Decisions, decisions...

Whew! The last couple of months have been CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY! We have moved from Montana to Idaho with very few hitches. We were concerned our house in Montana wouldn't sell because of the housing market and all, but within 3-4 weeks after we listed it, we received an offer and accepted it! YEAH! I was literally ready to do a victory dance...but somehow managed to control myself, barely. With that sold, we knew we'd be able to get into a house here in Idaho sooner than we thought. We had planned on living with my parents until our house sold in Montana. We had already moved in with them (and we still are living with them currently). But, things don't always go as planned...

Mike and I have had a difficult time choosing a house. We seriously have looked at over 40 houses and have re-looked at some of those a few times, too. We have an awesome realtor working with us, who has been extremely patient with us. We have finally narrowed the choices down to two houses.

Here is the deal--we have found a house that has everything we want in a house and it is in a excellent neighborhood. The only catch to this house is that it is at the very top of our price range. We could afford it, but money would have to be watched. The other house we found is $40,000 cheaper and the location is perfect. It is in the school district we wanted and very close to Mike's work. We would be able to save money each month, too. But, neither of us like the house that much. We do like that it comes with 2 acres (Brooke still asks for a pig on a regular basis :0) so we'd be able to do a future 4-H project), the location, and school district, but the house needs a little updating to make it something I'd like to live in. The other house is a lot bigger, very nice, and basically brand new. But, we would be tighter on money.

So, what do we do? That's where Mike and I are stuck. We could get into a house we like, or we could buy a house that is cheaper and put money into it hoping to recover what we put into the house if we decide to sell and upgrade at a later point.

Have I lost everyone yet? Anyway, this is where Mike and I are right now...we're going to look at both houses AGAIN tonight and compare and contrast and pray and hopefully by Friday make an offer. If anyone has any insights, please feel free to share!

On a different note, my camera is packed with half of our stuff in a storage unit in Helena, so I'll be posting picture free for awhile (unless I can sweet talk my sisters into sharing some pictures with me or until I get my hands on my parents' camera!). I may have to hint to Mike about getting me a new camera for my b-day next month...we'll see. :0)