I bought a house

I'm freaking out and my head is spinning. I bought a house on southside. I don't think I could have found an older one either. Mom will be thrilled. 1901. She insisted I find a new build. Wasn't in the cards. Every house I put an offer on (4 to be exact) got swooped out from under me with a better offer.

1901 and it needs a little TLC. I met Emily the former owner at closing. So sweet and it seems like she really loves the house. I invited her to come back anytime and see it at any time. I'm really going to make the changes as soon as I can and then enjoy it. I want to blog my journey to it's revitalization. I pray God has a protective shield around the house. I really can't afford for anything to go wrong so I can make some money on it when I sell it one day. Or God may plan on me staying in it for awhile.

So, since I sold my house at 2564 Chandalar Lane in Pelham AL I have stayed at my coworkers house for about 3 weeks total. The rest of the time (5 months)  I have been couch surfing in my office while sneaking my dachshund Little Bit into my office against my buildings policy of no pets. Day care is $175 for 10 days. This is not bad but I have been paying $475 for all my "STUFF" to sit in storage and trying to save up to be able to buy new furniture and fix up a new house.

Margie Beth Shaw and Bonnie Cornelius have been with me through the whole process. I know there have been some they wanted me to buy that I just wasn't ready for. There have also been some that I really wanted that they steered me away from. All along, I have really tried to trust God in this decision. Where does he want me? I have had this desire to live close to UAB and be part of the southside atmosphere again. I used to live on 16th Ave South when I first came to UAB. I lived in Dr. Hilyer's top floor remodeled attic. I had my own entrance, close to work, had my own space, and cheap. Once I met Harvey it was all suburban life. We bought the Pelham house in 1993-94. I lived in the house until Seth finished his freshman year of college. I just couldn't keep up with all the yard work, the 2400 sq feet, and I've honestly just had enough with the drive.

If I've made a mistake, Lord please help me finish the updates, make the house beautiful for someone else and then let it go.