We are now home owners! It's official! We have the papers to prove it!
It's been a long day. I've been up since 7am and have been going all day. As I write this, I have my feet up in our glider chair and I'm realizing this is only the third time I've sat all day. My heels really hurt and my eyes are heavy. But I'm in my PJs now, freshly showered with a glass of wine so everything is going to be ok!
The closing went really well. It only took 45 minutes and the signing and initialing wasn't as bad as I had expected. We met our sellers and I know that they took great pride in their home and they're having a hard time letting it go, and leaving the neighbors they've become good friends with.
After the closing we went to Stillwater to get the truck, and then finished up some packing. Cheryl did some major kitchen and bathroom cleaning, for which we are very grateful. Our movers showed up on time and went to work right away. I was amazed at how quickly they worked and how well they communicated with each other. The move itself took a little longer than we had expected, but they went the extra mile and finished the job. Our friend Joe helped us too, and in return we offloaded a lot of our boxes for his move next weekend.
Wally and Cheryl came to the house later to help us unpack and set up furniture. Cheryl and I tried to get the kitchen in some sort of working order while Wally worked on getting the pool table set up.
Although everything went smoothly, and I slept the WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH last night (all 8 hours YAY!), I got a little edgy today. There were a few things I said this afternoon that had that "tone of voice" my mother chided me about when I was a child. I guess I just needed some food because after ordering some Carbones I felt a whole lot better.
As for the cats, they are slowly getting used to their new home. After spending some time locked in the bathroom, we let them out to explore their new home. Tokyo bravely explored while Penny promptly got herself stuck behind the washing machine. Eventually she got out and has started to acclimate herself to the new surroundings, but I hear her crying from somewhere downstairs obviously unable to figure out where to go to find one of us.
Tomorrow my mom and dad will be our first house guests and stay over night in our guest bedroom. Stop on by if you'd like to see the place!
Comments
Congratulations on your new
Congratulations on your new home, homeowners! :) I know there's a bit of worry going into a new home -- how will you furnish it AND pay the mortgage?!? -- but remember that it's important to focus on the love that goes into making your first owned-home together. You'll get through whatever comes and maybe even have a hard time moving out like your sellers did. :) Congratulations, again, and get ready for some visitors!! :)
Isn't moving into a new
Isn't moving into a new place the best feeling in the world? We've been in our house for six months plus and I still can't believe we did it. I hope we can come visit soon and see the new place after you guys get settled!
First house guest
Emily and Rob were the perfect hosts. They lack furniture as any new homeowner does, but that leaves a lot of opportunity for birthdays and holidays. Rob and I went to Home Depot on Saturday, and it was fun to load up the (two) carts with big ticket items I didn't have to pay for. We bought a Toro lawnmower like mine, except his has a little hose connector on the top of the blade housing where he can connect the garden house and clean the underside easily. I'm jealous! Emily went over the the "old" St. Paul apartment for some remaining items, but the job is yet to be done there as I understand it.
Later on Emily and Debbie went to Super One and loaded up on some grub and had some girl time. Rob grilled some great, perfectly done burgers and brats. Emily's brother, Pete, came down from New Brighton to join us for supper as well. It was just so relaxing to chat and chuckle on their deck.
For first time home owners, I'm very proud and comfortable with their home selection. They have great neighbors, and the house seems quite sound. Nice going, you two!
Craig
Emily's Dad