This whole apartment hunting has been quite the emotional roller coaster for me! It really wasn't that big of a deal at all but I let my raging pregnancy hormones get the best of me!
We had plans to move into our friends darling basement apartment as I had mentioned in an earlier post. I couldn't believe how lucky we were to have found something so great before we even started looking! But in June they had some unexpected change of plans. They told us they were still planning & hoping to move by the fall, so we decided we would just wait until August to see if any plans had changed with them or if we needed to start looking for something different! I seriously wanted nothing but our friends apartment, I compared EVERYTHING to it and the apartments we saw didn't even come close to matching up to that one! Nothing we saw was good enough! I was almost 90% convinced that we would end up moving in there because every time I would stress about it I would get this peaceful feeling like it was going to be okay! I really just had to put my trust in the lord and have patience with him but it was difficult for me! The stress of not knowing where or what you are going to bring your first baby home to scared me to death! We have such a great place right now and honestly it would have worked out just fine but this brought me the worst anxiety especially not knowing if it was a for sure thing that we were going to move in there & especially not knowing if I would have everything done & ready in time for him to come.
Last Friday night I just broke down into tears, and again let my emotions get to me! I am blaming this all on the baby!! (tears have been a constant thing through this pregnancy not because I am sad just because i can cry at anything) I got worried again about where we were going to be living and especially because of the cost of things! Renting is RIDICULOUS! Ty just hugged me and said "it will work out" Our famous words!
That night I just decided to forget about it! We still had over a month to wait until we touched base with our friends or had to start looking and really its just an apartment right?
So Sunday came and we did our usual routine in the ward, & as we were leaving we ran into our old Landlords so we stopped to just say a quick hi. The first thing he said was that their daughter (who lives 3 doors down from them) was moving!
NO WAY! We have been dying to stay in the ward and the area! We truly feel like Alpine is home to us! We LOVE it there! With in 24 hrs everything was squared away. They close on their house July 28th so if all goes well (which we have been told we have nothing to worry about) we will be moving in the first week of August!
My jaw dropped when we saw this place! IT IS BEAUTIFUL! it will be so perfect for our little family! It actually ended up being cheaper than the other and even a little bigger! We seriously are so blessed! We are so excited to stay in the ward and the same neighborhood! When I found out I was pregnant the only reason I cried was because i knew we would have to move! Who would have ever guessed we would end up just 3 doors down! We have never been so excited! We truly feel like this was "Meant to be!" & that this is a better fit for our family!
I have learned once again that we are on the lords time table and not our own. He knows what's best for us, and what's to come. We just need to have faith and patience! This truly is a blessing in our lives. I just always think & say... If I only would have known, I wouldn't have stressed out so much!
I use to have this quote hanging on my mirror since my sophomore year until I got married! I think it's time to put it back up!
"Answers to prayers ONLY come when we are PREPARED & PATIENT!"
I will post pictures once we are settled in!
