So Tom and I have been facing a lot of grown up choices that I dont know if we're ready to make. We were looking at houses and then chose a house and were getting ready to decide to make an offer, and then we changed our minds. I think more then anything it scared us. We wouldn't have the freedom to do things as we please (financial freedom), and that's not exciting to us. I know owning a home is an investment, but at this point it's not something we NEED to do. But going back to pre-not buying a house, I was getting really excited. I was going to be able to pick out paint, and tile, and flooring and learn how to frame (we want a finished basement), and all of these things would have given me something to do. I am a very project focused person. If I am given a project to work on, I really focus on it. So, I was getting very excited about the idea of picking out patio furniture, planting a garden, and being able to have people over! But! We changed our minds, and it broke my heart. I know deep down this was a choice we needed to make though. Waiting until after the wedding will free up a lot of cash (we're currently saving over half of my income each month to pay for it), and will also give us a chance to adjust to paying our student loans and all the randomness that comes up. Once this choice was made I was in a bit of a funk. I was just like, "what now? What am I going to spend all my time thinking about and planning and gathering ideas for? Because it's not a house anymore..." And then Tom kindly reminded me that 8.22.2011
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So Tom and I have been facing a lot of grown up choices that I dont know if we're ready to make. We were looking at houses and then chose a house and were getting ready to decide to make an offer, and then we changed our minds. I think more then anything it scared us. We wouldn't have the freedom to do things as we please (financial freedom), and that's not exciting to us. I know owning a home is an investment, but at this point it's not something we NEED to do. But going back to pre-not buying a house, I was getting really excited. I was going to be able to pick out paint, and tile, and flooring and learn how to frame (we want a finished basement), and all of these things would have given me something to do. I am a very project focused person. If I am given a project to work on, I really focus on it. So, I was getting very excited about the idea of picking out patio furniture, planting a garden, and being able to have people over! But! We changed our minds, and it broke my heart. I know deep down this was a choice we needed to make though. Waiting until after the wedding will free up a lot of cash (we're currently saving over half of my income each month to pay for it), and will also give us a chance to adjust to paying our student loans and all the randomness that comes up. Once this choice was made I was in a bit of a funk. I was just like, "what now? What am I going to spend all my time thinking about and planning and gathering ideas for? Because it's not a house anymore..." And then Tom kindly reminded me that 
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ok I think I have figured out how to post to your blog. I love looking at houses, it's a great way to keep up on the housing market, both in pricing and availablity. It is also good to know how much things like carpet, tile, paint and other items that you may change in a house, costs. That way you can make a informed offer. Looking can be fun and you never know what you may run into.
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