Update to finding love on-line...again

I've revised my Bush-like "stay-the-course" plan to delay the job search until after the company bonus payout in January. Today I drove by the house pictured in the post below.

WOW!

The neighborhood is made up of older homes just oozing charm and character. All of them have good-sized, immaculately kept yards with giant mature trees. There's no spottiness about the area, no dumpy houses or junk cars up on blocks. Within a couple miles of the mall and the brand-new, ultra-modern high school, the neighborhood feels like a step back in time. I'm sure there's a Norman Rockwell painting set in the front yard of one of those houses. It's quiet, peaceful and feels secluded, but within five minutes of all the major highways. It's an absolutely amazing location. When real estate agents preach: Location! Location! Location!, THIS neighborhood is what they're talking about.

I plan to call my mortgage company tomorrow and see where I stand concerning borrowing power if I sell my house. For a couple reasons, not least of which involve the upcoming holidays, I can't be ready to put my house on the market until February 2007. For now, all I can do is try to get my ducks in a row while hoping this house doesn't sell out from under me. Once I check on financing to determine if it's even feasible (assuming the stars all align), I may make an appointment to see the inside of the house. Because of its easy access to the highway, it's actually closer to my current job than I expected. Buying the house is not contingent upon changing jobs. I would still prefer to eliminate the 45-50 minute commute each way, but I'm making that long a commute to work from I live now, so it is certainly not out of the question.

I'm trying to remind myself that this whole thing is a long-shot fantasy that may very well not be in the cards. If it's meant to be, it will all work out. If it's not, God will have another plan for me. This may be another test of my pathetic lack of patience. I so suck at patience.