Thursday night.

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Have I mentioned how terrific M is lately? Cause he is. I was having a miserable afternoon, but he fixed me right away when I got home. I had a migraine-type headache in the afternoon, and the afternoon's tape was about database design. With headphones. It wasn't pretty or nice at all. I did, however, get to bed early last night, and was much more well-rested this morning--it's pretty incredible what an extra hour of sleep will do for you. Too bad I took a nap this afternoon, because otherwise I'd try it again.

We saved at least $55,000 today--I know we're generally thrifty, but that's a pretty significantly noteworthy savings in one evening, nonetheless! I was looking through the local Sunday paper (much bigger than the Morehead News, but probably less in the way of quality.. just in case you were wondering. Not that the Morehead paper is likely to win any journalistic awards either, but they tend to spell words correctly in headlines, at least.) Anyway, there was a full-page ad for a realty company, with photos of houses, and I fell in love wiith one of them at first sight. M was captivated by it too, just as I knew he would be. The price was suspiciously low, though, and the ad said it needed some TLC but had a nice river view--those are three pretty good warning signs right there. We weren't doing anything, so we went to look at it, and.. well, we're not going to be buying it, no matter how cute it is. Saggy roof and general neglect, but it's absolutely adorable. However, the nice view of the river.. well. Yes. Also, a potentially nice, close-up view of the river during floods. But the neighborhood was the worst part. Not the nicest part of town, by any means, and we would like to be just outside of town, rather than in it. So.. rather than being depressed about finding an unsuitable house that's almost perfect for us (at least in appearance!) I'll just be happy that we saved so much money today. It all works out--besides, we'd rather live here. . .

I've got to stop watching virtual house tours and get myself to bed!

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That house is cute, but

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even if it was in pristine condition, it's in one of the worst neighborhoods in town. If you get serious about house hunting, let me know and I'll help you out based on your needs. Disclaimer: I am not a realtor, i am too honest lol.

Re: That house is cute, but

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Yeah, we noticed when we drove out there--it's.. well, you can tell it's not exactly the nicest place in the world. I love the house, though. It's so cute. :) We're not much into major renovations, though.. just minor stuff, so it wasn't a winner in any way except appearance. But still. ;) Actually, we're not even looking for a house now, so it's just as well that we didn't want to buy it. I just stumbled on it in the paper and we thought it was cute and didn't have anything else planned, so we went to look at it. When we do start looking, I'll be sure to pester you with questions, though. :)