Today my poor Nick has been a little sicky. He got sick and I didn’t get to come home and take care of him after work. But when I got home at about 11PM, I sprayed the entire bathroom; tub, toilet, sink and floors, down with bleach. I feel a little light headed now and slightly buzzed, but at least the bathroom is disinfected. Now I’m watching Oprah from Monday and eating a popsicle to try to sooth my throat that feels as if it has sustained a chemical burn. I sure hope Nick feels better so we can have a fun 4th of July.
On Tuesday, Nick and I went to my cousin Jen and HP’s house for dinner, and I’ve decided that I don’t feel bad just barging in on dinner over there because their family does not eat leftovers. Anyway, dinner was DELICIOUS!!! And after dinner Nick spent the rest of the night playing with Jen and HP’s 2 year-old daughter Sophie (or Sassy as her mother calls her). It was the dang near cutest thing I have EVER seen! Sophie spent the night lifting up Nick’s shirt and saying “ding dong” as she stuck her finger in his belly button, playing human Jack-in-the-box as Nick did an excellent job of acting shocked as little Sassy jumped up from between the couches and being lifted up in the air as Nick pretended he could not find her. It was so sweet!
Nick says a don’t have to “kiss his ass” every time I post a blog, but I cannot help it, he melts my heart! And so honey….SMOOOOOOOOOOCH!!!
On Saturday Nick and I went house hunting for the second weekend. This time our realtor previewed the homes before we went looking, and she really found us some great homes. By the end of the day Nick and I had narrowed our favorites down to three. 1. A custom home that on a HUGE plot of land…but it was in a county island and being taken off of the market in 2 days and being sent to auction. Ultimately the listing agent never returned our calls and we decided that living in a count island would just be too much work. 2. The house that Nick liked. Large and really nice floor plan, and an okay yard. But the carpets were kind of warn out. 3. The house that Terra liked. Open floor plan, HUGE kitchen, landscaped back yard with a built in grill. So, after excluding house #1, I gave in and we put an offer on the house he liked best. We were out bid by $15,000…and we were NOT willing to compete with that! So that left us with house #3…the one that I liked best. We put an offer on it on Tuesday and today (Wednesday) at just a few minutes after 7:00PM we got the news that our offer was accepted! We are giving our earnest money to the title company tomorrow and then we should be opening Escrow on Monday-ish of next week and closing in August. Now we are working on getting our inspections done. Nick and I are a little shell shocked but VERY excited!
As I’m writing this it all sounds so easy, and I guess all in all it was relatively easy…but it was not without some sweat and a few tears. I know that it’s not over yet, and there are still some very important things to be done but I cannot imagine going though this process with anyone else but Nick. I am so grateful for the man that he is and who he helps me be.
A new photo page has added to the site. So far it is the pictures of us from Sedona, Arizona last November on my birthday. We will be adding more to the page in the future so stay tuned.
For the past 6 or so months, Nick and I have gone back and forth quite a few times on the subject of becoming home owners. We have talked to a few home finance people but, until tonight, we have never felt really ready. Before I continue about the events of this evening, I have to go back about 2 months. It all started with a simple text message from my cousin Jennifer, who until that text message, I did not know very well. That text message led to one of fastest and deepest friendships I have…pretty sure we were separated at birth or something. Anyhow, it has been her prompting and trusted connections that gave both Nick and I the courage to take another step towards the purchase of a home. Which leads our little story to this evening. We sat down with the loan officer Jennifer had recommended and together we went through all of our financial information. Within an hour and a half, Nick and I had been pre-approved for a home loan and feel really good about our understanding of the whole process and what we can afford. AH! SO EXCITING!!! Tonight, for the first time, buying a home seemed more exciting than scary.
Tomorrow we will be expecting a call from the realtor we have chosen (the wife of our loan officer) and hopefully we will be in our very own home by August/September (when our rental lease is expires). And even if we haven’t found a home by that time and need to wait, it is so exciting to know that at this point in our lives, it is something that is completely obtainable.
And so I would like to say how grateful I am for a few things. 1. Nick – your strength and your steadiness keeps me grounded, your truly are “my line in the sand.” 2. Kacey – for getting the idea of home buying in my head and in my blood (in a manner speaking). 3. Jennifer – for also giving me the encouragement and referrals both Nick and I felt we could trust…and just wanting us around and in your life. I love you!
We’ll keep you posted….
Welcome to our website. About a week or so ago I had this idea of creating a website to allow people to obtain information on our upcoming wedding. Of course, after mentioning this idea to Terra, she held me to it. Thursday night I purchased the domain name and signed up for hosting from GoDaddy.com. In two days I got the site up and running using Wordpress blogging software.
Look to this website for news from either Terra or I on the upcoming wedding or other events happening in our lives. Our wedding page will have all the information you need from what time it is at to how to get there.