Yeah! We finally found a place. The job I was trying to get went into a hiring freeze so we decided to move back to Detroit anyway with my current job. Originally we were going to wait until June since we have a wedding in Milwaukee at the end of May, but when we went home we were able to get our place immediately and move in at the beginning of May, just in time for Riley's birthday! Plus, DH is now more than geeked to be able to watch the Wings in the playoffs in Detroit.
We ended up getting a condo. We looked at a lot of houses (they are a million deals out there), but finally decided on a condo. DH hates the whole exterior maintenance thing, and I am sick of shoveling snow, so at least for the next 5 years or so this will work, plus it was a great deal. What amazes me is how quickly you can spend the money you saved for 8 years. In two seconds it was gone...poof. Kind of deflating but very exciting. I will post pics once we get in since now they are pretty boring because they are of empty rooms. The only thing we have to do is take down the wall paper in the kitchen and even if we don't do that right away it's no big deal.
Charlie won't have a fenced yard whcih sucks, but there is a great trail behind the complex that will be perfect.
For those Michiganders on the board, we are moving to Sterling Heights, on the east side. Whoo Yoo! Now I have to start packing 