10/23/2026
My husband's birthday present came early 🏡
We look at real estate almost daily, and over the last six months, we’ve looked at a few houses "just for fun". As our life plans slowly begin to change, we’ve talked about moving in a few years. Then before we left for Europe, we came across a house with big, beautiful windows, surrounded by trees, that checked so many of our boxes.
He was ready to make the move and we put in an offer but ultimately we let the deal die. I loved the house but I’m an overthinker who isn’t a huge fan of change. I love our current home our neighbourhood, our neighbours who have become friends. This move isn't about disliking where we are but more about a change and something that aligned with future plans.
We decided that if the house was still available when we got home, we would revisit it.
A few days after returning home, we went back for another viewing, and that very night we put in another offer. The kicker was someone else had put an offer in as well with a clause. Our offer was accepted BUT we needed to wait 72 hours to give them time to firm up and remove their condition and if they couldn't the house was ours. What a roller-coaster ride these last few months have been.
This morning we found out that we GOT the house. We’ll be starting the new year in a new home beginning a whole new chapter of our lives.
Vince, what a roller-coaster ride this has been! You don’t ask for much in life, and seeing just how much you loved this house makes me even more excited to turn it into our home. Change may be scary for me, but there’s something exciting about stepping into a new chapter together and seeing where life takes us.
A big thank you to Cyrus for helping us so much throughout this entire process. From my nervous phone calls to talking things through with Vince, right down to dealing with our offer at 4 a.m. We truly cannot thank you enough! We appreciate you more than you know.
Here's to new beginnings, new memories and another chapter of life together.
