Our First House!!!, almost....

The front of the house, and LOTS of curb appeal.

The living room, LOVE the fireplace.

Bathroom, obviously.

Bedroom, that lets in plenty of sunshine!

Brand new kitchen.

Kitchen, close-up.

Dining Room, again letting in plenty of sunshine!

Back of the house, where we will build a deck or do something else really cool.

Thrown for a curve ball.

Yikes. Over the past week the Anderson home has gone on a crazy roller coaster ride. It started out by getting a new puppy, Roo. So much excitement, so much cuteness, and so much feeling less like a jerk for leaving Choxie at home by herself. Then Monday came, when a significant person in our lives offered to pay our down payment on a house when ever we decided to purchase a home; saying God had put it on their family's heart to help us out in this way. HUGE! Tuesday was filled with realtor.com and dreams of being home owners. Wednesday, the curve ball. Outside the door of our apartment was a note addressed to #410, stating that our lease would be ending as of January 31st. This wouldn't be a big deal except for the fact that Nick and I both thought our lease would be ending April 31st. So apparently we signed a 9-month instead, oops! How we both did not notice this is still a mystery. So now it's decision time. What to do. 

Then I was at work yesterday, doing my thing, when one of client's came in who conveniently happens to be a realtor, who also conveniently specializes in the TU area, where we would be conveniently wanting to live. Also, one of the girls that works part-time at BCBG came in yesterday, who happens to have a full-time job at doing closings on houses, and her mom does the whole loan/mortgage thing. So as crazy as this week has been, Nick and I keep getting slapped in the face with how stinkin blessed we really are. What most people would consider this to be stressful, we both have complete peace about it. Me, not worrying! Not going to lie, we had our freak out, what-the-heck-are-we-going-to-do moments, but now we are just in amazement of how perfectly God has placed people in our lives, and how great it knowing that this is not our doing but God's instead.

So in the past week I got a promotion at BCBG to be their assistant manager, with a promised promotion to be store manager come this spring. This is huge! and such an amazing opportunity, only God could have blessed me like this. Here is the email my boss Rena sent me after I put in my notice, just felt like sharing it.

I WANT A DAY OFF!!!!!

It's been a while.

It will continue to be a while.

60 hour work weeks are a little draining to say the least.

Funny...

I thought once I got to this point in my life, my friends would stop acting like they were in high school. I guess girls never really grow out of drama. Why do I let it get to me? Why do I give into the pettyness of it all? Probably because this time, I am the odd girl out. That seriously is the only part that really gets to me, not that I don't have these people in my life anymore but that it feels as though they are making it a point to pair up and are totally ok without me. This is vague, but I just had to get it out without getting it all......out.

I know I have friends. I have many, many amazing friends and I am so thankful for them. Usually I just let Nick tell me who my good friends are, he's infact a little bit better judge of that right now.

Speaking of good friends.... a big thank you to Ang Green, for you know exactly what I am talking about, and have been sooooo supportive (even living in DC). Love you girl.