Moving

     Pete and I have decided to move to Bumcombe county (this means Asheville and the surrounding area for those of you who might not know). Right now we live in Haywood county and let me tell you, there's a load of difference between the two. There are some great people here and we've made some wonderful friends, but overall we don't really feel welcome or a part of this community. We think it probably has something to do with Pete's job, but it's that kind of place that is hard to fit in to because most people have been born and raised here or are married to someone who is. Another factor is that we're intimidated by the long relationships everyone else has with one another. Anyway, we're really looking forward to getting closer to a bigger city. We're young and want to be in a more urban setting so we can be encouraged to be more active. We also want to be closer to friends we make which will make it easier to have people over. Asheville is perfect for all of these things. It's a really artsy town (not that we're artsy, it's just nice to pretend sometimes) with tons to do! And *Bonus* It's in the top ten "pet friendly" cities in the nation. Now, our current lease doesn't expire until the end of June so we still have a couple months. We've been house hunting for quite a while now and are still earnestly searching for something that's as close to perfect as we can get. Our wish list is not so demanding that we won't be able to find something, but we don't just want to live anywhere for any price. 
     We'd love a fenced yard for Prime, but it's not a deal breaker. 3 bedrooms or 2 bedrooms and a bonus room would be great so we could have a guest room and also have another space for my quilting hobby that's really taking off (that's another blog in itself). 2 baths would be a dream, but again it's not a deal breaker. We really only NEED one. Basically, we like the house we live in, but it's just sooo far away from anything! Location is the one thing we won't compromise on. We want to be within a 10 minute drive to the grocery store and in a place where we can take evening walks with Prime that doesn't require us to walk on a gravel road. We want to see our neighbors, but not have them so close you can touch both houses. Just a normal neighborhood would be wonderful! A decent kitchen (not necessarily new appliances) with counter space, storage and a pantry would be great too. Again, not a deal breaker. A lot of the houses we've looked at so far have had almost everything except for maybe one or two things. We've also recently changed our focus from strictly the West Asheville area to really anywhere in Asheville. It has given us a lot more to choose from, which is a blessing and a curse. The biggest problem we've had so far is move in time. We can't move in until July 1 and most properties are either available now or June 1. As we get closer to our deadline I know we'll have more to choose from that will be available in July, no worries about that. I guess that's it. Did I mention that we're really excited?!  :)