November the 3rd

Today I'm thankful for the material things that I take from granted.

A house and 2 running cars.

I don't think I've kept it quiet that I hated buying a house. I did not want a house for various reasons. I didn't want the commitment and I didn't feel ready to buy a house.

Well... we bought one anyone. RJ being the rational one wanted to get going on a house and not pay rent anymore.

I must be weird in the head, but I didn't want to pay a mortgage, I didn't want fruit trees in the backyard, I didn't want to have to mow the lawn every week!

I wanted to continue renting our condo that had the lawn groomed to perfection once a week, not by me and also when something was broken, we didn't have to fix it.

But the more we make our house a home, and the more work we put into it, it's stolen a little piece of my heart. I do love our house. It's cozy and all ours. I can paint the walls whatever color I want and if I decide one weekend that I don't like the color of the bathroom cabinets, we can paint them. [true story].

I am very grateful for RJ taking the ititiative and finding us a house that fits our needs and will for many years to come. It is special to me and I am very grateful to say that it is ours.

The other thing I appreciate are the cars we drive. We like nice cars. We'll be the first to admit it. And we go through them rapidly. haha. That is a long story.

Living in Idaho in high school I got to drive the truck my dad drove in high school, and it wasn't new to him either. I have many stories about being stranded or out of gas in that truck, but I loved it.

I wanted to drive the truck and I loved waking up every morning in the bitter cold and coaxing it to run. It must be the country side of me.

But now I've traded in rust and pickup trucks for sleek shiny cars which I also love. I don't need to have the nicest car around, but it's nice to have something reliable.

Sometimes we take for granted what we have and I am very grateful for the means to afford both a house and cars. It makes me count my blessings everyday.

This was before we even moved in. It's much more lively now.