Yesterday we toured a house we loved, today we wrote an offer with our realtor! It's the opposite of what we set out looking for in many ways. Smaller, newer, and in a neighborhood that wasn't really even on our radar, but it felt like home. A lovely little lannon stone ranch with oak floors throughout, a natural fire place, a gigantic kitschy-cool kitchen for entertaining, a sunroom, a mini porch off the breezeway, a great patio and all around the block from Jackson Park.
We went to our realtor's house in Bayview near South Shore Park to complete a pile of micrscopic paperwork. I spent most of the day excited, but when we sat down at the table to get to work I became fearful. We managed to make it through the paperwork and decide on our offering price. I giggled a little to myself when I realized that normal people pay for things like water and city garbage collection. It was clear to me that I'll soon be ushered into the world of adulthood.
After the deal was sealed, Nancy invited us to stay for a simple supper. She brought out two crystal wine glasses and some Liebfraumilch for a toast. We shared the dinner of makeshift lasagna, toast, salad and some small talk in her house crowded with knick knacks. It seemed like an incredibly kind and decent thing to do for us. Also a bit old fashioned. There is something about inviting strangers to share your left overs with an open heart and no sense of embarassment that warmed my heart.
Say a little prayer for us that our hope for a new home becomes a reality!
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