Posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:30 AM
It's official!!! Our lawyer has everything she needs for the closing of our home. That means at some point next Friday, Sept. 26 we will get the keys for our first house! It just hit me that it's really happening (after 3 years) and I'm soooooo excited.

*for pics, click the date link above for original post*

Specs:
3 bedrooms
1.5 bathrooms
Walk-in in master bedroom
1100 square feet of finished space
Unfinished basement (will become rec room w/ a bar)
170 deep lot (huge back yard)
Wood deck and unistone patio in back
Private porch on the front
Plans:
-Lots of landscaping (they let the lawn go this summer, it's not horrible, but needs some work)-prep this fall and complete next spring/summer
-Reface kitchen cabinets-ASAP
-Paint one of the spare rooms (it's currently pink w/ disney princess stickers)-ASAP
-Scrape and paint window frames (exterior)- this year
-Finish basement- when we get around to it/ have the money
-Energy audit in the next couple of years and then get grants to: replace furnace with a high-efficiency model (pray that the current one works for a while), replace windows, do shingles prob. next spring/ summer
-Several tiny little jobs that inspector pointed out (all which are simple and DIY)- ASAP
I CANNOT WAIT TO SPEND OUR FIRST NIGHT (SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR) IN OUR NEW HOUSE!