Reason #4862 why I love Aaron:
He's currently racing around his parent's office having a nerf war with all the kids.
And he's so happy.
He's going to be a good dad.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Love
I am so ridiculously in love with Aaron.
It just keeps getting better as we progress in this journey.
2 months and 2 weeks as we'll officially be married. I can't wait.
Love is awesome!
It just keeps getting better as we progress in this journey.
2 months and 2 weeks as we'll officially be married. I can't wait.
Love is awesome!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Holy Cow
We did it.
I made it home on Thursday night.
We closed on the house Friday morning. It's honestly and truly ALL OURS. AIEEEEEE!
The closing was a bit of a fiasco. There was some disagreement about the estimated taxes and the seller did not want to budge. Well, neither did we. Contractually, he was bound to pay the taxes. Sorry dude. That got worked out but then the bank wire from our loan company wasn't funded yet, so we couldn't have the keys.
We left around 11:45am and went to get some lunch, thinking it would be done before we got back. Well, then I remembered I had a doctor's appointment at noon. Rushed over there, and Aaron headed to the new house to wait for the guy coming to change out the water meter.
Of course, the guy showed up at 12:05pm and Aaron was there at 12:15. How come those guys only come at the beginning of their time block when you're not home? If you are, of course, they show up 5 minutes before the end of the time frame. Whatever. They are coming back tomorrow.
We officially got the keys to the house at 1pm.
Our friends all came over around 6pm to have a glass of champagne and tour the new house. We have great friends.
Aaron and I then celebrated with a delicious dinner of Taco Bell, because we both were just too exhausted to cook or go somewhere to eat.
I decided yesterday that we needed to paint Aaron's office before we move in. It was a nasty sherbert yellow color. Today - it's a beautiful deep olive which goes perfectly with the mustard yellow in the dining room. I can't wait to paint the upstairs rooms too.
I'll post pictures soon.
Home ownership is awesome.
I made it home on Thursday night.
We closed on the house Friday morning. It's honestly and truly ALL OURS. AIEEEEEE!
The closing was a bit of a fiasco. There was some disagreement about the estimated taxes and the seller did not want to budge. Well, neither did we. Contractually, he was bound to pay the taxes. Sorry dude. That got worked out but then the bank wire from our loan company wasn't funded yet, so we couldn't have the keys.
We left around 11:45am and went to get some lunch, thinking it would be done before we got back. Well, then I remembered I had a doctor's appointment at noon. Rushed over there, and Aaron headed to the new house to wait for the guy coming to change out the water meter.
Of course, the guy showed up at 12:05pm and Aaron was there at 12:15. How come those guys only come at the beginning of their time block when you're not home? If you are, of course, they show up 5 minutes before the end of the time frame. Whatever. They are coming back tomorrow.
We officially got the keys to the house at 1pm.
Our friends all came over around 6pm to have a glass of champagne and tour the new house. We have great friends.
Aaron and I then celebrated with a delicious dinner of Taco Bell, because we both were just too exhausted to cook or go somewhere to eat.
I decided yesterday that we needed to paint Aaron's office before we move in. It was a nasty sherbert yellow color. Today - it's a beautiful deep olive which goes perfectly with the mustard yellow in the dining room. I can't wait to paint the upstairs rooms too.
I'll post pictures soon.
Home ownership is awesome.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Hiccups
We're closing on the house at 9am tomorrow.
Of course, all flights from Roanoke were cancelled after 10am today due to fog.
There's a number of other airports within a few hours of Roanoke, so another gal and I drove 3 hours to Charlotte, NC.
I'm booked on a flight direct to Indy at 8:10pm, arriving at 10pm.
So far, it's not delayed or cancelled. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Of course, all flights from Roanoke were cancelled after 10am today due to fog.
There's a number of other airports within a few hours of Roanoke, so another gal and I drove 3 hours to Charlotte, NC.
I'm booked on a flight direct to Indy at 8:10pm, arriving at 10pm.
So far, it's not delayed or cancelled. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
It's really freaking real.
We got the final loan information today, with the actual dollar amount we need to bring to closing.
Aaron will pick up a cashier's check tomorrow. I'm heading home a couple hours earlier than normal, because I want options if there's weather or flight drama. I must be home tomorrow night - no exceptions.
Friday morning at 9am I will be signing my name 38,765 times.
Our dream is coming true. We will own a home!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not sure if I want to scream, cry, dance or sing. I'm all crazy inside.
This is awesome.
Aaron will pick up a cashier's check tomorrow. I'm heading home a couple hours earlier than normal, because I want options if there's weather or flight drama. I must be home tomorrow night - no exceptions.
