Casa Esperanza

We have fallen in love... With a house! After 9+ months of looking at homes upstate we found a house we love in the Hudson River town of Athens, NY. This is the second home we have made an offer on, but this time the seller accepted our offer (and this time we know we want to buy this home). This past weekend we were upstate staying in Marbletown at the home of our lovely friends Bart & Joey. They have a such a great home and land with a little pond and pasture. We've been so lucky to stay there and I think our first visit made us think about buying real estate upstate.

Lola loves her visits Upstate

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Lola & Billie lounging at Joey & Bart's

 

I was always of the mind set that we should buy in NYC or move. Our minds shifted drastically over the last three years as the real estate market here has gone totally bonkers. We can't afford a two bedroom anyplace in the boroughs, especially not in Brooklyn. Getting a mortgage as a self employed person is no easy task and then the competition is crazy on what little inventory the housing market has currently. Because we both love our city and my business keeps me here, we are rooted here. Commuting from upstate daily isn't an option but we yearn for something that has green space. Which brings us to our current situation and best solution. We are buying a home for the weekends.

While we are nervous about affording our rent, the house and the baby we hope to make, its time to stretch and invest in our sanity.

We had the house inspected over the weekend. The results were pretty positive for a very old historic home. I will not post more until we secure our mortgage and have a closing date BUT this is what is consuming our thoughts. We look at the pictures of the house everyday. That's how in love we are.

In follicle news... No growth yet. We are still waiting. Had a sonogram at Columbia today with our favorite doctor. We return next week to see if there is growth or if Cristina has to switch meds. Patience is more than a virtue.

I'm watching a man practice rock climbing in Central Park on the boulders at the south end of the park. It's maybe a 7 ft wall at max. Funny how we can make a challenge out of even the smallest rocks.