We found a house!! Mom and I went up Thursday night to Clarksville, TN to find a rental house for Clayton and I. We had plans to meet the realtor on Friday but mom and I went ahead and drove by all the houses on our list. We were able to cross a few off based on location. There was one house that stood out from all the others. It was THE house. When we pulled in the neighborhood everything felt right. The neighborhood was so pretty. All the yard were green and well taken care of, all the houses have the same mailbox, and all the wires are underground. It was a very neat and clean look to the neighborhood. And to top it off people were out running, playing basketball and there were a few couples pushing strollers. I loved that people we out and about enjoying the outside. So as soon as I got back to the hotel I contacted the realtor to let her know which ones to can and about the house I wanted. She quickly responding informing me that the owner wasn't sure about having a large dog in house but that we should still pursue the house. Mom and I woke up and headed straight to the rental company to convince them that Bailey isn't really a dog she is a princess and wouldn't do anything to their yard or house. Mom and I put our southern charm to work and convinced the management company that we were a good fit for the house. He said he would try to talk the owner into allowing Bailey and that he would call us back and let us know if were were approved to see the house. We spent the better half of the day seeing the other houses. You would be surprised at what all we saw. One of the houses was nasty. I was shocked people would show their house like that. Another house we were told that the husband was asleep in the master so when we go in don't wake him up. REALLY!?! Well we opened the front door and the smell of dirty diaper knocked us over and there was crap stacked floor to ceiling. Our realtor turns to me and says "This is a NO!". I don't even think we were there 5 minutes. I guess some people really don't care about renting their house or you would think they would at least clean. So we got done seeing all the houses on our list and finally got THE phone call. The owner of the house was okay with us having a Golden, but he didn't run it by his wife. So we headed back to THE house and hoped to win the owner over. Just the husband was their and we hit it off. The house is just as awesome on the inside as it is on the outside. And to top it off, his mother is Korean, he was stationed in Korea where he met his wife. I quickly made it known that was were my Husband is currently stationed and that was icing on the cake. When he was walking us out named off all the neighbors. He went on and on about how awesome they are. He said the typical weekend consists of barbeque's and playing corn hole. Couldn't be a more perfect fit! And to make it even better, the owner would like to sell however he has only owned the house for a little over a year. Our realtor said there is a 3 year turn around in the housing market in Clarksville. She recommends that since we got in the neighborhood, if we are able to just stay put. If Clayton and I really enjoy the area and end being able to stay at Ft. Campbell, we hope to make an offer in a year or so. All the stars really lined up with this one. We couldn't be more happy to FINALLY be able to start living together and get to know what it is really like to be Married!!
