Going public

I have dear friends. However they tend to reevaluate most of my decisions.
That's somehow their job and in the past it kept me from doing really stupid things which I considered great ideas at first. (I mean permanent waves? hello?! What a GREAT idea! No... Thanks for stopping me, friends.)

But the thing with the property was serious stuff. I want that. I want to build a house.
Okay, if I could choose, I wanted to build a house with a huge garden, nice neighbours and an own little jetty for my rubber boat in the center of Hamburg oder Amsterdam.
But that's something I can't afford and will never be able to afford, not matter how hard I save up. So I go for the next best thing.

I'm convinced and - even better - I'm not alone in this. My husband is convinced, too.
I don't want my friends to talk me out of it.

That's why I described our newest project in mere superlatives.

I talked about my very spontaneous awesome idea. Awesome! Madly awesome, but still!
We are going to move! Not in a flat, no no... we are too grown up for another tiny apartment. We are going bigger. We need space! We move into a house! A residence!

I painted vivid pictures of my personal library with its cozy armchair to read books on chilli fall days. Of course with a perfect little side table where I could place my glass of wine upon.
Finally a room for my sewing machine and all the fabrics. And in the basement I'm going to install a punching bag.
And just imagine the garden! I talked about my wooden porch where we could grill some steaks and sit and talk and mingle for a whole long mild summer evening until I saw the reflection of the sausages and burgers in their eyes and saw them taste the taste of icecold beer on their lips.

Me: And you know what the best part is? After the barbecue no one has to drive home because we have plenty of space for guests!

I got them.

Friends: You are going to do a house warming party, right We'll be there! Great that you go for something bigger... your apartement is tiny. And you are going to have children, aren't you? It's a great idea to rent a house!

Me: Well... We are not quite renting it. We want our own house.

The reaction was cautious
Friends: Well... yeah ... own something... I've heard of it recenty. Anyway, where is this dreamhouse?

Me: ahm... grmpf....hmpf... well...chrchr

My friends stared on their feet, avoiding eye contact. You could tell that they were really uncomfortable.

Friends: Oh. I see. .... Well, at least it's quite green there, isn't it? You are lacking the nature here in the city center, right? When do you move?

Me: Ah that's the point. We'll have to build the house before we move. Right now it's just 600 square metres of mud.

Friends (openly shocked): You WHAT?! Are you insane?!?!