So this weekend was fairly uneventful. Joe and I started our beginnings of house hunting again, and this time we have finally come to terms with the fact that we can't afford to stay in the city (well, in our neighborhood, which is where we'd love to stay). So we branched out and started browsing the suburbs of Maryland, ideally so Joe can still commute at a decent time. I will most likely always work downtown, so no matter where we move, I'll have a commute if our house is not in the city. We took this weekend as an opportunity to drive and visit the suburbs, and checked out Hyattsville, Ft. Washington, Oxon Hill, and Bowie. I liked the community of Hyattsville, but we actually wound up liking the neighborhoods in Ft. Washington and Bowie better. Granted, they are farther out from downtown, but it's almost worth it to me, to get a bigger yard (and even a POOL) :) This is the house we currently really have our eye on. It's got 4 bedrooms (2 upstairs, 2 on the main floor), 2 full bathrooms, updated kitchen and bathrooms, and an inground pool :) We'd have to put up some temporary fencing until Ben is old enough to swim, but it's a GREAT house from what we could see outside, and we really liked the neighborhood:




















We unfortunately are not in a position to really buy a house until we have the downpayment saved... but we're really close, and plan to have it by October. So here's hoping this house is still on the market! If not, then I guess it wasn't meant to be... but we're really excited about it anyway :)

Joe's finishing up his softball season this weekend, with the end of the year playoffs the first weekend in August. Then the following weekend we head up to NY for the annual Lobsterfest party on Long Island, and then our next big trip is Labor Day weekend, back up to my in-laws. We're excited for both trips, and can't wait to see everyone!!

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