“Do you?”

“I do.

But let’s go back tomorrow and see how we feel.”

We did.

We bought it after an ordinary inspection and months of planning, not as a grand gesture but as a decision we both wanted.

Meredith chose paint colors.

I learned that rearranging kitchen cabinets required more negotiation than many acquisitions.

On our first evening there, we ate takeout on the living room floor because the furniture delivery had been delayed.