I just wanted to write a quick post to let ya'll (as we say in Texas) know that I am not ignoring this blog. We are moving into the new house tonight! And as a result we have been busy filling boxes with stuff and trying to pick out paint colors. I had no idea there were 97 million choices for every color. Our house looks like a patchwork quilt with all the paint samples we've put on the walls.
Also, the school I teach at had our graduation last night, and it was fantastic! Nothing better than hearing success stories from at-risk kids who are the first to graduate high school (or in 1 girl's case...middle school) in their family. There were tears and hugs, it was awesome.
So I will return with pictures and more details soon. But just as a side note, we really love our house. When we first unlocked the door and walked in, we loved it even more than we remembered! Good feeling. Especially since we house shopped for over 4 months. Ya. Don't do that.
5.28.2010
5.21.2010
Real Adults
Well people, today is the day (at 2pm) that Dave and I become real adults. There's nothing we can say or do to prove otherwise because we will have a mortgage.
Owning a house = being a grown up.
Honestly it was a little bit of a long road getting here. Many of you know that Dave and I started out in Provo, Utah, then made these moves:
#1 Lafayette, Indiana for grad school at Purdue (apartment #1)
#2 San Francisco for internship (loved it here, so cool)
#3 Return to Lafayette, Indiana (apartment #2)
#4 Denver, Colorado for grad school (this is when Dave got to pursue his real dream click here)
#5 Austin, Texas (current apartment)
and now...
#6 HOUSE!
Yes, that is 6 moves in 5 years of marriage
Maybe last night we already started talking about the house like it was a person. Such as, "She is going to love us living there." We're weird.
Wish us luck with signing our life away. We heard the hand cramps can be vicious.
Owning a house = being a grown up.
Honestly it was a little bit of a long road getting here. Many of you know that Dave and I started out in Provo, Utah, then made these moves:
#1 Lafayette, Indiana for grad school at Purdue (apartment #1)
#2 San Francisco for internship (loved it here, so cool)
#3 Return to Lafayette, Indiana (apartment #2)
#4 Denver, Colorado for grad school (this is when Dave got to pursue his real dream click here)
#5 Austin, Texas (current apartment)
and now...
#6 HOUSE!
Yes, that is 6 moves in 5 years of marriage
Maybe last night we already started talking about the house like it was a person. Such as, "She is going to love us living there." We're weird.
Wish us luck with signing our life away. We heard the hand cramps can be vicious.
5.18.2010
Ode to the Ottoman
Dear Ottoman,
I know you have served as our kitchen table for some time now due to the lack of space necessary for a real dining experience. I am sorry to say that you will soon be replaced (even though I am not sorry at all). Since we are moving into our new home next week, we will be able to set up Dave's great grandma's antique white table that we love at least 400 bajillion times more than you. In the meantime, we will continue to put our feet on you.
Dave and Jess
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