Tattoos and Roses

Well there has been a couple of changes that have occurred since the last posting! First off I can't tell you how amazed at how quickly this year has flew by!  It is hard to believe that next week is Thanksgiving!!  Geez Louise! Time slow down!  That leads me to the first change... I have accepted to move branches within the bank.  At the end of this month I will be packing up my station and moving to the other side of the county.  Wow, that sounds crazy!  I have worked at the same branches for eight years (since I began at the bank), with pretty much the same crew.  That is getting ready to change come the next week.  Today, the Elkin crew had lunch as a group for the first time and got to see the branch almost complete.  It was an awesome experience!  I will be honest and say that I have been nervous about this change, but also excited at the same time (along with a few other emotions thrown into the mix).  I can truly say tha...

So last time I was speaking of a house that I couldn't get off my mind.  Well here is the latest... Gary and I went and looked at the house.  Was it adorable?  Yes.  Was it all that I thought it would be?  No.  Since the viewing of the Taylor St home we have looked at several.  We even made an offer on one that would have been perfect.  I guess it wasn't meant for us, because the negotiations didn't go in our favor. I never realized that buying a house would be such an emotional roller coaster.  I keep thinking of how wonderful it is going to be having our family an friends over for holidays or just to have them over in general.  How we are going to have a place that is "ours".  Our friends kids playing in the back yard, having bonfires and cookouts. Then there is this dark cloud that looms over my head that makes me hesitant about buying.  By buying a home we are planting roots in a certain place.  This means that...

It has been entirely too long since my last post and I apologize to myself for that.  This is a release that is needed and very welcome. As of late I have been having these overwhelming feelings of the need to have a place that is "ours". My husband stumbled upon a house that is for sell in the city limits of Mt. Airy that we could afford. This house is perfect according to the pictures.  There is a beautiful wrap around porch on the front, it is white with black shutters, three bedroom, one bath, screened in back porch, a laundry room and fairly large kitchen.  I have taken a very strong liking and emotional tie to this house, even though I have yet to step foot in it. I have always dreamed of owning a home with a wrap around porch, sort of farm house/cottage style, maybe this is the reasoning behind this sudden, crazy attachment to this house.  Dreams of being able to have our families over for the holidays, having friends over for cookouts,and being able to wa...