oh.my.what.have.we.done??

We accepted an offer! After a couple days of negotiation, frustration, irritation, trepidation and a bunch of other words that end in -tion that I can't think of right now, both parties came to an agreement!
I know this is only the beginning. Don't count your eggs until they hatched, right?
We are excited, but nervous.
With this offer comes a whole new set of worries...
Where are we going to live?
It looks like renting and saving up for a down payment is our best option.
It seems crazy to us that we did everything right, by the book (or at least we thought we did) and we can't get ahead. It seems like there is all this help for first time home buyers, but what about those that want to advance and move up?
We are hoping our time will come. We hope the market works to our advantage when we are ready to buy again.
I am looking forward to House Hunting (imagining it to be like the HGTV show House Hunters- hee hee!)
For now it is as I've been saying to Zack "Balls to the Walls" meaning SAVE SAVE SAVE!!
No more camera equipment.
No more Season Passes to Aqua Adventure.
No more clothes and shoes and cute lil hats for Katelyn.
No more eating out. I am gonna miss The Pasta Shop and Cactus Taqueria lunches!
Lots of Spam and Ramen- ok, that may be a bit of an exaggeration.