House Hunting Update

This past weekend was a busy one for us. Bruce worked on Friday which, as most of y'all know, is out of the ordinary for us. However, a few weeks ago he was able to get approved to work over-time for the next several weeks, which gives him the opportunity to try to catch up on work, if there is such a thing. Between Bruce working late in the evenings and then working on Friday, mine and Brinley's week together was a long one, while our weekend together as a family was just too short.

On Saturday, we drove over to Mobile to walk-through several homes with our realtor. Although, none of them really hit the spot, it made us realize how much we both really like one of the homes that we walked-through the previous weekend. Unfortunately though, (there always has to be an 'unfortunately', doesn't there?) that particular home is already under contract. (Trust me, when Bruce told me that, he was so upset that I think he had tears in his eyes.) However, after finding out who the builder was for it (the paperwork said one builder and our realtor kept saying another), it looks like we may be going this route. First things first, Bruce has to get pre-approved by one of the builder's approved lenders. (Apparently in today's economy and the way banks are failing, they don't allow their customers to lend from just anyone.) Secondly, we're hoping to get an appointment with the builder within the next week or two to discuss where we are wanting to build, what our options are and what our budget is. So at this point, that is what our plan is. Like I told my mom couple of days ago, Bruce and I might change our mind next weekend and want to buy a bungalow in Australia....who knows....

Sunday was a rather gloomy, stormy day here on the Gulf Coast, so we just took it easy. Bruce did venture out to catch the new Star Trek movie during Brinley's nap. (Yes, for those of you who weren't aware of this already, I am married to a Trekkie....oy!) Asside from that though, we really didn't venture out much. Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Sorry there aren't any pictures this time around.