We're In!

It's official...we're homeowners again. The closing went by very quickly. Our mortage consultant, realtor, and closer from the title company are all good friends so they basically chatted the whole time while we signed a zillion papers. After we closed they hugged us and gave us gift certificates to our favorite restaurant and store. We couldn't have asked for a better closing.

The first day of moving however, was a different story. Long story short, Kai got away from my mom (who was watching him while me, Gus, and my dad painted the upstairs rooms) and knocked over a gallon of paint on the laminate wood floors and the carpet. Needless to say, I burst into tears! Fortunately, my wonderful and wise dad came to the rescue and managed to get up all the wet paint. He got some acetone for the carpet (which worked beautifully) and told us to use soapy water for the laminate. It took a good 2 hours to get it all the paint off the floor but I am thrilled to say that the floors look like new - or at least how they looked before the accident. Honestly, you'd never know we experienced our own personal Exon Valdez spill! I've never been a fan of laminate (I prefer the real thing!) but they turned out to be an excellent investment.

Despite the setback, we were able to paint 3 rooms in a day. Kai's room is light blue with navy accent wall. We painted our bedroom the same color it was in the old house, and we painted the bonus room off of the master bedroom. We've decided to make that space our personal tv/office space. Tomorrow the our furniture will be moved in and the new living room furniture is also suppose to arrive sometime tomorrow. So far, all of our appointments (cable, radon mitigation company, Culligan) have been on time. Let's pray that we continue this trend or we'll be sitting on the floor come the weekend!

7 days and counting...

We close on our new house in less than a week and it's killing me! I can't wait to move and be settled finally. Besides the new house is just so cool! Oh, did I mention we are buying a different house?Long story short, negotiations fell thru on the other house. We saw this house the same day we formally withdrew our offer and we just 'knew' it was the one. This house is perfect for us...3260 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, a finished basement, a bonus room, and a 3 car garage. We'll have plenty of room when we have a second child, which is something I thought was lacking in the other house.

This is the view when you first walk in the house. The entry to the formal dining room and full bath is on the left, and the staircase and entry to the living room is on the right. The laminate wood floors go throughout the dining room and the kitchen. The sliding doors lead to the deck and backyard.

This house also rocks because of my favorite space....the kitchen! I'm no Paula Dean but this space inspires me to try! The custom cherry cabinets look sleek but cozy with the dark granite countertops and I'm loving the black appliances. And we're keeping the bar stools. SWEET! I can't wait to cook Thanskgiving diner in this kitchen. I also love how it opens up to the family room and I have an amazing view of the town from the kitchen (the house is on the top of a massive hill!).

We thank God for blessing us with this house. Had the sellers not accepted our lowball (but fair) offer, we would never be able to afford a house like this. It passed inspection with flying colors (it's less than a year old) and neither one of us feels like we had to compromise anything on our 'must have' lists. This house is truly is move-in condition. Granted, I still have plans to paint! I can't wait to start decorating (I've got my colors all set) and Gus can't wait to get his riding mower and big screen TV for his "man room" in the basement. We truly believe this will be an awesome place to raise our family and we couldn't be more thrilled! Now if only the next 7 days would go by quickly.......

In other important news, Kai and I have taken to coloring to pass the time away. He's been out of daycare since May and we're constantly finding new ways to entertain him. He is a ball of ENERGY so for us to get him to sit down and engage in an activity for a period of time is amazing! Gus gets a little grumpy about Kai's inability to color inside the lines, but I don't mind! I think I heard somewhere that that's the sign of a creative genius:) Needless to say, our home is less than tidy with boxes and toys all around. Also, try to ignore my embarassingly odd shiny pants:(