Anticipation!

Three more days till our closing date on our house!! I am BEYOND excited. Every topic of conversation I have had with the Hubs has started with, "I'm so ready to be in our house..." I'm guessing he's getting a little tired of me, but I'M SO READY TO BE IN MY NEW HOUSE!!!! :)

Last week was a bit discouraging, but from the sounds of things this week, a March 18th closing date is actually seeming like it's going to happen. I'm starting to believe it's a done deal. We'll hopefully find out more today. I'm hoping to find out a time and place to sign the stinkin papers as well as a time to get my keys.

This week we've also had a bit of added excitement as one of our students will be moving in with us in June. She is moving in with the goal and intention of finding a local job and apartment to move into. After hearing her official answer on Wednesday and hearing her excitement, it's only fueled my desire to be in my new house. I told her that she could paint her room and decorate it whatever she wants. Though the painting restrictions were just no red or black walls. So we've been discussing colors and decorations. She's never lived in a place that had freedom to paint the walls. She's also mentioned that we'll get a free babysitter (SCORE!) and that she wants to do grocery shopping with me. I told her with all these things she's talking about, I may never want her to leave, and she replied, "I'm ok with that!" I think when she moves in, we'll have a little buddy for a while, maybe even until we kick her out. Seeing how I've been wanting someone to pal around with, I doubt we'll be kicking her out.

I was telling the Hubs that with being a youth pastor so long and genuinely thinking of these students as my kids, that I was excited to take one home! You know, like a cute puppy from the store. I understand that having a student in my house takes on an entirely new meaning to "full time ministry." 24/7 baby! It will give us a glimpse into the future of when our son is a teenager. What kind of people do we really want to be? How do we want to handle arguments? What do we want to teach our kid through how we handle arguments? There are so many questions, but it's exciting. This girl gets to see the real us, not just the us that stands up in front of teens on Wednesday Nights and talks, but she'll see us in our pajamas, when we're not too happy with our kid, she'll actually see public displays of affection! I look forward to this challenge! :)

I'm excited to be able to serve another person in my house. To bless this girl with not only a place to live but also some really amazing food! I'm definitely excited about getting back into my cooking/baking. With all this packing up and moving stuff, I haven't done much baking in recent times. So when I get into my new house (FINALLY), I will start posting recipes a lot more often!

Anticipation-- I'm full of it!