Filtering Life

We are going for a record for as many life changes possible in one year. I think we have a shot at it. Our list already includes: marriage, two new jobs, getting pregnant and now we are going to add shortly: buy a house, have a baby. Not bad for one year. Now Heather has me with moving to a different state, but we got you on the baby thing.
I have lived in the strange little Stepford world called Wyndhurst for 1.5 years now. There is a joke that a glass dome comes over the neighborhood at night and pure air is pumped in. I have to say, I like the convenience of Wyndhursts location and the newness of the apartment, especially after living in a 100 year old house for 3 years….lots of charm, but everything was falling apart! BUT…it does have an undeniable, slightly creepy feel to it when you drive down the main street. There is no diversity either, which I do not like. Just a bunch of white people, walking their dogs in their little jogging suits, sipping coffee at the coffee shop and shopping at the boutiques. That is a little creepy to me.
Anyway, when I moved in I had a roommate so we obviously split the rent. The prices for apartments are on the pricey side for Lynchburg, but completely reasonable if split in two. Now that the rent comes out of one bank account, I find myself bitter writing the rent check every month. You can get a decent house including, principal, insurance, and taxes, for less than we pay each month….and have equity in this world! My brother is a realtor in the area so it was time to tap into the family connection. We have officially started house hunting. These are the times I appreciate Ryan because he actually enjoys this and isn’t fighting me tooth and nail about research, driving around neighborhoods, and meeting with my brother. I feel this hope that we will be out of apartment living situation soon and I will have a fresh pallet to paint. I am itching to decorate more than I can express. Not to mention, in just 7 short months…I will have a baby!!!! I have never decorated a nursery and the ideas are flying in my brain. I am open to suggestions and color themes. It is hard to get set on anything right now because we don’t know what we are having or if we have a new house…what the dimensions of the nursery will be.
Myself and some girlfriends are going to go to a flea market in Roanoke this Saturday. I am really looking forward to this. I have never gone to an official flea market. Well I have, but they were overseas and I am pretty sure American ones will be different. I am leaning towards mixing some old and new in my next domicile and want to find some quirky, eclectic items with what we currently own. Should be a good time because it is suppose to be beautiful this weekend, not to mention it is called the Happy Flea Market….so there has to be something to that cheesy name.