Finally Home

 

We have finally moved into our new house.  By the grace of God, the paperwork somehow came through in time for us to close and get our keys last Monday.  How the funding was able to go through after the Fed closed and how the title lady had the willingness to stay late in order to get our documents put together on that rainy day I will never know.  Only God could work it out. Thank you God for answering our prayers.

We listed our home on May 16 and had the movers physically move us into our new home on July 16.  The entire process was a headache, nerve-racking, and an inconvenience to say the least.  Yet, it only lasted 2 months!  And now we are home!!!  (Can an Aggie somewhere give me a "whoop?"  I'm not an Aggie, but the whoop feels appropriate under the circumstances.)

During our first week in Derby House (doesn't every house need a name?) we've managed to unpack all but a couple of boxes, paint the laundry room, flood the laundry room twice, host a birthday party with the family, discover and fix a leak from our boys' bathroom, get the downstairs AC unit repaired, set up TV and internet, and actually eat home-cooked meals almost every night.  In addition, Dear Husband started his job with a new law firm and our oldest son turned 5.  Since we were kind of in the mood for change last week, we even upgraded our TVs and cell phones.  We kind of felt like we might as well rip the Band-aid off in one fell swoop and make as many changes as we could at the same time.

I cannot tell you how relieved I am that Dear Husband and I did not buy a house that needed "work."  I'm talking about the houses you see on HGTV where the new owners have to rip up floors, reconfigure kitchens, and update bathrooms.  People who buy project houses are amazing people.  I admire them and their accomplishments in transforming their homes.  But we are not these people.  We are both lawyers who know how to read and write and problem solve.  We are not handy.  We seriously considered buying a major project house, but common sense prevailed when we calculated the cost of contractors and subcontractors and inconvenience. 

So ultimately, we bought the barely lived in house--the couple who built it and owned it for the last 4 years didn't have kids! Thankfully, the only change that our house really needed was some color.  (Who really wants to live in a beige and brown house?)  The fact that our house only really needed paint is good, because the ONLY handy skills that Dear Husband and I possess involve a paint brush.  So, one of these days when we get our painting done, curtains hung, and furniture delivered, I'll share some pics.   Until then, there is more work to be done.  But at last, we're home!   

For those of you who might need my new address, feel free to shoot me an email or text and I will be happy to share my new contact information with you!!!