1.5 weeks to go...

Last week Keith and I traveled to Louisville to house hunt, thanks to those of you who prayed for us, it was definitely a full 3 days of looking and narrowing down.  By the last day we were there we decided we liked 3 houses.  Keith stayed up late crunching numbers the night before, weighing the pros and cons, and just praying for wisdom.  Me, I went to sleep (I'm so thankful for my husband!)  So, on the last day we went and re-visited the 3 houses we liked and decided to put an offer down on our favorite one.  This house was our favorite because of location to Keith's work, good neighborhood, close to good schools and it is a house we can grow into.  The negative was the price.  The other 2 were less but did not have as much room and we felt we may out grow them sooner.  So, we put an offer in, got on a plane and headed back to Austin.  By the time we got in at 11pm and turned on our phone we had an email from our realtor telling us they rejected it, but countered.  Their counter offer was still too high for us, so we slept on it and decided to counter one more time the next day.  Praying that if this was not the house for us, they would reject the offer and we would choose from the other 2 houses.  Much to our surprise they accepted the offer!!  We now are on our way to owning a house in Kentucky (wow).  Even though this house was more expensive both Keith and I did experience a great peace after our offer was accepted.  We know the Lord is continuing to guide us. 

Next step...packing.  It is getting real now.  At this moment Keith is out getting boxes and packing supplies and the packers are coming next week, so I am trying to organize as much as possible, only buy what is absolutely necessary at the grocery store and figure out what I can give/throw away.  Our plan is for Eli & I to fly to NC on the 25th and Keith to drive to LVille and start working.  we will be reunited when the house closes.  Please pray for a 30 day closing!!

Before we left last week we did do a few more Austin things.  Austin (as well as other places) is known for it's food trucks.  The 3 of us headed downtown to find one last week, I think everyone was happy. Yummy Tacos.