Friday morning at 9am I will be signing my name 38,765 times.
Our dream is coming true. We will own a home!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not sure if I want to scream, cry, dance or sing. I'm all crazy inside.
This is awesome.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Dress Crisis Averted...Sortof
Katie from Unique Vintage called me on Friday morning as promised.
According to the rep from the designer, the dresses will be in their New York warehouse on February 15. They will ship the dress directly to me from the warehouse, so it should arrive the third week of February.
BARELY enough time to get it altered if it needs it. Hopefully if it doesn't fit it will be too big, not too small (hmmm... weight loss motivation maybe?).
Rachael is going to make me a backup dress anyway, just in case. I figure if we do, the wedding dress will make it here on time and will fit. Isn't that the way karma works?
We found a pattern today that I really like, so when it arrives we'll go shopping for some fabric. I figure we'll do something slightly different, like a pale purple with silver or something. That way, if the dress arrives on time, I can wear Rachael's dress the night before.
I am so so so thankful to have a good friend like Rachael to save my wedding!
Oh, and the RSVPs are slowly but surely trickling in. So far, only one declined. Aieeee! Our little wedding is getting BIG!
According to the rep from the designer, the dresses will be in their New York warehouse on February 15. They will ship the dress directly to me from the warehouse, so it should arrive the third week of February.
BARELY enough time to get it altered if it needs it. Hopefully if it doesn't fit it will be too big, not too small (hmmm... weight loss motivation maybe?).
Rachael is going to make me a backup dress anyway, just in case. I figure if we do, the wedding dress will make it here on time and will fit. Isn't that the way karma works?
We found a pattern today that I really like, so when it arrives we'll go shopping for some fabric. I figure we'll do something slightly different, like a pale purple with silver or something. That way, if the dress arrives on time, I can wear Rachael's dress the night before.
I am so so so thankful to have a good friend like Rachael to save my wedding!
Oh, and the RSVPs are slowly but surely trickling in. So far, only one declined. Aieeee! Our little wedding is getting BIG!
Friday, December 12, 2008
The First Wedding Hiccup
It's looking like I don't have a wedding dress.
Yesterday I called Unique Vintage, the awesome online store that I ordered my wedding dress through. I wanted to find out when the dress was expected, and give them the new address to ship it to. When I placed the order in October, I explained this was for my wedding in March, and they assured me that it would arrive within 8-12 weeks. This is Week 9.
I knew it wasn't good news when the first girl placed me on hold and a different girl picked up. She said "I sent you an email that we wouldn't have the dress until February, and you said that was too late, so we refunded your money."
Um, no. That wasn't me. I definitely didn't get an email, and I definitely didn't get a refund.
She sent an email to the manufacturer and said she would call me back this morning. If I get the dress at all, it will likely be 1 month before the wedding.
I'm trying not to panic until I know for sure that this is a problem, but I can't help it. I looked for MONTHS to try and find a dress that I loved and that would fit the theme we're going for. I wanted a dress that says "bride" without being a typical bridal gown. This one was IT. I knew it the minute I saw it.
Thankfully, my good friend Rachael has offered to make me a dress if I can't find something else that works for me. With only 3 months to go until the wedding, I may have to take her up on the offer. There may not be time to get another dress ordered.
Lame. Of all things to fall apart, this is a major one.
Yesterday I called Unique Vintage, the awesome online store that I ordered my wedding dress through. I wanted to find out when the dress was expected, and give them the new address to ship it to. When I placed the order in October, I explained this was for my wedding in March, and they assured me that it would arrive within 8-12 weeks. This is Week 9.
I knew it wasn't good news when the first girl placed me on hold and a different girl picked up. She said "I sent you an email that we wouldn't have the dress until February, and you said that was too late, so we refunded your money."
Um, no. That wasn't me. I definitely didn't get an email, and I definitely didn't get a refund.
She sent an email to the manufacturer and said she would call me back this morning. If I get the dress at all, it will likely be 1 month before the wedding.
I'm trying not to panic until I know for sure that this is a problem, but I can't help it. I looked for MONTHS to try and find a dress that I loved and that would fit the theme we're going for. I wanted a dress that says "bride" without being a typical bridal gown. This one was IT. I knew it the minute I saw it.
Thankfully, my good friend Rachael has offered to make me a dress if I can't find something else that works for me. With only 3 months to go until the wedding, I may have to take her up on the offer. There may not be time to get another dress ordered.
Lame. Of all things to fall apart, this is a major one.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
One Week and One Day
8 days from now we'll be signing our lives away to the mortgage company. I feel like this is just a crazy damned time to be buying a house, but it got us a good deal and a low interest rate, so I have to just be thankful.
