Drew and I are well on our way to being homeowners. We are scheduled to close next Friday, and the day can’t come fast enough. Although I am NOT looking forward to signing my life away and having a numb hand for a day and a  half, I AM looking forward to walking into that house knowing it’s ours.

So a bit of an update for those who may not know the story. Our realtor had a great house in a great neighborhood that the owner was willing to sell for real cheap.  We went to look at it one night, and quite honestly, didn’t like it. We talked about it and had just about decided no. We didn’t totally rule it out though, and over the next couple days we let it marinate. The more we talked about it, the better we felt about it. Although it wasn’t our dream house, it’s a great house, and a good step up from where we are.  And a good investment. So, long story short, we decided to go for it. We laughed at the fact that we didn’t like it at first (especially me.) Drew commented, “Kind of like with our relationship. I had to grow on you!” Par for the course for us, I suppose.

So here we are, waiting. Drew has been a dear and has taken care of ALL the details. He’s already had the inspection, appraisal, and septic tank taken care of. He’s got the WDO inspection on it’s way. He’s pulled together countless bank statements and made all sorts of phone calls to our realtor and mortgage lender. All I’ve had to do is sign on the dotted line. Not that he’s leaving me in the dark. He explains anything and everything I ask. I’m learning a lot through this whole process, but I love that he’s handling most of it. I love my husband.

One funny thing is that we’ve been out to the house several times since deciding to buy it. The owner is fine with that, and the realtor has told us we can bring anyone by to see it. It’s not technically ours yet, but it kind of already feels like it is. I’m desperate to start painting and ripping out carpet, but we can’t do it until next weekend. In the meantime I simply wander through my home-to-be and dream about what picture will go where or what color to paint that wall.

Stay tuned for some after pictures.