First comes love, then comes marriage, then...

...no, I'm not pregnant.

(though people keep asking because the assumption seems to be that 3 months after our wedding, we're pregnant ... LOL! We're not in that much of a hurry...)

BUT we are in the process of another step after marriage ... buying a house! 

It's very exciting.

And slightly stressful.

Because we are trying to sell our condo AND buy at the same time.

Our current situation:

This is my first time doing this, so I am learning A LOT.

Like the predicament of "We LOVE this place! But we don't have the cash yet..."

I'm learning new terms.

Contingent home sale.

Escrow.

MLS.

Bridge Loan.

Does not convey.

LOL.

It's also reminding me to practice the art of non-attachment.

Like "We LOVE this place! It's perfect!"

Oh, "under contract."

UGH.

On with the search.

So I just continue browsing on realtor.com, Zillow, Housesnap ... my new favorite websites and phone apps. 

As unnerving as it can be sometimes, I trust that we will find the right place for us. Even if it's not perfect. Because I think that's a pretty high standard to have. Elements of it will be what we're looking for, but not all of it. That's just waaaay too much pressure and not realistic.

It's crazy to think about buying a home that you want to be in for awhile. At least the next 10 years, if not longer. So you start thinking about schools, does the neighborhood have a community-feel, how close are the grocery stores and gyms, stuff like that. Stuff I wasn’t thinking about 4 months ago, that’s for sure! Ummm, can I just say “bride brain”? 

I will miss Old Town. Very much. But it's just not realistic for us to settle there.

So to the Open Houses we go!

In the meantime, I still continue with my workouts and delicious food my husband makes me. 

And continuously breathing and practicing the art of non-attachment.

The last few days workouts:

Do what makes you happy.