It's hard for me to make any kind of serious commitment. I just don't like it. Heck, I even have trouble sometimes deciding what to eat for dinner! Should I go with the new entree that sounds interesting and delicious, or stick with my tried-and-true favorite that I know will satisfy me? (In case you're wondering, I almost always go the safe route and get the same thing)
I've been trying very hard not to let myself panic over all this. I love this house. I know we will be happy there. I think it's a good investment. We aren't being crazy and buying more than we can afford - in fact, we're being very prudent. I know that we're financially capable of making the payments and still having money left over for those crazy things that seem to crop up at the last minute.
To be honest, I could have had $100k in the bank before we started this process and I'd still be crazy. It's never enough.
Sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind and take a chance. I don't know why, in my wise old age, I'm getting so conservative. I used to risk everything - all the time, for a little glimpse of fun or happiness. I guess maybe that's growing up. It kinda sucks.
So I'm hanging on... a little bit not dealing with the house, but a little bit of secretly planning how we'll decorate for Christmas next year, where my dishes and pots and silverware will go in the kitchen, what color tile I'll want in the bathrooms, where the heck all my clothes will go since our closet is the size of a small suitcase.
This is exciting, and terrifying, and awesome.
It's hard for me to make any kind of serious commitment. I just don't like it. Heck, I even have trouble sometimes deciding what to eat for dinner! Should I go with the new entree that sounds interesting and delicious, or stick with my tried-and-true favorite that I know will satisfy me? (In case you're wondering, I almost always go the safe route and get the same thing)
I've been trying very hard not to let myself panic over all this. I love this house. I know we will be happy there. I think it's a good investment. We aren't being crazy and buying more than we can afford - in fact, we're being very prudent. I know that we're financially capable of making the payments and still having money left over for those crazy things that seem to crop up at the last minute.
To be honest, I could have had $100k in the bank before we started this process and I'd still be crazy. It's never enough.
Sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind and take a chance. I don't know why, in my wise old age, I'm getting so conservative. I used to risk everything - all the time, for a little glimpse of fun or happiness. I guess maybe that's growing up. It kinda sucks.
So I'm hanging on... a little bit not dealing with the house, but a little bit of secretly planning how we'll decorate for Christmas next year, where my dishes and pots and silverware will go in the kitchen, what color tile I'll want in the bathrooms, where the heck all my clothes will go since our closet is the size of a small suitcase.
This is exciting, and terrifying, and awesome.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Things are moving along
Things with the house and the wedding are moving along.
We've been crazy busy this week rounding up all the documents that were needed to complete our home loan process, but it looks like there's only 2 documents remaining and both should be complete tomorrow.
We're also getting the home inspection tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, I have a training call from 11-3pm so I won't be there. Probably better anyway, I tend to get a bit stressed with all that stuff. I'm not 100% sure when the appraisal happens, but our loan rep is pleased with everything, so it must be okay.
We've started getting response cards back for the wedding. YAY! So far everyone has responded yes, but that's only 6 people haha. Hopefully not everyone can come or I may be scrambling to find a bigger reception hall! I already know that not everyone can make it, and a lot of the people we invited are little kids who don't really take up much space or food.
I should ask the owner of the Irish Pub if I have to pay for open bar for the kids. That could save us some dough! *grin*
We also decided to go for the photographer... and we actually found one that we both liked. Unfortunately, the guy seems to be a little slow with email, which is really the only way I communicate. Especially being 3 hours ahead here on the East Coast. When I'm ready to talk to people, they are usually still in bed!
My low-key wedding is somehow got complicated. Boo.
We've been crazy busy this week rounding up all the documents that were needed to complete our home loan process, but it looks like there's only 2 documents remaining and both should be complete tomorrow.
We're also getting the home inspection tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, I have a training call from 11-3pm so I won't be there. Probably better anyway, I tend to get a bit stressed with all that stuff. I'm not 100% sure when the appraisal happens, but our loan rep is pleased with everything, so it must be okay.
We've started getting response cards back for the wedding. YAY! So far everyone has responded yes, but that's only 6 people haha. Hopefully not everyone can come or I may be scrambling to find a bigger reception hall! I already know that not everyone can make it, and a lot of the people we invited are little kids who don't really take up much space or food.
I should ask the owner of the Irish Pub if I have to pay for open bar for the kids. That could save us some dough! *grin*
We also decided to go for the photographer... and we actually found one that we both liked. Unfortunately, the guy seems to be a little slow with email, which is really the only way I communicate. Especially being 3 hours ahead here on the East Coast. When I'm ready to talk to people, they are usually still in bed!
My low-key wedding is somehow got complicated. Boo.
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