August 31, 2007 · filed under dc, domestic

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hyperventilating panic freak out

So, I think we just bought a house.

Including these stairs.

in three weeks we will own these stairs

But my husband is in a meeting so he doesn’t even know it yet.

(I realize this sounds crazy. We have been in a battle of the counter-offers since Tuesday, and I think we just finally reached a middle ground. We haven’t exactly signed on the dotted line yet, so it’s not too late. But it’s basically a done deal.)

And now, if you don’t mind, I’m going to go back to freaking out.

35 Comments

  1. Laurel
    August 31, 2007 11:52 am

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

    You (almost) own stairs. This is definitely a step up in the world!

  2. elise
    August 31, 2007 11:54 am

    Wow! That is pretty unbelievable. Congratulations, congratulations, amazing!

  3. Sarah
    August 31, 2007 11:54 am

    That is SO exciting! And I must say, those are the most beautiful stairs I have EVER seen.

  4. JSauce
    August 31, 2007 12:24 pm

    Squeee!!

    I love the color of that wood…

  5. Melissa
    August 31, 2007 12:28 pm

    Yay! Yipes! But mostly yay! :) LOVE the stairs.

  6. Nic
    August 31, 2007 12:57 pm

    Woo hoo! They are awesome stairs!

  7. Janssen
    August 31, 2007 12:59 pm

    WELL! That is thrilling!

    Being a home owner rocks!

  9. Audrey
    August 31, 2007 1:38 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so happy for you and your beautiful stairs!!

  10. Marriage-101
    August 31, 2007 2:17 pm

    I hope it all works out and you will be the proud owner and caretaker of those lovely wood stairs!

  11. Alexa
    August 31, 2007 3:18 pm

    Dont use wood polish on the floor is my advice. I have the directions for the perfect make-shift swiffer that is so helpful with cathairitis.

    Are you hiring painters aka me?

  12. Kelly
    August 31, 2007 3:42 pm

    Oh, pretty hardwood stairs! Keeping fingers crossed for you!

  13. Janet
    August 31, 2007 5:19 pm

    Fabulous! I hope it works out perfectly.

  14. Julie
    August 31, 2007 5:19 pm

    JANET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    OH MY GOODNESS.

    ::Crossing fingers for you:::

  15. Isabel
    August 31, 2007 5:25 pm

    Those are some very nice stairs.

    I can’t wait to hear more about it WHEN I SEE YOU IN PERSON IN JUST A FEW DAYS.

  16. Lauren
    August 31, 2007 6:20 pm

    WOOOHOOO!!! Congratulations. Those are gorgeous stairs. :)

  17. Erin
    August 31, 2007 6:39 pm

    How exciting!!! Congrats!

  18. alyndabear
    August 31, 2007 6:54 pm

    Eeee! *freaks out with you* Let me know how it goes!

  19. Katie
    August 31, 2007 7:33 pm

    Very nice stairs, I hope you like the rest of the house as well!

  20. Erika
    August 31, 2007 8:09 pm

    HOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW exciting!!!!!!!!

  21. Chiada
    August 31, 2007 8:16 pm

    WHOOOOOOOAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! WOWEE! That’s SOOO awesome! Congratulations, you two! It took us 6 years after we were married to buy a place – you go! I love the pale green color and the cute street. I hope you show us more pictures of the inside and the backyard. What an awesome, charming place! Loaded with personality and details.

  22. Stephanie
    August 31, 2007 8:58 pm

    But those are purdy purdy stairs.

  23. Lindsey
    August 31, 2007 11:14 pm

    Those are some gorgeous stairs! Congrats!

  24. Brie
    September 1, 2007 11:36 am

    How exciting!! I am very envious of your soon to be owned stairs!

  25. Jenni
    September 1, 2007 2:40 pm

    OMG!!! Congratulations! How exciting! Post more pics when you can!!! :)

  26. Laural Dawn
    September 1, 2007 4:26 pm

    That’s great! Congratulations!!!! I’m so excited for you. And … lovely stairs, of course :)

  27. Lara
    September 1, 2007 10:18 pm

    can stairs be sexy? ’cause those are.

  28. Shesabigstar
    September 2, 2007 4:25 pm

    Congratulations…that’s very exciting!! And I bet you’ve already planned on how you’re going to decorate the stairway!!

  29. RA
    September 2, 2007 5:06 pm

    Wow! I’ll keep crossing my fingers until the deal is done!

  30. Maya
    September 3, 2007 3:35 am

    Oh. MAH Gaaaaaaaahhd. I go away for a couple of days, and you two crazy kids buy a house that includes the stairs of my dreams!

    CONGRATULATIONS!

  31. Jessica
    September 3, 2007 2:01 pm

    Very pretty stairs. They have character!

  32. Abbie
    September 3, 2007 6:57 pm

    Congratulations!!!

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