Not too far down the road....
Posted by Unknown , Monday, November 15, 2010 4:33 PM
Six months ago, we moved to the canyon. The house we had been renting went into foreclosure. I loved that neighborhood, so close to stores, easy walk to school, and a street full of friends to keep my boys busy. It was hard for me to leave. We took this opportunity to downsize, and lower our rent considerably. Not to mention, Brett has always preferred rural living.
When Brett found this house, he wasn't even going to ask me to come look at it. He was sure I would hate it, and that it was not going to be a house I could make work. I decided to take a look anyway. At first, I said no. No way. It was the opposite of everything I wanted. No pretty yard, no kids to play with, no convenient grocery store, a crazy drive to get the kids to different schools everyday, one shower to share, and it was old. I dislike old houses! I didn't realize how snobby I had gotten, spoiled and expecting certain amenities in my life to make things easier on ME. Wow. I had to rethink what was important here. After praying about it, looking at the savings in cost over and over, we both decided it would be stupid to pass up a perfectly fine house and start saving money. Get our finances in order. Living in Orange County does not have to mean living beyond our means.
The new house is only eight or nine minutes from our old place, but it seems much further. It feels like it's in the middle of nowhere. This house is round. It's dark. There are scary bugs and animals of all kinds visiting my property on a daily basis. Nevermind the fact that I have run over two tarantulas and I think we might be living on top of ant colony. I don't care that we don't have a garage and all five of us essentially share a bathroom. Mice live in my attic, snakes roam my yard, bunnies and squirrels scamper through the brush and hawks patrol the skies. We love it here.
The weiner dogs are in heaven, running amok, carving little puppy trails on the side of the hills. The boys have room to run all over and have airsoft wars, tons of places to hike, quiet evenings on the spacious deck, and a great view of trees and sky as we sit and sip coffee on the porch swing. It's been a total blessing to have found this home. Even when I was positive this was not where I wanted to be, I can look back and be reminded that God always has a perfect plan for my family.
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