home sweet mukilteo.

monday would have been a bust had it not been for God uprooting us from our clouded frustration and plopping us in the driveway in front of what would become our new home. we were simply out of our minds in exasperation. i wish i could better put into words how frustrating the house-hunting process was. granted, we haven't had much time to look, but the seattle rental market is absolute madness and we experienced this firsthand. it was hard staring down a 1-week deadline, knowing we'd have to move this weekend, regardless of what we did or did not find.

that said, we are so grateful for the find that we snagged from craigslist within minutes of its being posted on monday. the guy was like, "how'd you guys find this?! i haven't even left my office after listing that ad!" we chuckled, "you have no idea." in fact, it was in front of ivars on the waterfront in the front seat of the car where i sniped a wireless signal and was hitting 'refresh' repeatedly on craigslist that the ad popped up.

our hope and prayer, that we didn't even feel was very realistic, was to find a place in mukilteo. we love the area, it's just so cool, and it means about a 5-minute drive to paine field for matt. well, lo and behold, that's where we found this place! it's a sweet condo on harbour pointe, right in our price range, and has the features we were hoping for, but thought we'd have to compromise for and lose. we have the space we need, a washer and dryer, and a place for gromit to poop! the best part is that we don't stare out our windows at only more rows of units and a concrete jungle. our front walkway is full of green plants and blooms and our back opens out on the fairway of the harbour pointe golfcourse! so, that means we can see green and we're so thankful for that.

people. we have room for you to come and visit! not only do you get a room of your own in which to slumber, but you get your own guest bathroom! come one, come all. :)

it's also time to go paint shopping. our bedroom is canary yellow. our bathroom is baby pink. before i gag on easter eggs, we're going to show these walls we mean business. i'm brainstorming color palettes and new ideas and somehow i want to incorporate a gorgeous chocolate brown. get ready.

so. how's that for an update? we found our place, i'm really stressed about moving, and... oh, we're having a yard sale on friday if you all would like to adopt some of our goodies. :) 8-1 on friday at our place.

back to workkkkkkk.