since I posted. The last post I put up was about how tough a time we were having finding a house we could afford........well, we did it!
Or house closed last week, and we took possession on Wednesday. We bought a 3 bedroom, 1 bath house with a nice sized yard that needs some work (the yard, not the house!). We are having the house rewired, doing a bit of painting and having the floors refinished. Then we have a new stove and fridge coming in, and the next day all our stuff arrives. That, by the way, will be December 22.
That morning Alex and I will leave for work and Delancey Street Movers will arrive. Under the direction of Gavin on the old house end and my mom on the new house end (armed with a map of where things go), they will bring all of our stuff to the new house, and Alex and I will come home to our house for the first time.
That's the theory anyway.
This is the first time we have ever used movers, so we'll see how it goes. The have a great reputation, and fantastic reviews on Yelp. My office has used them several times, and they've done well there, so I am confident they will take care of the Tiki bar, stop light, jukebox and all the rest of our furniture.
Thanks to all of you who have been supportive of our search and all the madness of the mortgage process. Most especially, thanks to our family--without whom we literally couldn't have done this.
Now comes the fun part, owing and owning our own place. :)
