House Update

Well... after a little bit of stress last week, everything seems to be in order for us to still get this amazing, cute, little house! We have the BEST agent that we are working with and she is helping us out so much! So, if all continues to go well... we'll close on the loan on the 23rd and have possession by the 25th! And then several men from the ward are going to come help us move that weekend! I'm going to order blinds today so we can have them up by the time we move in! We are really excited! Now, I just need to find the motivation to pack! Oh, after this move, I don't want to have to pack up my house for several years! It's not my favorite thing to do!
Tom and I are both sick and trying to get over these silly colds. Tom has almost completely lost his voice. Poor thing! And I'm starting to feel a little better, except I can't hear out of my left ear and haven't been able to for almost a week. Not fun at all!
Well, life is going pretty well and we are happy!

New Home!

Ok, so I posted pictures the other day so that my family could see this house that we really liked, and then things changed!!!! I took these pictures on Saturday afternoon and posted them. Then, a few hours later, our agent called us and said that the owner countered our offer that we put in, but if we would agree to his terms, the contract would be ours. So, this was late Saturday night, and she also told us that for the next day, Sunday, they were having an open house and showing it 3 more times to serious buyers..... But if we agreed to the terms, the house would be ours and they would cancel all the rest of the showings! We jumped on the chance! So, we have the home inspection this coming monday, and if all goes well with everything, we'll close and have possession of the house by March 25th!!!!! We are so excited! We've waited a long time for this!

Valentines Day!

I got home from work last night and Tom surprised me with a candle-lit dinner, balloons and a dozen red roses! And the best part of all... "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days"! Not so much because it's a great movie, but because a few weeks ago I had mentioned, while in Walmart, that I really like the movie and wouldn't mind having it, and he picked up on the hint I was dropping!!! haha! He is so awesome! Love him so much!

Brody's Blessing

Baby Brody was blessed on Sunday, Feb. 7th, and I'm SOOOO sad that missed it. I heard that he was a little angel the whole time and that his daddy gave him a very special blessing. Oh, I miss my family so much. It is really hard being so far away from everyone and missing out on all the little things that go on. Living here has been a great experience for us and we have learned a lot and grown a lot closer, but it is still really hard for me.

Still House Hunting

Well... We put in the offer on that house that we REALLY liked and wanted but we didn't get it! I'm still a little baffled by it, so I won't go into detail... it still just doesn't seem fair or make any sense! But, oh well. I guess we'll just keep house hunting. We've looked at several houses, but we haven't LOVED any of them yet. We'll go see a few more on Friday and see how that goes! So for now, we are still in our little apartment, anxious to find a home so that we know when we pack up this time... it will be for longer than just a few months! Oh, life is fun! We'll keep you updated!

Crazy Life

I can't believe it is February already! Time is flying by SOOOOOO fast! Life here in Ohio is great - crazy, but great!
Tom is still plugging away at his job and school work! And trying to fit everything in and get everything done, and he still finds time to have dinner made for me when I come home from work (on his days off) and help out around the house! He is the greatest guy ever!
I'm still enjoying my job, as a nanny! The boys are a lot of fun to take care of everyday! And I'm keeping really busy with piano lessons! I am now teaching 10 students!!!! haha! Can you believe it!?!?!? I teach Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays after work and also Saturday afternoon! Oh, and the little boy I babysit, Jacob! I'm keeping really busy, but I'm really enjoying it!
Tom and I have decided to look into purchasing a home here in Wadsworth, so over the last few months, we've been looking on the interent and driving around town! Last week, we started going out with an agent and actually looking at houses. There were a few that we really liked, but by the time we got to them, other offers had already gone through and we were too late. We went looking again last night, and we had lined up to go look at a home that was only listed at $61,900. We decided that if there wasn't anything major wrong with it at that price and if we liked it, that we would put in an offer! (Because that is a GREAT deal and it's a big house!) We loved it! It would be just right for us! She made a few calls and we found out that there were several other offers made, but they would still accept ours if we got it in quick. The house is in great condition.... worth way more that what it's listed for! (It's a banked owned home, or something, so that is why it's a better deal) So........ we put in an offer last night!!!! Hopefully we hear back within a few days! We are so excited!