Y'all. BIG news on the Baker front. We are buying a HOUSE!

When we got married, I started making a must-have/would-be-nice list for our future home. And now that we're currently renting a house, I was able to finalize that list. I highly recommend renting a house before buying one - almost all of my must-haves have come from my experiences here.

Anyway, I was also told that buying a house is different than just about anything else you'll buy (that could quite possibly be the most ambiguous statement I've ever written). I was told to make a list (check!) and when I found a house that met all the criteria... STOP. I've found it. I have to be honest, this wasn't exactly hard for me. Adam and my mom found the house we're currently renting all by themselves. They brought me by once and I kinda shrugged and said "sure!" I am not into this whole hunt. (Another example, I bought the first wedding dress I tried on. I did try on multiple ones after that - so fun! - but I just knew right away and didn't feel the need to waste my time.)

Adam and my mom found this little gem, too. And guess what? It's the first house they took me to look at. Do I sense a pattern here?

I can't wait for Adam to build me a front porch. :)

I love it, I love it, I LOVE IT! It's so adorable and the perfect size for us. I love the kitchen, and the hard woods, and the location, and the back deck, and the back yard, and the master bath, and the laundry room.... you get the idea.

Ok, I'm sure I've already said too much. I don't want to jinx it! It's not ours until the closing date at the end of October (and God knows so much can go wrong between now and then). Pray for a smooth closing process, please! In the meantime, I'm overwhelming myself trying to pick potential paint colors. Any advice?

P.S. Kelly - I was actually sitting here debating whether to tell you pre-post, but thought it would be more fun (for me, probably not you) to find out on HERE! So sucks for you if you don't read this for another month or so.

Moving on up!

After a very long, stressful week, Adam and I have officially found our next place of residence! We absolutely adore our current apartment - we can walk everywhere and Piedmont Park is literally our front yard - but we knew we would have to move when our lease is up January 1. Although it's an amazing location, it really is just so small, too expensive and far from Adam's new job. We will definitely miss our 'first place,' but I am stoked for our new place!

We're going from a one bedroom/one bath baby apartment to a three bedroom/two bath house! It is so very spacious (probably too spacious...), and it has a huge fenced-in backyard for Ruthie.  The cherry on top is that it is cheaper than what we're paying now. I know, crazy!

Here's a picture of our new abode. Not much to look at from the outside, but it is beautiful inside.

We had to jump through so many hoops to get this place (another story for another day), but I am so glad everything worked out. Ruthie is going to freak out when she sees all the space she gets to run around in.

Now the next challenge is figuring out how to fill up a house when we only have stuff for a one bedroom/one bath apartment. Pinterest is about to become my new best friend.