Wednesday, July 22, 2009

WE FOUND A HOUSE...YIP YIP HURRAY

YES, WE FOUND A HOUSE. WE SIGNED THE LEASE AGREEMENT YESTERDAY AND ARE MOVING IN TUESDAY THE 28TH. IT'S A GREAT HOUSE IN ODENTON, MARYLAND. IT'S ALMOST THE PERFECT HOUSE...PERHAPS THIS IS WHY WE ARE IN A HOTEL FOR SO LONG.
FOR US, FINDING A HOUSE TO LIVE IN IS SO DIFFICULT BECAUSE I CONSIDER SO MANY THINGS BESIDES JUST THE BASIC NECESSITIES. WHEN MOVING TO MONTEREY, WE FIRST MOVED TO PRUNEDALE. BEFORE SIGNING THE LEASE AGREEMENT, I KNEW THAT WE WERE NOT SUPPOSE TO LIVE THERE. SOMETHING WAS SCREAMING NO TO ME BUT I IGNORED IT. OF COURSE, WE HAD MANY ISSUES, SO THAT EXPLAINED THAT. WHEN MOVING TO MARINA, I HAD THE WARM AND FUZZY FEELING WALKING INTO THE HOUSE. IN FACT, I THINK I HAD IT DRIVING DOWN THE STREET FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WELL, IN ALL THE PLACES WE LOOKED I DIDN'T ONCE HAVE THAT FEELING SO I SAID NO TO ALL AND KEPT LOOKING. THEN ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO WE SAW THIS LISTING ON MILITARYBYOWNER.COM AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE IT. I WALKED IN THE FRONT DOOR AND IMMEDIATELY HAD THE WARM AND FUZZY FEELING. JOE THINKS IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HE'LL ASK "ARE YOU FEELIN' IT." EVERY TIME WAS NO UNTIL THIS NIGHT.
THAT IS THE BEST FEELING OF ALL KNOWING THAT YOUR SEARCH HAS COME TO AN END AND THAT YOU KNOW THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOUR FAMILY.

4 comments:

The Hoskins said...

I'm glad you got that feeling. Good luck moving in next week!

Rita Peck said...

Impressed you are willing to rely on "that" feeling. Congrats and can't wait to see pictures

Anita said...

Yah!! Can't wait to see pics of the "perfect" house for the Morgan family;) Good luck with the move...we miss you guys!

Susanne said...

YAY! I've been thinking about you guys a lot lately and wondering if you had found a place yet. Good to hear you found the right house!