Keeping It In Check

So our offer was accepted on a house today. Not just a house, really, but THE house, the one I want. It is a house I used to babysit in when I was younger, and I've always loved it--the space, the layout, the colors (which have changed tremendously), I loved it all.

It is difficult to not get excited and get our hopes up, but I know we need to remain realistic. We still have to have it inspected for termites, and that's where the last house just bottomed out (and probably will literally do that before too long.)

We are just at a point where we've outgrown our one-bedroom apartment, and while it was a wonderful starting place for us, it is time to move on. If everything checks out (fingers crossed and prayers lifted up), we can close on or before August 30. Right now, I'm just relishing the moment.

Rising to the Challenege

If you go back through the four blogs I wrote before I abandoned this blog attempt altogether, you will see where I was being wishy-washy about graduate school--knowing I wanted my Master's, but not knowing if I was ready or able or motivated enough to do it just yet. This summer, I bit the bullet, and I have completed two classes (and made A's). I am currently enrolled in the next two; you'll have to check back to see what this monsterous research class does to my GPA. After this summer, I'll only have six classes to go, and I will be the proud owner of a Master's and recipient of a pay raise. I'm pretty excited about both! I'm also working on completing National Boards for teaching this year. I'm definitely more scared of that than I am of the Master's degree.

The husband and I are still house hunting ferociously. We found our "dream house," made an offer that was accepted, and then the house completely failed the termite inspection. And by failed, I mean the inspector said it was the worse he'd seen in years. Now we no longer refer to it as our "dream house" but the "termite house" instead. I was pretty sad, but it was great that we found out before we purchased and moved into the termites' territory. It would have likely made them very angry. We are currently looking at a house and planning on making an offer today. It's a foreclosed property that is in great shape, so we're keeping fingers crossed and sending prayers up.

Honestly, between graduate school, reading books that I think hope will be useful as I attempt National Boards, and hunting for houses that are in our price range but not in the ghetto, my summer has disappeared. In about three weeks, I will head back to the classroom and welcome 60-70 new students into the wonderful world of American literature. I hope I'm ready for that challenge in three weeks.