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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Projects and Deadlines

I have a list of things I want to get done with our home and two separate deadlines in which I want them done by.

{Boy, do I sound demanding!}

The first deadline is by Thanksgiving. My family will be coming up to spend Thanksgiving with us in our new home and I'm so excited to have them. But before they get here we need to get some things done. Mind you, this stuff is not necessary, but it just eases my mind to have this stuff done and look nice when company arrives.

~~1. Have bookcases installed on each side of the fireplace in our family room.~~

2. Paint the breakfast table and chairs.

3. Re-install the chandelier above the breakfast table so it's centered.

4. Install the chandelier over the dining room table.

5~~. Find two nice chairs, a small table and rug for the dining room/formal living room.~~

~~6. Order a small table for the entryway.~~

7~~. Install a doggy door for Stella leading into the garage.~~

Writing all that down has me kind of anxious. I think we need to get started on this stuff sooner rather than later.

Here's my list of things I want done by the time I'm 30-35 weeks pregnant (which would be around February):

1. Paint nursery.

2. Install crown moulding.

~~3. Buy and set up crib.~~

4. Order crib bedding or have it made.

5. Paint and get new knobs for dresser/changing table.

~~6. Paint night stand (if it's a boy, if it's a girl I have a different nightstand I want to get).~~

~~7. Paint bookshelf.~~

8. Install chandelier.

9. Hang any extras like pictures and what-not.

We'll see if any of this actually happens by my ~~unrealistic~~ deadlines.

Wish us luck!

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

First World Decor Conundrum

Thank you everyone for all the sweet words and congratulations!! It means so much to us. :)

I have a non-baby-related question to ask you.

Seeing as we're moving in TWO DAYS I'm trying to get a couple rooms decorated. One being the main bathroom, the other being the guest bedroom.

For the bathroom I'm aiming for something to this effect. The double panels to frame the bathtub. I feel like it looks so homey and welcoming.

I have had a heckofatime trying to find a cloth shower curtain with the grommets in them (in the color I want). In fact, I have had no luck. But while at TJ Maxx today I had the idea to just use curtain panels instead of cloth shower curtains. I found some in a teal color that I was aiming for. It ended up being a lot cheaper than purchasing two shower curtains, and since they aren't (hopefully) going to get that wet, they work.

So anyways, my question is: since I still plan to have a plastic shower curtain in the tub (but hid behind the curtains when not in use) do I hang two shower curtain rods??? I feel like it would look kind of funny. I got a thick brown-looking rod for the curtains, but what would I get for the actual shower curtain?

Not too sure how to go about that. Real first world problems here, people. ;)

Thank you!!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Home Sweet Home

Whew!

I'd just like to state for the record that the past three-and-a-half weeks have been the craziest of my life.

But, one thing at a time.

First, the week of July 16th we began house hunting. Looking for homes is so exhausting (I may have already said that in another post, but it's been so long since I've posted I'll just say it again). The driving from place to place, getting in and out of cars, looking at so many different homes, neighborhoods, kitchens and beyond is very tiring. Kevin and I definitely had our fair share of discussions ~~arguing~~.

After a couple weeks of looking and probably 40 homes later we finally just narrowed it down to what we wanted; plain and simple. A home that's fairly updated and move-in-ready, in a nice neighborhood, near both of our jobs and big enough for our families to visit.

Lo and behold I found the perfect house on Wednesday, July 25th. I immediately fell in love with it. Unfortunately, Kevin wasn't able to see it with me that day, so he had to come the next day (Thursday). Since I had a feeling he'd like it too, I had our realtor make sure to bring the offer docs with her the next day when Kevin saw it.

As I suspected, he liked it so we made an offer on Thursday, July 26th. Waiting the next 24 hours was pure torture for me. Patient I am not!

On Friday, July 27th at about 4:40pm our realtor called me to deliver to good news that our offer was accepted! Probably the biggest relief ever. Apparently, there were four other offers on the table and some of them were even above our offer price (and we even offered over asking! - it's just the way the market is in this area right now) and the sellers still chose our offer. Yay! I called Kevin to give him the good news.

We are coming up on 15 days into escrow, so we're about halfway there. All the inspections have been cleared. There are a few things that we've requested to be done before we move in, but nothing major.

It's a four bedroom, two bath home on 1/4 acre lot in a good neighborhood that is located exactly halfway between my office and Kevin's office.

So without further ado, here is our future [dream] home!

The breakfast nook area off the kitchen

The family room area off the breakfast nook area

The formal living/dining/entrance area when you walk in the front door. I can't wait to put a Christmas tree in front of that big, corner window!

The incredibly large backyard (this is only a quarter of it) that will need a lot of TLC

Other view of the backyard

To be honest, this entire escrow process has stressed me out to no end. Today we're supposed to get the appraisal results back and I keep telling myself that once we have that I can relax. But I'm sure I'll find something else to worry about and stress over. Ha!

We're excited!

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

M.I.A.

I'm still here!

We've starting our house hunting process and it is such a time-suck!

Who knew that house hunting would be so time-consuming and STRESSFUL!

I'll tell you what. Finding a house, making offers, waiting for offers to be accepted are not good on my anxious self. Ha!

So, I haven't had the time to focus on blogging; but I wanted to document the process somewhat.

There's so much you have to take into consideration when buying a home: location, distance from workplaces, neighborhood (which is high on our list), absolute must-haves, absolutely nots, and the list goes on and on.

And even though this is a "Buyers' Market" it's a tough "Buyers' Market." You have to just get in quickly and hope your offer is picked.

*sigh*

Like I said...stressful.

However, I'm very thankful we can afford to buy a home and I know that eventually we'll find one that we both love and that will be perfect for a future family of ours.

Thanks for listening to me vent.

Xoxo,