I'm comfortable. Part of me wants to just take the offer (lowball and all) and be done with it - this is what we've been working so hard for the last few months, right? Realistically, I think we'll counter, and see what happens from there...stay tuned!