WHAT it's been a year...It has been too long!!!

Hello social media world! It has been far too long since I have been on my blog!!!!!

Exactly what is the reason it has taken me so long....well, you know me....I tend to runaway from the things I must face and this last year has been a real doozie!

So this time last year we were finding out that we were being asked to leave our house of 4 years...in the back of my mind it was always looming because we were renters and not home owners. I did not hold any ill will towards our landlords because the market is hot. Of course they wanted to sell and get the most money for their townhouses...also, they have been thru so much with her medical condition they were ready to wash their hands of being landlords.

So then the chaos began....the only upsetting part was that they only gave us 6 weeks to get out.😟 And they wanted us to be show ready in 2 weeks....WHAT?! So after talking with them a few times they realized that it was near to impossible to get what they wanted and told us to concentrate on getting a place.

Part of the issue that we could not give them what they wanted, was due to the fact that we had just recovered from our last battle with life changes. We were finally comfortable again financially so we could start saving for our own house. Brandon's credit was up (mine was down) but it was all good because one of us could apply for a loan. The dilemma being that we had just started saving again and did not have all the funds needed for this new journey!

So our decision to make was whether we continued to rent or just jump into the buying a house game?! So we decided to start the journey to buying a house because if we rented again...we could and would be in the same situation down the road.

So the crazy journey began with numerous phone calls, emails, faxes, copies, proof we could do this and many many hours of preparing for the results. Luckily we got directed to an amazing lender who understand our worries and helped us to get things moving and put my husband at ease. He has never thought about things like this and was not knowledgeable about all the things that came with this process. After finding out that we were in a good position to move forward with this process, we decided to jump in with both feet.

So working with a small time frame we had things to consider about what was to come....where do we go if we can't get our ducks in a row? Do we rent month to month? Do we get an RV? No! We realize that we have friends who are family and offered to help us out because they have the space! People are amazing if you give them the chance to show you.💕

After a Summer of saving and looking for a home with the most amazing realtor....we found The One that was going to be our forever home! There isn't enough thank you's in the world for our friends who let us invade their home for months...THANK YOU!!!! Through it all we got closer by spending quality friend time together and made some really great memories with our kids.😍😆😁

Whew!!! That blog was just a few months of the last year.😮 Gotta go for now but will continue this story at a later date....stay tuned!!

Until then....remember to never give up....always apologize for your mistakes and bad decisions....there is always something to be grateful for and asking for help is a sign of strength and wisdom!!
Stay honest with yourself and others and keep praying for guidance and strength to get thru this crazy thing called life.👍🙏