House Buying...perhaps we'll wait.

For those of you who know we have been yearning for a house of our own for some time. Renting can be a bore and our current establishment is nice livable, but we are ready to move on. After the wedding and the party and the thank you cards and getting back to a lower-stress way of life, I was hoping that now would be the time we would buy...and then this past weekend and today happened. Sure the Dow has been below 10,000 points before, but this is definitely different. I am afraid to log into my 401k site to even look at how much less of value I have to my retirement. Chris checks everyday so I am sure that he isn't as shocked, I do not have the discipline to check even once a week. Egads!

We just got word from our landlord that he has agreed to basically let us live at our current place as long as we want to, he has no intention of selling during this volatile economic market. I don't blame the man - there have been a few houses across the street from ours that have been on and off the market more times than the UPS driver misdelivers packages to our house (i.e. A LOT).

I hope that we will be able to save wisely for a downpayment. I know it is always so tempting to buy anything and everything on a whim when you can see the money in your own checking account. I am guilty of it just like anyone else - "Hey I have a few extra bucks, I'll just go to Target and get a few things"...$100 later I have 4 Target sacks full of stuff.

Perhaps in the next couple weekends or so I really will get my rear in gear and go to a packing store to buy moving boxes. With the way the Dawgs are playing right now it isn't even worth watching them on TV with 100% attention as I normally would.

Other updates - we have been like I said trying to just unwind still from everything that has happened. I had a birthday and my Dad made almond fried chicken and sweet and sour pork - very good. Something that I can only eat about once a year because it is so bad for you, but it sure does taste good. Facebook is this new exciting application in my world right now as well - at first I was resistant and now...I have to be a good girl and make sure I don't allow myself to become obsessive about checking it and seeing what my Facebook friends are up to.