we stepped into the car after having a delicious dinner at tamaen when we received a text message from our realtor:
"seller agrees to original offer..."
i had to read it twice before i said anything to mike. i'm so ecstatic! the last few days have been quite stressful...
we found a home we both fell in love with. put in our offer 9 days ago. scrambled to get the documents the seller requested within the first 4 days. then had to extend our offer deadline so the seller can work out some personal matters they were dealing with regarding the sell of their house. 2 days ago they countered asking for $5k more than our offer. after mulling it over for 2 days, we came to a conclusion this morning that we'd stick to our guns... b'coz it's really our best offer and what we can afford. this morning... i was certain we lost our chance for the house and we had already started perusing redfin and zip realty for more prospects.
but tonight... that text message our realtor sent changed everything. i haven't felt this accomplished since my daughter was born. for the first time in my life... i will own a house. no... not just a house. a home. a home that my daughter will grow up in... a home that will be ours... a home our kids will grow up in. a home that i can be happy to finally call 'my home'.
i know this is barely just the beginning and i really hope i'm not jinxing us right now. i'm just so excited and anxious to talk about it... that i just had to blog it. escrow will open soon and we still need to get inspection done. i really really truly hope and pray that everything goes well from here on out.
a new journey awaits us....
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
weighing in
so, a few weeks ago i posted this and decided to cut out sugary and starchy carbs. well, after procrastinating for 2 wks... i finally started... and 4 weeks later ... i lost 11lbs. *happy dance*
eliminating some of my favorite foods was tough b'coz i love food... eliminating alcohol was even harder. but, i love me more. and i miss my skinny jeans and my waist very very much... it's been awhile since we last hung out and strutted our stuff. so... no pastas, rice, bread, cereal, cupcakes, cookies, chips, or even FRUIT! for 3 weeks. i ate all the veggies, lean meats, and fish my taste buds can tolerate. surprisingly, it was not difficult to find snacks and meals that fit with my diet. add a lil circuit training and 24 hour fitness turbo kick classes and you've got yourself a well established and guaranteed to lose weight diet & exercise program. ta-da! it's that easy...
... not. yeah, giving up the really good part of food kinda sucked... but not fitting into that dress i've been eyeing at bebe is absolutely devastating and nearing borderline depression. so... i guess i had to ask myself that question... what would you rather have? the delicious macaroni & cheese topped with chicken and buffalo hot sauce from elbows... or to wear a size 5 again. I'LL TAKE LATTER PLEASE. sure, i can have any comfort food satisfy my palette for the next hour. but, it'll take me yet another week to lose that pound i just gained. so, my diet began... and it won't stop until my eyes are satisfied with what it sees in the mirror... and my waist is satisfied with the size of jeans that wrap around my legs and hips.
it's great seeing results. and the scale isn't the only result i rely on to keep me going... the energy... the small definition and toned muscles that i swear to god i see peeking out... the ability to have a full and good night of sleep... the confidence... the clarity... the cleansing feeling from eating naturally good foods rather than processed fast food. changing how you eat is truly a positive lifestyle change. i can't wait to see where i'll be in another 4 weeks!
"motivation is what gets you started. habit is what keeps you going."
eliminating some of my favorite foods was tough b'coz i love food... eliminating alcohol was even harder. but, i love me more. and i miss my skinny jeans and my waist very very much... it's been awhile since we last hung out and strutted our stuff. so... no pastas, rice, bread, cereal, cupcakes, cookies, chips, or even FRUIT! for 3 weeks. i ate all the veggies, lean meats, and fish my taste buds can tolerate. surprisingly, it was not difficult to find snacks and meals that fit with my diet. add a lil circuit training and 24 hour fitness turbo kick classes and you've got yourself a well established and guaranteed to lose weight diet & exercise program. ta-da! it's that easy...
... not. yeah, giving up the really good part of food kinda sucked... but not fitting into that dress i've been eyeing at bebe is absolutely devastating and nearing borderline depression. so... i guess i had to ask myself that question... what would you rather have? the delicious macaroni & cheese topped with chicken and buffalo hot sauce from elbows... or to wear a size 5 again. I'LL TAKE LATTER PLEASE. sure, i can have any comfort food satisfy my palette for the next hour. but, it'll take me yet another week to lose that pound i just gained. so, my diet began... and it won't stop until my eyes are satisfied with what it sees in the mirror... and my waist is satisfied with the size of jeans that wrap around my legs and hips.
it's great seeing results. and the scale isn't the only result i rely on to keep me going... the energy... the small definition and toned muscles that i swear to god i see peeking out... the ability to have a full and good night of sleep... the confidence... the clarity... the cleansing feeling from eating naturally good foods rather than processed fast food. changing how you eat is truly a positive lifestyle change. i can't wait to see where i'll be in another 4 weeks!
"motivation is what gets you started. habit is what keeps you going."
Monday, October 3, 2011
fakebook
it's easy to say your life is great. say it enough times and maybe... just maybe... you'll believe it yourself. it's easy to look busy and look good when no one is really looking at you. but in the end... no matter what you say on the internet grapevine about yourself... your actions speak louder than any letters combined to create words that make you sound awesome. it's your actions that make you who you are. it's the effort you put forth for your future, your family, your friends that define how awesome you are... not the status YOU wrote about yourself.
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