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We got the house!!!!

Yesterday I received an e-mail from my Grandma and I was in the middle of typing an e-mail back to her explaining about our house search and I saw I had an e-mail from my Mom saying we got the house!!

BUT of course there was something else. Our realtor told us a new house just came on the market for 20k less than what we offered and it was bigger and on a cul-de-sac. My dad went over to check the house to see if he thought we would like it. It was nice but there were no appliances which we would have to get and the master bath was smaller. The house that is soon ours already has everything!

I am hoping we can close at least a week before our apartment lease is up (mid-July) so we have time to move in. The bank seems like they want to close as soon as possible too so that’s a good thing.

I can’t wait to start all these home projects – I have so many ideas!

Thank you all for crossing your fingers, limbs, everything else for us! :)

After deciding to move back in with my parents for a few months so we’re not rushed in our house search, our realtor e-mailed us saying that the house we originally put an offer in last month is available now. Apparently the buyer that outbid us backed out. I’m really hoping that no one else knows that the house is back on the market since the websites say it has been sold. The nice thing is that our realtor’s wife is the listing agent for that house.

We’re really hoping we get this 4 bedroom cozy house that has a nice view of the mountains and a nice yard for our “future pool” someday. Tyler and I agreed that if we don’t get this house then we’ll proceed with plans to move back in with my parents for a few months. I’m anxiously checking my e-mails and iPhone to see if our realtor e-mailed me. It’s driving me crazy because I’m already thinking of what color to paint the walls and where to put this and that. At the same time I’m trying not to think about it or think we’ll get it because I have a theory that if I think I won’t get it… then I’ll actually get it!

Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Saturday morning my parents and I went to empty out the storage at U-haul and it took us not long to do that compared to when we stored it. Moving in is easier than moving out. It only took us 2 or 3 hours to do that including putting things away in the kitchen and bedroom. Tyler was really lucky he didn’t have to help, haha! We all went to bed around 10PM that night because we were exhausted. Sunday morning I woke up at 7:30AM and started packing things from the casita into our cars.

We all headed back to the apartment to unload the cars and put together the futon, desk, and clothes. It felt weird saying bye to my parents and not seeing them later that same day. They only live about 25 minutes away. I LOVE the location. We’re literally right next to the mall and many stores! The drive to work is beautiful with beautiful mansions on Camelback Mountain.

Today I met up with Jason after work to go to IKEA and got some stuff for the apartment…especially these cute black stools for the kitchen bar. We are still unpacking SLOWLY. It feels like a hotel here not an apartment since there are always people outside and people swimming. The wall that they paint for us is orange from the previous owners…they’re going to paint it red tomorrow for us. After that – Coconut will finally be here living with us.

The family’s coming on Wednesday mainly because my sister hasn’t seen our apartment yet. Tyler’s brother is moving here in 2 weeks…I didn’t think he was coming that soon. I hope the next 2 weeks will go slow then because it’s great having alone time with Tyler.

I promise pictures by the end of this week. I’m addicted to Ooey Gooey cupcakes by Tammy Coe! Thanks to Jason, haha.