Close by May 4th...Wait, WHAT?????

Wowzers!  While we are still pretty unsure of how much faith to put into the latest news we have, we can't help but be just a little excited....okay, a lot!  lol.

We received an email saying that the short sale negotiator (aka the seller's realtor) received written approval on the lower appraisal amount!  Now, we are just waiting on all of the official loan info on our end to go through (for the new, lower amount)!  This could be as early as next week!!!!! WHAT!!!!  you heard it right.  Since we've seen so many ups and downs, we are hesitant to get tooooo excited yet.  The good news is that, we are going to have this house!  the question is when....will it be June like we thought just last week, or could it be April?  I guess we will find out soon...or will it be later?  ha ha!  Either way, we are feeling good!!!!

Patience is a Virtue.....?

Absence makes the heart grow fonder?  It'll all be worth it in the end!  Keep em' coming, I need to hear it!  We still didn't hear back from the bank on the difference between appraisal and our offer, but we did hear from the seller....They want an additional 60 days following final written approval from the bank! That puts us into June!  Arggggg!!!!  We thought we'd be closing by May!  Bah Humbug!  We're trying to be patient, but wah!!!  lol, any encouraging words would be appreciated ;)  Anyone else have a short sale that took a long time (I have seriously heard about one that took three years! Can't verify the truth of it though, lol).
   Additionally, today my computer gave me some weird messages.  When I asked hubby it turns out that my 7 year old computer is finally starting to go :(  Sad faces galore.  I was waiting to buy a new one until after the closing, but I guess I'll do it now!  So, now visions of pretty laptops are dancing in my head! Until we meet again (hopefully with good news!)

My Very First Post

   So I've finally done it, I've entered the world of blogging!  I've been hemming and hawing over it now for a few months.  There are so many exciting and interesting blogs out there in the world and I can only hope to live up to the interest they offer!  So, let's try this out!

   I decided to create a blog that will chronicle the next few months...years...decades... of dreams.  Who knows, I guess that will depend on a lot of different factors.  As I write this, I'm just hope I'm interesting enough for you to finish reading this post!  ha ha!  

   I guess today's post will be about the dream which is most present in my mind: finding a home!  My husband and I began the house hunting process in October and we are under contract for a short sale.  We love the place!  It's in a nice, neighborly area, has beautiful palm trees out front and an open living room/kitchen area I fell in love with.  I've been dreaming of all the decorating I can't wait to do. The house even has enough space for my hubby and I to have our own "rooms" (mine for scrapbooking, his as an office), PLUS a guest room for our friends and family that we can't wait to see!

   Now, if any of you are familiar, a short sale can take up to 5 months on average (and possibly more:Info on Short Sales). Soooooo, we are trying not to get our hopes up too much....and we're trying to be very patient, but AHHHHH I just want to know already!  ha ha!  Part of the problem is that we are living in a fairly small villa, dealing with a sketchy "remodel" (AKA, we made everything look pretty but don't pull on the blinds, flush that toilet or try to open the sliding glass door thankyouverymuch).  We also have a bunch of our things that make a place feel at home packed up.  

   Since we knew we were looking to buy a home, we decided not to unpack all the way...

Yes, this is the second bedroom AKA storage until we get a house!

Florida winter (so far) has been very friendly to us and we haven't had to dig that darn box (that you KNOW is at the bottom of the closet) out just yet to get sweaters.   We're hoping to find out about the house (*not calling it ours yet so I don't jinx myself!) in the next month or so.  Our Realtor seems pretty positive and he's a short sale master!

     Anyone else in the same boat?  Been there, done that?  Let me know!  I'm sure there are some horror stories too, they'll help keep me in reality!  Thanks for reading (if you made it this far!)