For Sale - My Fairy-tale Home

** sorry for long post **
it was a normal afternoon - the beau (Joe) and i taking our normal route to one of our favorite restaurants for lunch - as we come close, i brace myself, as per usual, to see my 'dream home' - point it out to Joe and go on-and-on about it for about 15 minutes, and he patiently drives and lets me blabber about my dreams of this house - but this time around, as we went around the curve of the road and approached THE house, my heart skipped a few beats then started to race out of my chest - be hold: the golden For Sale sign!

call me crazy - but ever since my eyes laid a gaze to this home (i was a very young girl) something inside me clicked and said 'this will be my house, i will live here' - this is actually the house where i dream of my children (ya know the ones that are nonexistent) - and the funny thing about it all, no one, not even me, would ever pick 'this' house as my 'pick' - it doesn't scream 'Erika' or 'modern' - but for me there is something about it - maybe because it has a fresh water stream on the property with a little bridge that goes over it? (ya know, 'bridge over troubled waters' theme) - i really do not know, but I've always imagined the perfect happy/loving family living there and life getting no better then that

and well - lucky for me i finally got a chance to see what this 'love of my life' looks like inside - thanks to the internet of course (lord knows if there's an open house, i'm allll about it) - and it did not disappoint - of course it needs the 'Erika Touch' (new paint, my furniture, my decor, ect) but this house has everything i ever wanted! - come take a virtual tour - remember wear your 'Butterfly glasses' to see how this place can transform to absolute perfection, the bones are amazing (and it's all about the bones Butterflies)

View from the street - where all my dreams start

Entrance to the home and 2 car garage

Sunken living room - exposed beams - original hard wood floors - chevron brick - vaulted ceiling *about to pass out*

view of the statement wall fireplace *sigh*

even the dining room has exposed beams and a huge wall of windows

yes the kitchen needs some work (mainly the floors) - but it does have a chef stove - this space is perfect on so many levels, i can just imagine all the things i can do

see the kitchen is actually huge - how i dream of cooking in there

huge custom deck with hot tube already built in

stone work in the backyard

view from the backyard - which is enormous *about to pee my pants*

I didn't include pictures of the bedrooms - but Butterflies they do not disappoint either (there huge) - this house has everything and more that i ever dreamed of a home - i think of my children having their swing set in this backyard, them playing chase with our family dogs - BBQ's in the summer time - nights spent cuddled up in front of 1 of 2 fireplaces - cooking Christmas dinner in this kitchen - the kids studying in the actual 'study' (yes this home actually has a study) - this home is located 2 blocks from a park as well, so i dream of strolling/jogging/watching the kids play there - it's also located in a 'blue ribbon' school district (aka top schools)

Quick details on the house: 5 bedrooms - 4 full baths and 1 partial - 2 car garage - 2 fireplaces - built in 1950 - almost 2 acres of land - deck - vaulted ceilings - original wood floors - in-law suite with 2 bedrooms - family room - office/study   ...

so with all this dreaming you'd think i'd be putting my house (8 yrs left on my mortgage) up for sale and get the papers rolling, huh? - Here's the kicker - it's listed at $840K and taxes for this property are estimated at $25K a year (i was actually shocked, i thought this house would be well over $1.5 million - and taxes close to $40K a year - i think i'm a bit jaded by northern NJ real estate - i actually think this house is a bargain and a half) - unfortunately for me my love affair will still be an affair - this girl doesn't have $840K in the bank :o(  *few tears trialing down my cheeks*

don't you think these people should give me a little break on the price, i mean who has dreams about this house like i have? - who will worship this house as much as i will? - who was just a little girl and 'knew' this would be her home?

I'm never going to lose sight of this dream - and i promise myself one day this house will be my home - i'm a huge believer in dreaming - and this girl right here will never lose this dream - i will still 'make believe' every time i pass by it and i pray that one day i can actually 'play house' for real and make this my 'home'!

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM HOME YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF YOUR MIND?
*ps if you don't hear from me for awhile - it's because i'm off in dream land - playing 'make believe' in my 'home'*