May, 2006

Getting Started

Posted by Evan at 11:43 am

As new homeowners Kristen and I are a little overwhelmed by all of the projects we could take on. There’s the back yard which is need of some TLC. There’s the shower which needs to be re-grouted. There are the walls which all need to be painted and then there’s the kitchen which needs to be introduced to the 21st century. Lots to do, so little time (and money). So, where do we begin?

Since we first saw the house the thing we’ve been very excited to tackle is the yard. It’s a great yeard that has been abused for the last few months. Just by mowing the grass I could see that it had great potential. This weekend we’re going to work on the yard a great deal. Mulching and other landscaping, fence removal gardening and flower work are all on the list and we can’t wait!

We’re planning a trip to Bed, Bath and Beyond this weekend so we can pick up lots of items for the house and then we’ll be working on the house all weekend! Hopefully it won’t be too hot.

Photos coming soon!

Hurry up and wait…

Posted by Evan at 3:37 pm

Been a while since I last posted. It seems that my decision to start keeping an actual personal journal has become a bit of a double edged sword. Most of the pleasure that I get out of posting to my blog has been replaced with the greater amount of enjoyment I get out of keeping my journal up to date. So, it’s likely that my blog will turn into more of a traditional blog housing mostly those occasional rays of light that bust out of my subconscious. It’s also a great way to keep friends and family updated on what’s going on in my/our lives so I’ll likely post big news items here as well.

Right now we’re sort of in holding pattern on the house. We’ve finished all of the work we need to do to get the financing through so now we wait. And wait. It’s so hard to know that we are going to get the house and that it’s essentially ours but yet not even be able to walk into it or take photos to share online. Very frustrating. One idea I have for this blog is posting about the projects we’re working on for the house. I’m looking forward to that!

So, I’ll try to keep things updated over the next few weeks as we get moved into the house. Keep checking back!

We’re homeowners!

Posted by Evan at 11:13 am

Well, it has been an amazing journey getting to this point but Kristen and I are now homeowners! We recently made an offer (which has since been accepted) on a house on the west side of town. It’s a 3 bedroom 1 bath house with a 2 car detached garage. It has no basement, which we are really happy about. The back yard is good sized and will allow us plenty of room for planting flowers as well as have our own garden.

We went to see the house when the realtor was having an open house and loved it so much that we made an offer that very day. After a few twists and turns a revised offer was accepted and we’re now the owners! We’re in the process of waiting to close on the house. The inspection is being done this Friday and we’re expected to be able to close and move in at the end of this month! We’re so excited. Lots of big plans for the house!I’m sure that it will be the topic of many blog posts to come and there will be an abundance of better photos coming soon. This photo is the one listed on the realtor’s website.