My how time flies!

So this is what happens when I don't keep up with my blog like I should. I forget the cool details! Basically- the first two house we saw were cute- but a dud. Both were too small for what we wanted. Both had these weird top floor rooms that because the roofs are slanted- so are the ceiling of the rooms. The hubby and I both come from square shaped homes so we weren't really into that- especially considering the size. After those two, the husband went on his own to see a house labeled a "fixer upper". And boy was it... the ceiling in the kitchen caved in and because the smart owners before took down a load bearing wall, the second floor was starting to sink in. Not fun.

We took a few days off from house hunting and decided to check out some Co-ops in our area. One was on the first floor of a really, really nice building. 24 doorman, indoor/outdoor play area for kids, laundry room, parking, storage- ugh- I loved it! The neighborhood was good, but kind of in the middle of nowhere. So the first floor apartment had an issue with lighting. It seemed dark, even with all the lights in the apartment on!

We also went to go see a space on the 6th floor which was very affordable- but of course needed some work. But not too much. The wood floors needed to be cleaned up along with the bathroom needed a total overhaul. But it was cute! So we put in a bid and they accepted- yay!

Only- we don't really like it that much anymore. We went to see another house today that for almost the same price is not a bad candidate. Its HUGE. Well, maybe I'm exaggerating. Its certainly not a mansion. But its much, much bigger than all the others we've seen but of course- you called it- it needs work. A lot. Of work. The previous occupants made it pretty clear they didn't give a crap about taking care of it. Boo. Honestly though- I wouldn't mind putting in the effort for this particular place. It definitely has potential, so we're going back with a contractor in the next couple of days. Hopefully he's got good news for us.

We're also seeing another house on Sunday which is a lovely shade of green- so of course I'm instantly smitten. 

Oh yeah- but the husband is talking about going back to school for nursing so that he can make more than what he makes now. All fine and dandy- but then that means no house for us. Oh life. You make me giggle sometimes.

The non-house possibility wont be so bad. His mom offered to take over the basement and give us the top floor if he does indeed enroll himself in school. Won't be so bad cause we can turn the other room up here into a living room, and we have our own bathroom. So yay for saving money. x)

First House Shopping Dream!

 So last night I had the most hilarious dream. It wasn't funny while it was happening- but when I woke up, I did have to scold myself for being so silly.

 The husband and I live in NYC right now and we are looking to move to the burbs- more specifically in the town or adjacent towns of where he works in the burbs. The town where he works happens to be amazing- great schools, great houses, great people. But of course- the houses are worth all that awesomeness. We've found a few in that town- but also a few beautiful houses right at the borderline of the aforementioned "great" town and of course- the town with a "reputation". Since the few beautiful houses are so close to the "great" town, the area is still nice. But travel about 6 blocks north, and it gets a little cray cray. We're ok with this since we won't really ever be going north. But that didn't stop my imagination.

 MY DREAM- me, the husband and the dog are walking to the house we're going to visit. (Walking because these particular houses are walking distance from the husbands job) Only as we start walking down the block, its a war zone. There's a tent city and what I thought was two dead bodies, but turned out to be two people sleeping. As we continued along, there was a gathering at a corner bodega where something was going on- someone falling or something like that. I kept thinking to myself- "But I saw on Google Maps that this street looked nice! We just have to make it to the next block and then it'll be all nice houses!" End of silly dream.

 LOL The fear of an ugly neighborhood has infiltrated my brain! Oh geez- I cant wait to see theses particular houses in person to get this nonsense off my mind!

House Hunting Level 1

 Well, a lot has changed since May, that's for sure! We are still living with the husband's mom but have put the baby making on a temporary hold. I want to focus on my acting career a little more right now and a baby would put that ish on halt for 18 years. If you know anything about entertainment, you know its a tough career track. I've told myself that I'm going to give it one year to do something substantial that pays cash money. I just did a show that some agents attended, so fingers crossed! (Although we've stopped "trying", there's always that opportunity for a surprise- so stay tuned if you were here for the baby stuff. :) 

 However, the house hunting has now consumed our every waking moment. We are going to visit some of our first houses this Wednesday and I am so excited!! I'm googling all the stuff you're supposed to ask and of course that led me right back to The Nest. Just about all of our "home criteria" has to do with our future children. I've never cared so much about a school district ever in my life!

 This house will be an important addition to our lives, so as far as this blog is concerned- I'll be switching gears for a little while. I'm not really sure what to share in terms of the house searching process, but I'll learn as we go along. For now- Wednesday is the day!! I got this cute little folder with an awesome checklist and prompts for what kind of notes to take from TD Bank. I wonder if I can take pictures of the houses... Time to visit google again!

Is this the baby blogging band wagon?

Oh hey... Is this the baby blogging band wagon? ... Yes, I'm here- and hopefully to stay! A lot has been going on with me lately and it feels like a good time to start documenting. We recently moved out of our cute little apartment (cute is as much as I'll compliment it) back to the husband's family house where his mother and aunt live. We will be spending the next couple of months saving and looking for a house to buy. This is definitely not the most ideal living situation since I already feel like I'm living in the TV show "Everybody Loves Raymond" except in this version- the mother and daughter in law don't speak the same language. Oh life.

Today was a good day of sorts. It is CD 1 which can be a Boo or Hooray depending on how you look at it, but it came with a nice surprise. I realized that CD12- when I usually ovulate- will fall right smack in the middle of our vacation coming up in a week. And where are we going? Disney World baby!! We can sure use some of the famous Disney magic that week! And funny enough- CD12 is the day we've chosen to go to Magic Kingdom! Fingers will be crossed that entire week!! I am a total Disney geek so waiting for next week is going to be the ultimate test of my patience. And it's the husband's first trip to Disney World so I'm really, really pumped.

And after all the stress of moving- we just need to get out of New York!