The weekend of John Brady's birthday a couple from Texas looked at our house...They were our fifth look in just a few weeks. They were looking for a pool, which was a plus. We received news after their look that they were coming back in a week to look at three houses again with the whole family but at that point ours was number 1!!
After their second look a week later they made an offer on our house! Drew and I were so thankful in this market to have a good offer so soon after listing. We negotiated back with them twice and got what we were looking for and took the offer!
They want to close by May 19th and have possession at closing which means we have been on our "A" game. My mom and I have had to go pack little by little...as much as we can do with a two year old and a pregnant lady. Poor John Brady was a warrior and watched countless Elmo DVD's and played in empty rooms with what toys were left behind as his first house was being packed up all around him.
It was so bittersweet...I had many moments of happines but some tears. This was the house that Drew and I came home from our honeymoon to, brought John Brady home to, had our first Christmas together, cooked for all our family for Thanksgiving for the first time, watched John Brady walk in, and so on...So many sweet memories in that house.
Although we knew it was time for Drew and I to move on and we are so excited about relocating to Birmingham in the near future it was hard to say good bye knowing all the heart and hard work/sweat equity we put in that house.
Drew's favorite memories in the house:
1. spring/summer/fall dinners on the deck
2. pushing jb around the pool in his float
3. "just all the work we did....think about all the man hours we put in that house!"
4. rescuing Eve [RIP 2/28/12]
My favorite memories in the house:
1. our first Thanksgiving cooking for the family & the wasps that came down the chimney into the Christmas tree
2. Watching JB crawl up the stairs for the first time
3. Painting and working around the house with the family
4. Sitting by the fire with the family
5. Watching the bats in the summer while eating on the back deck
6. Watching Drew learn & master yard work and taking JB to the porch to sit with me to watch daddy mow!
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