The houses we have smelled before
So. The house we went to go smell, I mean see - Well it stank. Stank stuck in your nose for a week kind of smelly. I walked around shooting boogers all over the place hoping the expell the stank from my nose. It was too bad, it was a cute little house. We wouldn’t have bought it even if it had smelled like roses. But it was a cute house and it got the short end of the stick. Or the wrong end of the dog. Which ever.
After the stank wore off we decided to wait on buying a house. No house for us until we have permanent jobs and a steady income. No siree…. we are ready to do things in the right order, the proper procedures, by the book.
And then I found it. The perfect house. We all trapsed through it. Beautiful woodwork, incredibly welcoming, horrible location. We crunched numbers. Looked at how much commuting from the location would add to our monthly cost. Looked at how much commuting from the location would impact our daily lives. Realized that this was the house for us but not the location for us. ‘Sides that we weren’t even supposed to be looking. We were going by the book, remember? Jobs first, house second.
To be sure this wasn’t the house for us we decided to look at homes in the neighborhood where we had always wanted to live - but didn’t think we could afford. A neighborhood in a great location, exactly where we imagined ourselves when we dreamt from the bed of our Boston home. A place that melds the walkability of an urban area with the safety and openness of a suburban area. We were just going to look. Just to see if we should continue to write off this area because we couldn’t afford it.
And the we REALLY found it. The perfect house. In the perfect location. At an almost perfect price.
Screw doing things the right way. House first, jobs second.
You’re going to love it.
(ps - blog is still broken, can’t post pics..will soon.)
Hey….sounds like you ARE doing things the right way!!
23 Oct 2007 at 5:18 pm
YAY!!! I’m so glad, Wendy! Can’t wait to hear about it.
23 Oct 2007 at 5:31 pm
Good job! That’s so awesome! I have almost always found that once you really know exactly what you want, it comes your way. I think one of the moments that always reminds me of it was a pair of white jeans with giant pink roses and green and teal leaves. Yes, I know. I had been unsuccessfully back-to-shopping many, many times and when I figured out that was what I was missing, I found them. They were exactly what I wanted. (Yes, it was the 80s)
23 Oct 2007 at 5:53 pm
Is this the house in your flickr stream? Congratulations! Sounds like the time was right.
23 Oct 2007 at 6:04 pm
Congratulations! This is wonderful. I just selfishly hope it doesn’t interfere with that day trip to Toronto you mentioned over at Steph’s place. But hey, if it does I can’t think of a better reason.
Cheers! (yes, I am raising my glass of wine to you right now)
23 Oct 2007 at 6:31 pm
Definitely the right order! Your home (and its location) impact life so much that it’s good to get it right.
23 Oct 2007 at 7:15 pm
Exellent! I spotted the photos on your Flickr stream, it looks great.
23 Oct 2007 at 7:37 pm
I’m thrilled for you guys. It was great to hug you this weekend.
23 Oct 2007 at 8:09 pm
Jobs, schmobs. Your house is where you LIVE. It should warm your heart every time you walk in. That’s what “home” means. Congratulations!
23 Oct 2007 at 8:29 pm
Congrats on the house!
23 Oct 2007 at 8:40 pm
Congratulations!
23 Oct 2007 at 8:52 pm
Wow congratulations on finding the perfect house!! That was easy!
23 Oct 2007 at 9:04 pm
what great news Wendy!! it was also great seeing you and your lovely family this weekend
23 Oct 2007 at 9:45 pm
Fix the blog, because some of us want pictures of this paragon.
23 Oct 2007 at 9:53 pm
CONGRATS! You deserve it — can’t wait to see it and hear all about it!
23 Oct 2007 at 10:59 pm
I told you a little about our house-buying adventures over the weekend, but do you know… I drove by this house once, months before we actually looked at it, and wrote it off — I was SURE that it was more than we could afford. There’s a very distinctive window jutting out at a 45-deg angle on the second floor and I recognized it INSTANTLY (and ohmygod, I was so excited) when the realtor had it in the “likely suspects” pile for us. Heh. It’s been 20-plus years since we moved in. I remember setting Ali up in her swing in the spot for the stove so she could watch me clean kitchen cupboards before move-in day. I can’t believe it’s been so long.
I’m so happy for you.
24 Oct 2007 at 12:24 am
Congratulations! Can’t wait to find out where it is!
24 Oct 2007 at 6:37 am
As a former Rochester resident, I’m trying to guess where that might be. I lived in Brighton and also off Culver Rd, below Monroe but before East. Good luk Bookish family!
24 Oct 2007 at 6:49 am
Luck is good too
24 Oct 2007 at 6:49 am
Congrats! Can’t wait to see pics!
24 Oct 2007 at 7:25 am
I am SO excited for you and can’t wait to see pictures!!!
24 Oct 2007 at 8:21 am
yay! congrats! that’s so exciting! can’t wait to see pics.
it was fun being able to see you and say “hi” on Saturday. it’s a little funny to de-lurk in person.
but worth it. Sophia is absolutely charming.
24 Oct 2007 at 10:29 am
Congratulations! I can’t wait to see some photos.
24 Oct 2007 at 11:18 am