Saturday October 8th was a leisurely day. We packed up the babe and all of the things she needs for a day on the road and headed out to Lakecity, MN "the birthplace of water skiing". It is a lovely drive through the farmlands and bluffs of Southern MN. The fall colors were peeking, the sky was a deep blue gray with some blustery cloud cover. It was a beautiful day. We hit up Pepin Heights Orchard store for some apple cider and a pumpkin for the little lady. After that stop we headed south to Wabasha, MN on Highway 61. This Highway takes you a long the Mississippi River below the bluffs and again more spectacular fall foliage! Let's just say God is definitely an artist! It was amazing! In Wabasha we headed across the river to Pepin, WI where we enjoyed lunch at the Pickle Factory with a view of the river and the harbor. Corey and I enjoyed juicy burgers!
It was during this lunch that we got a call from our Realtor Andy Mullholand (Handy Andy). Andy is a great friend and trustworthy realtor. He's been patient with us as we've been "looking" at homes for about a year (just trying to get e feel for what we want and what is available). Andy has let us direct the search from day one, but today he had a property that he wanted us to see. Oddly enough Corey and I had looked at this home online that very morning and liked what we saw.
As we headed back to Rochester we decided that we would go see the property that afternoon...and boy am I glad we did. It was charming, updated, spacious and in a location that would work well for all of our Rochester hot spots...could this be it?!?!?! We spent about an hour in the home, and by the end of that hour we were talking about where our furniture would go and which room would be Naomi's. We pictured her riding a little Fischer Price bike on the back patio and climbing the fort in the backyard...Yep! This is the house for us. We left the house and headed straight to Andy's office. On the way we prayed that we would be mindful of God's will for us and that we would honor Him...and in this case, especially financially. By the end of the day we had put in a strong offer and were waiting to hear back from the seller.
Sunday morning we headed out to church and texted Andy to let him know that even though we were at church we wanted to know right away if he heard back about our offer...long story short, after one counter offer....WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!!
We are thrilled...so excited...and so blessed!
Closing is set for November 17th...better get packing!
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