Whirlwind? More like tornado.

My goodness.  So much, so fast.  We have literally been so busy this past week that this is the first moment I've found to really sit down and tell everyone what's been going on.
♥H

So, here's a complete and concise look at the past 10 days in our homebuying adventure:

Friday, April 16th:  Peruse MLS site and find a house in Evanston that came on the market Thursday (4/15), decide to see the house on Saturday before a gaggle of people fall in love with it at the Sunday open house.

Saturday, April 17th:  See the house in Evanston, fall madly in love.  Decide to give up on the Lake Forest offer and put offer in on this house.  Realtor recommends repeat showing in the morning.

Sunday, April 18th: See the Evanston house again first thing Sunday morning.  Sign offer papers.  See about 8 more houses.  Hannah's ability to judge houses is completely compromised by intoxicating love for aforementioned Evanston house.  Give offer papers to realtor to submit asap.  Go back to Evanston house for open house at noon to ask a couple questions of the listing agent.  Find out house went under contract 9:00 PM Saturday.  (Hannah) cries in car.  Contemplate offering list price to see if other buyers can be beat.  Can't believe list price offer is being considered.

Monday, April 19th:  Find out Evanston deal is solid, hearts and minds move on to another house in Highland Park seen Sunday that is also only a few days on the market.  Discussion and reevaluation occur, decide love for this house is just as strong as Evanston house.  Sign more offer papers.  Feel extremely positive about new love in Highland Park.

Tuesday, April 20th:  Early morning find out there are multiple offers in on Highland Park house, biggest and best offers must be in by 5 PM Tuesday.  Write heartfelt note to sellers about our love for house.  Find out we lost out to non-first time homebuyers and possible investors/rehabbers.  Many more tears and angry, non-Christian thoughts fill head.  Decide to put in offer as backup in case financing falls through for Mr. & Mrs. Satan.

Thursday, April 22nd:  Go out in evening to see several more properties.  Nothing floats boats.

Saturday, April 24th:  Go out from 9-1, nothing thrilling.  Hannah loves one house in Deerfield, Mike explains that houses that need foundation work are not quite in the budget.  Hannah understands, grumpily.

Sunday, April 25th:  Take break from househunting.  Come to accept that house will likely be found mere days after the homebuyer tax credit expires 4/30. 

Wish us luck.  We sure do need it.

And for those of you interested in the houses we lost:
Evanston House
Highland Park House
And the house in Deerfield we loved but has structural issues.