An Offer and all it brings with it

Last night, Eric and I were lamenting that we haven't had many buyers look at the house (2 to be exact and one really didn't care for the layout, the other really loved the house).  We spoke to our realtor, who said the market may have peaked and we were feeling we might have missed our chance.  And over all these months of debating and deciding, we've always said we're fine staying where we are.  We love where we live. And we do. So although we'd be disappointed, we'd be fine.  I mean, look at the pretty view we have! We'd be fine!

Then, bam! Late this morning we got an offer.  Not a great offer, but not a bad one, either.  We counter offered tonight and are waiting to hear back.  We were pretty surprised since we'd just been feeling like this might not happen.  In the meantime, tomorrow we have another open house, so we'll see what transpires between that and this counter offer.

Another surprise is how very mixed my emotions are about all of this.  While we did our daily highs and lows at dinner tonight, the whole family, including myself, said the offer on the house was a high.  But I also said it was my low.  I've already mentioned how bittersweet this journey feels, and this offer just amplified that emotion for me.  This is where my babies grew up.  Where I walked with them during long, dark nights.  Where they took their first steps.  Where they moved from a crib to a big bed.  Where they learned to talk and color and read.  Where birthdays were celebrated, where Santa's gifts were discovered, where they learned to discover the world. It's where their childhoods are rooted. 

And I know, I know we will have so many memories in our new home on the Lane, but it's still hard to say goodbye to this piece of my life, this piece of my motherhood. 

That's where this journey has brought me to today.  We'll see what tomorrow brings!