we are homeowners! (moving day)
we closed on our house august 1, 2013. we signed the papers & it was a done deal! it was awesome because we had to get out of work early that day & just decided to spend the rest of the afternoon shopping for house stuff (like new door locks).
the days leading up to our move in day, which was saturday (so people from church could come help) we cleaned the house up & got it ready to put all of junk in it. the house was an absolute mess before the bank came in & did $21,000 of renovations to the house. it was pretty beautiful by the time we looked at it for the first time! there is still much to do & to take care of but we have really been enjoying it all.
one huge surprise that happened that friday night was when we were shopping at menards. I was just walking down one of the aisles when my sisters, danica & danielle, ran up to me! what the what?! my mom & sisters came & surprised with a quick visit for the weekend! it was so awesome & such a blessing to have my mom here to help me unpack & get some of the basic things set up & put away in the house. my grandpa & cousin Joshua came too!
move in day went by quickly! so many people came to help from the st. peters ward & we are so grateful! we did it all so quickly that people from the weldon spring ward didn't even need to come. austin & I were up late the night before & had to wake up pretty early the next day. we picked up the u-haul & picked up some donuts at donut king for all those kind people who came to help us move! let me just tell ya, donut king is SO GOOD! it is especially delicious when you get them early in the morning when they are still warm....mmmmm.....
our front yard trees
I LOVE our bay window!
dining area, all new laminate floors & fresh paint job
all new kitchen cabinets & appliances!
our AWESOME backyard!! huge selling point
the deck
creepy fireplace in the basement
midget door aka harry potter's room
its a split level! front door
master bath counter
hallway
garage
checking out our boundary survey done by the company I work for - Cardinal Surveying!
closing day!
picking up the u-haul!
getting ready to load it up at our apartment complex
setting up our new microwave!
had to replace the fridge that was already there with this nice scratch & dent frigidaire!
danica being awesome in our new house on moving day
my baby sister danielle!
our table with some beautiful flowers from my mom!
austin replacing the shower door (because it was nasty) with some nice new ones!
living room
our couch
new flowers! thanks glynn!
we've got a dumb tree in our front yard that is shedding like crazy!
this is what has fallen in less than a week
our deck covered in leaves
painting the top trim in our living room & kitchen (it was an ugly brown before)
our new vanity in the hallway bathroom! austin tiled the floor beneath it, resealed the toilet & installed the vanity. he is basically amazing :)
painting the banister
we are sure proud of everything that we (mostly austin) have done to this house this past month. we cannot wait to feel settled in when the major projects are out of the way & cannot wait to start our family right here. our new ward is great & we've met lots of nice families! we love the location of our house & are having so much fun buying stuff & doing projects to make our house truly a home.
btw, totally sliced my hand open with a utility knife last week & got stitches so I have been pretty worthless in doing much that require 2 hands. can't wait to get the stitches out so I can take care of the household chores more easily which austin takes care of the manly projects!
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