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To Kathryn.

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It's Ours Today we got our house. From the moment we saw pictures of the house, we knew that it was ours. I tried, with little success, to keep Kathryn's expectations low. You see, we had walked through so many homes that ended in heartbreak. Either the home cat-fished us and was incredibly disappointing to walk through or it was sold to someone the hour we walked through it.  I pointed out the cons of the house. All the reasons of how it was going to let us down. Kathryn didn't listen and neither did my heart. An excitement welled within me all day as I anticipated the visit. I wanted to show everyone pictures of the house we were going to walk through. When we pulled up to the house that night and opened the front door, I felt happy, hopeful, and calm. The house is small, newly refinished, and has an odd layout. What got us was the magic in the house. Every turn of the tour seemed to invite more magic. Moment after moment, Kathryn and I would look at each other with that