House Happenings

We finished up two projects over the weekend. Putting knobs and pulls on the cabinets and drawers AND painting our shutters and front door. Here are the results.

Before and after of the house

Before with faded blue shutters:After: with darker shutters

More of the house...

Auntie Gene, this post is for you....here are some pictures of the yard and some flowers. =)

Side yard with lilies:

Front porch:
View of backyard:

View of side yard:

Deck: Auntie Gene, you remember these chairs? Right?

My tomato plants:

The strawberry patch: Strawberries in the front, there was broccoli and cauliflower in the middle. Then spinach and carrots towards the end. They are both still growing.

Around the House

Here are some pictures of flowers around the house. The family that lived here planted lots of flowers and now Jimmy and I are enjoying them.

A work in progress....

We have mainly been painting in the house this week. Here are some pictures for you.

We painted the fireplace!! Still needs two more coats of paint.

Homeowners....

As we signed the paperwork on Friday morning I could hardly contain my smile. We signed and signed and signed and then it happened. The closing agent took our check and made copies of the closing paperwork and that was that!

On Saturday morning we arrived at our new home. It is amazing pulling into the driveway. The grass was green, flowers were blooming people were outside walking. It is unbelievable. It felt like we were visiting someone else "could this place be ours." We opened the door and ran around the house like a bunch kids going to Disneyworld!

On Saturday we installed a fan and lighting fixtures. Ginger and Aaron came over and we had lunch. On Sunday we painted our bedroom and Jimmy installed more lighting fixures and mowed the yard.

It was actually fun. I am sure it will get old after a little while but it sure is nice to be able to paint and do things outside.

Today we are painting another bedroom and possibly starting another one if we have time.

Here is a quick video I took on Saturday. I will have another one soon.

I can't stand it anymore.....

Here are some pictures of the house. I have been wanting to post a few for a little while now and have been hesitant on doing so until I know for sure that we are "really" going to close on this big purchase. Everything is looking really good on the loan front and we are closing on May 1st.

The house is located in Oregon. A small town south of Madison. It is about 11 miles from campus so it will be a little further mileage wise but about the same time wise. All highway versus a bunch of stoplights.

Oregon is a cute little town. It is actually considered a village. There is a little grocery store and a quaint downtown. It reminds me of Apex'. The neighborhood is quiet and the house is near a park and walking/bike trail so I am very excited about walking and running on the trails.

Here are a few pics for you. These were taken on the inspection day. I didn't take as many as I wanted to.

In kitchen looking out towards living room.Formal living room. Entrance to dining room is in the background.