Day 04/30: A Roof Over Our Heads
Last July we went and did something incredibly grown-up. We bought a house. Boy, oh boy was that ever a stressful exercise. I feel like no matter how much you try to be cold, hard, and logical about home-buying there is always a huge element of ERMERGERD going on.
I remember lying awake at night worrying about whether or not I was making a huge mistake. What if the roof caves in? What if a sink hole forms under the house? What if it's FULL OF SNAKES?! Honest to God, I had a panic attack over each and every one of these things.
A year and a half later we are still here. The roof might not be brand new, but it's not leaking yet. The foundation may not be perfect, but its not a seething vortex either, and most importantly, I am yet to find a single rattlesnake anywhere inside. Way to go, house.
For the first six months I couldn't shake the feeling that we were crashing at someone's parents house, like the grown-up police were going to show up at any moment and toss us on our cans. After a while though, we settled in, and now I feel perfectly cozy on our little homestead. I am so comfortable that I don't even bother wearing pants most days.
How would the grown-up police like that?
P.S. This post is part of my 30 Days With a Grateful Heart series. You can check out the rest of my posts in this series on Mary Makes Pretty, Mary Makes Babies, and here on Mary Makes Dinner. Visit Bless Her Heart to check out other bloggers that are participating in the project.
