The Best Feeling EVER!

I am so glad that you all are sticking with me. Sometimes it is a bit of a struggle to sit down and write, but I am so happy that you are still on this journey with us. So let me tell you what this moment is for me…

Our daughter had been telling us, for a couple of years prior to us deciding to buy, that she wanted a backyard. I was always explaining to her that Deonte and I would get married first and then we would purchase a home. We were planning to get married October 22nd and in her mind we were getting a house on October 23rd (if only it were that easy). Although that would have been amazing, that was not the case. I begin to explain to her the things that needed to take place in order to purchase a home; saving money, paying off debt, not getting any new debt, etc., for a 5 year old she understood very well. Fast forward to now and we are building our first home. The excitement that she has EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. we pull up to the house is absolutely amazing. Her wanting to help pick out furniture and decide where things will go. Or listening to her talk to her friends about a mortgages and what it means to buy versus rent. And checking to make sure “we have enough money to get the keys from the bank people after we sign the paperwork that says we will have to pay them back or they will take our house” J . Or her getting so emotional when I mention us possibly selling the house in 5 years. To be able to share this experience with her is an indescribable feeling. Going to the house has become a part of our evening commute home. Some days I just go and stand in the living room and just look, trying to see myself living there. Cooking, cleaning, having friends and family visit, praying, decorating, sleeping, creating memories, in OUR HOUSE! Seems surreal, like seriously. You know how you want something, but don’t really see it in your future or how it will happen, so just forget about it and do not even put it as a goal, and BOOM! I can hardly believe that in less than 30 days we will have a brand new home. I mean not only is this our first home, but we were able to BUILD it! This has truly been a blessing. My husband and I have worked really hard to provide a life for our family that we truly deserve and I thank God daily that He saw fit for us to embark on this journey. I honestly thought her being a part of our wedding was the best feeling ever, but having her be able to experience building our first home is even better!