We're home owners!

We closed on our first house on Thursday morning and have been very busy ever since. We were are so happy to have this be our first home. Once we actually found the house we really wanted and the offer was accepted, everything was pretty simple from there. I think it was because we had a great team of people working on our side. Our realtor, mortgage broker and attorney were all fantastic.

We got to the house on Thursday around 11:00 am. Saying the house was dirty would be the understatement of the year. The walls, cabinets, floors ceilings were all just filthy. We had gotten a few quotes for a painter to paint all the interior walls and the kitchen cabinets a few weeks back but they were way too expensive. One of the contractors came to take a look at the cabinets on Thursday night and ended up dropping his price by $1000. We thought about it and said yes and are thrilled that we did. In just 2 days of work, he has already painted and repaired all the woodwork (trim, doors, window casings) upstairs and has completely painted the master bedroom and 90% of our 2-story hallway. We are absolutely thrilled with the results so far. I'll take some before and after pictures next weekend when everything is painted. It was still a lot of money, which is going to put other projects on hold for now, but I think it was totally worth it.

Not included in the painters quote (to save us money) are the bathrooms and closets. So, we've been focusing on getting everything cleaned in the house and buying everything we need. Today we will finish painting the insides of the closets and start painting the 3 small bathrooms. We may also pull out the ugly vanity in the downstairs bath. We bought a new one, which will be delivered next Saturday.

The house has wood floors on the first floor and old carpeting on the stairs and second floor. We're having the old carpets torn out on Tuesday and the new ones put in on Thursday.

So far, of course, we have been working hard and are completely exhausted. But, it has been worth it. I know we are always going to have projects. But, I cannot wait until the current ones are completed and we can move in and be able to sleep there. It's all so exciting!