Valentine's Day

So today is the day of love and when all husbands and boyfriends scramble to make this one day so romantic that it will carry them throughout the rest of the year! Hehehe! Well...I must say...my hubby did NOT disappoint!

For those who don't know...we have been out house hunting. We have been living with my mother-in-law, Martha, helping her since the passing away of her husband, Bill. She has her finances in order and can make it on her own...although we have been talking about her moving with us. So anyways, we have been looking EVERYWHERE! Seriously...we have been in about 50 homes and hadn't found the "ONE"....until now. Well, actually we had seen this house before but it was priced out of our range by about 10K. But they ended up dropping the price into our price range. We visited the home several times. It is a new construction Craftsman style home with a 1/2 acre flat lot. (Hard to find in Knoxville)

So back to Valentine's day. It started like any other day...my husband was at work and I was hanging with my son and mother-in-law and working. So my husband had made reservations for dinner, so I started getting ready. My husband gets home and my mother-in-law just disappears...VANISHES! Then she just pops back in about 10 minutes later! Said she had a quick errand. Totally baffled and confused...we leave my mother-in-law and son to go to dinner. We are headed toward the interstate, when Robby makes the turn that goes to the house we like...he says he just wanted to see it again. We pull up to this....


Me being dense like I am...says..."What is that sign doing on the for sale sign on that house?" Then it dawns on me and I look at Robby. He of course is crying and smiling at the same time and said, " I told you I would buy you a house!" OMG! Yep...he signed a contract on the house! Who the heck gets a HOUSE for Valentine's Day??? MEEEEEEEE!!!!! :-)

So begins a new chapter in our life! Whoo HOO! Can't wait!
BTW...his Valentine's present wasn't HALF as awesome as this...he got tickets to see George Straight! :-) And you wondering how the sign got there? My mother-in-law...when she vanished! Sneeky!