Doesn't do it justice, trust me...

So with our rent of collectively $1900, my roomie and other roomie slash girlfriend decided to venture out in the ways of home buying. They of course want to flip a house, like so many others, but for better reasons than most – we’re dumping a mortgage-worth of money into rent yearly, and we’re going to be in the area for possibly another decade.

I, of course, don’t want anything to do with this venture, as I’m 21 and I don’t have any vision of permanency at this point past long-term renting and pet owning.

But for them, I’m completely supportive in anything they [well she, mostly] wants to do. Naturally. So there we were, happily browsing through the cheap and gorgeous homes of today’s market, when we came upon this scary looking house.

So what do we impulsive gals do? Well we drive out there, of course! Since it’s uninhabited and also after midnight, we deem it safe and intriguing and off we go in the stang.

Arriving there, I thought – Yes. This is incredibly creepy. The house itself was built in 1920, and that’s pretty evident, even after dark.

But, and here’s why it’s a dream home, it’s got more space than you can imagine for a yard, it’s surrounded by a couple acres and beyond that – rich, new homes [its not as great as rolling hills, mountains or forests, but it beats south side suburban dc], it’s also got a kennel, 2 [could fit 4 comfortably] car garage, some forest! area, and the perfect beginnings of a garden.

Now, don’t take that fact lightly, because I’ve been dreaming about making and owning a garden ever since I saw “the Secret Garden” as a kid. It’s one of those bucket-list-and-dreaming-of-it-whenever-possible-probably-would-pay-big-money-for-it-am-drooling-at-the-thought-of-it…things. So to possibly have the opportunity to do this, is so very. Very. Big.

So what do I do? Some preliminary eye shopping, that’s what!

I’m a huge fan of green, lush gardens with some grassy sanctuary areas. there’s just something about having your own land that looks somewhat like what it should look like, a small taste of what nature would do if it had free reign again, only prettier, neater, and in organized designs.

There’s always something about being in nature that resets everything – from the stresses of life to the feeling of being in a crowded city. Just watching nature or seeing a beautiful garden seems to give back to the soul and make you that much more whole again.

It feels like pressing a reset button.

So I’ve already got what I want in my head – a lush garden of twists, turns, colors and green sanctuaries perfect for picnics or just for sitting.

And while I calculate how I could sacrifice new clothes, bday and Christmas presents, a new dog, and ANYthing I’ve been spending my 30k on, I did so willingly and happily.

Only to find that we may just get a loan for some general – and hopefully not much needed – fixing upping.

So, I could probably get a pond along with all of the rest of the landscaping materials I’d need without sacrificing every dollar I make other than what I need for rent and maybe food every now and again?

This must be a dream, and that makes this a dream home.

Though it’s not mine, I just know what I could do with those two ledges, the front yard, and in the forest. I imagine a lush garden complete with pond, green areas, and so much peace. Even further, I see a few ducklings, koi, maybe a waterfall or two, some frogs and some small rabbits.

Now that, that would most certainly be heaven.

Who knows? Maybe we’ll have enough to go crazy and do something you only see in magazines!

Either way, I’m already drooling.

I’ll post more as we revisit the dream home.