Home, sweet home!

David and I are going to look at houses this weekend! We are so blessed that we're going to be able to get a house, especially since we'll be able to take advantage of the tax credit.

We're just starting the process, so we won't be buying anything for a couple of months. We definitely will want to buy it before the wedding, though, so I'll be able to jump in there and fix everything up in time so we won't have to worry about it too much after the wedding. We've got about 10 or so houses that we're interested in, so we're going to look at the first four this weekend. We've hired a Realtor, so they'll be working with us to find us the best deal and the best home for us.

Want to see the ones we're looking at Saturday? Here they are, in order of my favorite to least favorite:

1. 2204 Water Spray Drive — This one is immaculate. I love the stonework on the outside and sheer elegance of the house inside. When I picture the home I'd live in, it looks very similar to this one on the outside.

2. 3421 Opequon Drive — I love the stonework mixed with vinyl siding. Also, the kitchen is beautiful. This is, by far, the best kitchen of any of the ones we're seeing. It's very modern looking.

3. 161 Longbay Street — I like the kitchen and dining room areas. I think we'd have to add an island in the kitchen with this one, though, since the kitchen is a bit small. I've got a tiny kitchen in my apartment now, and I will never live somewhere with a lame kitchen again.

4. 3209 Octawa Trail — Imagine, if you can, that none of the walls are painted the hideous colors that the current homeowners have painted it, and you will see a unique, pleasant home underneath. The kitchen isn't huge, but it has an island, which is key. (I love black or stainless steel appliances, by the way.) I'm also not crazy about the outside color of the house, but I think I could get used to it. One downside to this home is that we'd have to spend a fortune in paint just to cover up their horrible choices. But I'm going to paint anywhere we live, so I guess it's not that huge a deal. ;) Check out the orange room. Orange? Seriously, guys? Ew.

Anyway, all of these homes are great. We won't really know for sure how we feel about them until we go in them, obviously. Our favorites could become impossibilities after we've seen the inside of them, and the ones we liked so-so could become favorites!

I can't wait to start looking on Saturday! It's definitely a buyer's market out there right now, so we're going to be homebuyers at a perfect time!