2 Years!

Luke and I celebrated our two-year anniversary on December 15th. We went to Eagle Crest to enjoy a 4-day vacation. It was wonderful! The only thing that would have made it better was if it had snowed. It's amazing how quickly time goes by. God has blessed me incredibly with Luke. He is my best friend. Luke's brother and his wife sang a song on our wedding day called "This Day" by Jadon Lavik and I want to share the lyrics with you. I hope these words encourage you in your marriage.

This day two lives become one
This day a new journey has begun
Our hearts full of lasting love
Brought together by the hand above

To share a life that draws us closer
To the one that we live for

And I will give you my heart
And all of who I am
And I will give more than vows
And words could ever say
Yes I’ll give you my all on this day
On this day

On the cross his love was shown
And this love will build our home
Standing now in front of you
We profess a love we know is true

To share a life that draws us closer
To the one that we live for

And I will give you my heart
And all of who I am
And I will give more than vows
And words could ever say
Yes I’ll give you my all on this day
And I’ll give you my all on this day

And I will give you my heart
And all of who I am
And I will give more than vows
And words could ever say
Yes I’ll give you my all (on this day)

And I will give you my heart
And all of who I am
And I will give more than vows
And words could ever say
Yes I’ll give you my all on this day
And I’ll give you my all on this day

Disappointed

So we had a realtor call last Monday night wanting to show a couple our house. And yes, this was after we took it off the market. We thought maybe this could be the miracle we were praying for. Thank goodness we keep our house clean because they wanted to see it the next morning at 10:30. We prayed that night that if it was God's will that the couple would put an offer on our house, but it has been more than a week now and we still haven't heard anything. Talk about playing with our emotions! I know one day I'll look back on this and not think much of it, but right now it's really putting a damper on things. Despite the frustrations I'm still trusting God in all of this and frankly, that's all I have the energy for!

Off the Market

Our house is officially off the market. I just don't understand what buyers are looking for. We've been praying about this before we even put it on the market and we really felt like we were following what God wanted. Now, 11 1/2 months later, we are just confused. We never even got one offer. A couple people looked at it 2 or 3 times but in the end they chose the "other" house. We heard a lot of reasons for why people didn't want to buy our house but the goofiest one was that our driveway was "too short". Not too steep, but too short. Apparently they drive a limo or something!

I'm actually looking forward to a few months of not having to have our house immaculate 24/7. Last year we had it on the market during December and it was awful. We couldn't have presents under the tree, our stockings were hidden, and we didn't have much decor up. This year is going to be the complete opposite!

Even though we're bummed that our house hasn't sold yet, there is a blessing that has come out of all of this. Wells Fargo called Luke last week and offered to lower our interest rate by 1%. We figured it wouldn't be worth it because of closing costs but after talking to our realtor and doing some research, we found that they would be lowering our interest rate for FREE! Apparently mortgage companies are lowering interest rates for some of those that have good credit and pay their house payments on time. I don't know how they choose but PRAISE GOD we were one of them! I'm not sure when this will take effect but I am so grateful that God is rewarding us for having patience and trusting in Him.

A NIECE!

Luke and I found out last Thursday that we are going to have a niece! My sister-in-law/cousin, Erin, is due sometime in April. Nathan is going to be a GREAT big brother!

Success!

Just finished grocery shopping and it was a great success! I spent $10.88 and saved $11.87. Yahoo! I LOVE when that happens. Thanks Thriftway!

Jumping on the bandwagon...

...and starting a blog! I enjoy keeping up with friends and family so I decided I should give this a try. Not a whole lot going on with Luke and I right now-- just the same ol' stuff. Keeping busy with work, family, friends, and trying to sell our home. We've had our house on the market since December of last year, so it has been just about 11 months. We're going to take it off the market the week before Thanksgiving and leave it off for the remainder of the winter. We're having a difficult time deciphering between what we want and what God wants. I know His timing isn't always our timing, but it seems like we've "wasted" our time having it on the market for almost a year. We didn't even get one offer! Frustration is putting it lightly... Oh well, all we can do is trust in Him and know that he wants something better for us.

Our two year anniversary is in less than two months, and I'm starting to get the desire to become a mom! I tell Luke "Everybody's doing it, so why don't we?" but it's not working. :-P Luke's brother and his wife are pregnant with their second child, and one of my best friends is pregnant with her second as well. I'm feeling left out! I always seem to be just one step behind... I finally caught up when I got married, and now I'm behind again! Haha, that's just life I guess.

Well I'm off to play cards with Luke and my parents. Today is 10/31, so HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!