3 Days 'til Closing!

We are set to close on Thursday!! Packing is going...pretty good. I'm so thankful for a helpful hubby! Even after working over 40 hours last week, he still came home each night to help me pack up. Just a few more odds & ends to pack up and we'll be ready!

Went out to the house yesterday to get some pictures for our insurance agent, so I decided to post some more. These are just a couple of the outside of the house, as that's all the agent needs, AND we couldn't get in the house (obviously).





Check back for updates; I'll try to get this blog updated with pictures of the "moving" and "unloading" stages. :)

Strawberry Jam Makin'

So I'm supposed to be packing up the house today...but instead I get an idea to prepare meals ahead of time (in hopes that it will help with "moving week") AND make strawberry jam! So, off to the grocery store...by 11 am, I had 10 "jars" of strawberry jam made, and enough lunches & suppers prepared for the entire next week (oh, can't forget this part: AND the kitchen completed cleaned up!) Whew! Oh, the things you can get accomplished with you are determined. :) About half way through making the meals for next week, however, my hand slipped while trying to cut an onion w/a VERY sharp knife...no stitches needed, but that did put a dent in my day...trying to cut, cook, slice, chop, clean up, etc. with one hand isn't as easy as it sounds. But everything's done, so can't complain too much!

And, here I sit...still not packing up the house. Guess I better get to it so the hubby can tell something was done today. :)

Here are some pictures of the strawberry jam makin'! :)

All in a Day's Work

Just to summarize the last few days:

• We are set to close on May 21st! :) Now comes the fun part (not!) -- getting all the utilities switched over, address changed, etc. We are so thankful for a good realtor -- she's been very helpful through the whole process and we feel that she's gone above and beyond her duty!
  

• We are done w/another semester! Yes! We are done w/finals!!! (can you tell any excitement there?!) Still waiting on grades to be posted. No more school until August!!!

• We have started packing up the apartment -- (and yes, it looks like a tornado has come through -- I have pictures to prove it...if I'm brave enough, I'll post them later) -- this morning and got quite a bit done. T was called into work at noon, so that slowed me down on the packing. However, we will appreciate the overtime hours on the next paycheck. :)

• We bought a refrig & mattress for our new home (our apartment now is furnished) -- next up, is a washer & dryer. Then living room furniture...and all the fun decorating stuff. :) Mom has already measured windows to make window treatments (I know some of you can picture this -- we are having the inspection done and at the same time, Mom's in there with a measuring tape getting measurements for the windows!) -- so that is also on our list.

• We've also had baby showers and baby news in the last few days. Let me clarify that it's not OUR baby news, but we are going to have a baby girl in our meeting later this fall. We are all very excited! Our boys out number our girls right now (hehe). Mom & I also went to Heidi's baby shower...it's was a perfect day for a day at the park, eating cake, and munching on fruits & veggies (of course!). I don't know how the momma-to-be felt by the end of the day (probably exhausted!), but it was fun nonetheless!

Well, I better get back to packing and cleaning up this place before the hubby gets home and can't open the front door b/c of boxes in the way (hehe).

More later!

Offer: Accepted!

Finally! :) We are very excited!!

Here's some pics, there will be more to come. We have 10 days for the house to pass inspection and appraisal, and then we are set! Will keep everyone posted on closing date!


*sorry, some of the pictures are blurry, I was rushing to get pictures so we could leave for our hiking trip (pictures of that coming soon also!)*

Front of House
(this is a realtor pic, I didn't take any of the outside yet)

Front of House - Different Angle
(this is a realtor pic, I didn't take any of the outside yet)

Master Bath

Laundry Room outside Kitchen

Hall to Bedrooms/Bathroom

Kitchen w/out the flash (oops!)

Kitchen (w/flash :) )

Guest Bedroom #1

Master Bedroom

Part of the Backyard
(this is a realtor pic, I didn't take any of the outside yet)

Fireplace

Living Room -- wood floors to be installed

Kitchen - cabinets & countertops to be installed in empty spot

Guest Room #2

2nd Bath

Finally, an update!

Wow, it's been a MONTH since I've posted. Where does the time go??

We are back in school (obviously) and still staying busy with work. It's officially tax season, so I've been working longer hours. Which, by the way, is fine w/me b/c I love my job. In other news, Tim made the Dean's list last semester! I'm so proud of him.

Tim just celebrated another birthday! I will post pictures soon. We had dinner w/my parents on Tuesday and then went to the Cheesecake Factory on Thursday. He's been dying for his Grandmother's lemon cake, so I made it today. Hopefully it will taste like hers used to.

We had worker company again a few weeks ago. So nice to have Charles & Bob, even if it was just for supper. :) We will miss Charles but are looking forward to having Richard back.

I had girls' lunch w/Mom, Cindy, & Britta the other day. And of course, Liam. :) He's such a sweet baby. :)

We are starting to plan a vacation for our 1st anniversary in June - any ideas?!?

Can't think of much else that's been happening here. More later! Look back for pictures soon.