Our New Digs

We've been in the process of purchasing the above home for about a month, and now it's finally ours! After much scrambling on the parts of ourselves, our real estate agent (the fabulous Lisa Smith of Keller-Williams), our mortgage lender, and the hardworking contractor under their employ who worked tirelessly until the eleventh hour to make our not-quite-finished house liveable, we were finally able to close on Friday, Jan 22nd. The process was pretty much as I thought it would be, with the minor exception of the final handing-over of the keys. Turns out the keys were hidden on the property and we were informed that we'd have to retrieve them our own darn selves. Oh well. A bit unceremonious perhaps, but all the same, we got the house and now it's ours forever (or at least until we default on our mortgage, heaven forbid).

We moved in the following day, which was surprisingly manageable since we decided for once to spring for some professional movers. What a inspired idea that was! All our stuff arrived safely and our freshly-painted walls are virtually unmarked. And best of all, my piano is in one piece. Ever since, however, we've been enjoying the seemingly endless thrill of unpacking. I will post some photos of the interior of our home as soon as we can get all our stuff squared away and start decorating a bit.

My sister, Amy, and her husband, Andrew, are coming this next weekend to help us get that process started. Bless their kind hearts for being willing to help us line shelves, paint, wallpaper, hang pictures, etc.--i.e., all the stuff that we dread doing ourselves.

In the meantime, we are loving all the new space that we now have, Kenneth included. He is having such a blast exploring every nook and cranny and has been so busy, in fact, that he's nearly forgotten to bite us during the last 48 hours. Here's hoping that this is a trend that sticks.