Seasons

One year ago today, if someone had told me that I was going to be a homeowner, I would have rolled my eyes. It is not that I did not want to own a home, but I had envisioned a very different scenario in which home ownership would look like for me.

If someone had told me three months ago, that I would relocate back to my hometown, I would have laughed. I was pretty vocal about my desire NEVER to settle back in Germantown. My heart and eyes had been set on finding a home in Columbia, Maryland. In fact, I did find a "home" in Columbia, but walked away from it when the inspection revealed things that were no good.

This morning (two months from when I walked away from the Columbia property) I received news that the closing disclosure will be sent today. I am four days away from receiving the keys to my first home. It is surreal and I am so excited.

As spring rounded the corner yesterday (kind of), so a new season in my life begins too.

I am grateful for the seasons before this one that brought me here. If it were not for each of those seasons, I would not have found the determination to pursue this one.


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