But I Didn't Tell You About My Skipping Through The Rooms Squealing, "This Is Ours! We Own It!" For One Sweet Moment, I Was Completely Oblivious To All The Sweat Equity We're About To Pour Into These Walls
March 28, 2008
Since closing on our first home this week, my emotions have run a broad spectrum:
PEACEFUL (When signing the paperwork.)
ENTERTAINED (While keeping a tally of how many times we signed our names - 34 each)
RELIEVED (When realizing the search was FINALLY OVER!)
EXCITED (When shopping for supplies at Home Depot.)
ANXIOUS (When our bill was totaled at Home Depot.)
INTRIGUED (When Roger installed our new lock. How do guys inherently know how to do these things?)
DEFEATED (When a ladder collapsed while I was standing on it.)
FRUSTRATED (While trying to figure out how to redesign the kitchen/pantry/laundry room/family room section of the house so it flows better, and then realizing that it's wasn't that my solutions wouldn't work, it was just that I had no solutions to begin with.)
DELIGHTED (Upon finding a 100% wind power electricity plan that boasted a fairly low fixed rate and allows us to earn American Airlines miles.)
GIDDY (When I laid eyes on my key to our new home: It's black, with hot pink hearts and rhinestones. Every time I think about my new key, little butterflies swoon in my chest - I never knew that buying a piece of metal would make me feel like I was falling in love all over again.)
Comments
And how many rooms have been "christened"?
It's a lot of fun owning a house isn't it? I hope you have many happy moments in it.
~Jef
Posted by: Edge | March 29, 2008 08:26 AM
Haha
I cannot wait to see that key! Sandy wants to go to lunch with us soon so lets plan that! I am so excited for you!
Posted by: Anonymous | March 29, 2008 09:02 AM
Congrats!!! Now open a Home Depot credit line. hehe
Posted by: Jayleigh | March 29, 2008 12:37 PM
Congratulations! :)
Posted by: Mel | March 29, 2008 01:49 PM
LOL! You're so funny! You didn't tell me about the ladder! I was thinking about your kitchen and this was my idea, expand the kitchen into the "breakfast nook" and just use the dining room as your eating area. Scuba and I only have 1 table and it works for us. (Of course we still eat most of our meals on the couch while watching tv.) Luv ya, and we are still just so excited for you guys :)
Posted by: Erica | March 29, 2008 11:11 PM
This is so exciting! Please bring pics to the Bossy Party. Can't wait to see..
Posted by: mrs. blogoway | March 30, 2008 02:01 PM
Fun post. Now tell me about this electricity company?!?!
Posted by: eddo | March 30, 2008 06:03 PM
Congratulations! Enjoy the new house!
Wind power + airline miles - what more could you ask for?
Posted by: Lia | March 31, 2008 08:37 AM
Holy Moly! You bought a HOUSE!!!! I've been out of the loop. (mostly b/c your site is semi blocked at my office... boooooo.)
Anyway, CONGRATS!!!!!
And thanks for the sweet words on my blog about getting these darn teeth yanked. I'm on the Valium now... My brain is nervous, but my body doesn't seem to be able to bring on that nervous feeling... very Weird!
Hugs!!!
Posted by: Courtney | April 1, 2008 10:44 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I can't wait to see it - please let me know how I can help be it packing, unpacking, whatever. YAY for you! :)
Posted by: Nicolle | April 1, 2008 01:59 PM
Congrats!!! And welcome to Plano!
Posted by: Mo | April 1, 2008 03:24 PM
So, so awesome!
(Make friends with the cashiers at Home Depot. You'll be seeing a lot of them during the first year...)
Congratulations!
Posted by: Leah | April 2, 2008 04:57 PM
Yea!! You did it!!! I'm excited for you and your new house! I'm sure it will be beautiful and wonderfully decorated!
Posted by: Amstaff Mom | April 9, 2008 09:01 AM