It’s been a crazy two weeks. Marc was let go from his job, we bought a new Mac for him to start doing freelance, and we bought a house! Oh yes, that’s right! See that little S below! That’s going to be our house in March 2011!
We tried to get into this development about 8 months ago, and things just did not work out. We were looking into it again (phase 2) when Marc was let go. I figured our plans were gone then. My dad made a comment that got me thinking. He said, “why can’t you buy still”? So I made a few phone calls, and 5 days later we were approved for the mortgage. We said this was our last chance trying in this development and probably for awhile. It was either 3x a charm, or 3 strikes and your out!
So, our condo closes on December 1st, and then we will put the down payment down, move into our rented apartment for a year and a half until our new home is built. It is in a few cities away from where we are now and it’s more of a country town, then a city, but there are lots of amenities close by, We will have about a 35-40 min commute during the weekdays to work, but that’s ok.
It is a towhouse, 1550 sq. ft. Much bigger than our current 626 sq. ft. Most have shared driveways but we chose one with a single driveway. 2 floors plus a basement, 3 bedrooms, with laundry and an ensuite bathroom upstairs. Our new house will have 3 bathrooms! 2 full, and 1 half. We can hardly keep our 1 bath clean now!
I like the fact that we won’t move in for a year and a half. Lots of time to save money. I’d be super stressed if it was right around the corner. So instead of going out to eat to celebrate, I told Marc I didn’t want to. I have a goal on onederland. We are heading out to the movies tonight. I <3 the movies!
Have a great night!
Challenge Update: I did my first workout last night. It was tough. I was not in the mood, but knowing I had the support of my fellow challengers, I did it. It was good. It was my first time ever doing the obstacle course, and it was tough, and I only had it on medium intensity. Running, jump squats, kick backs, and then 120 jumps of skipping. I was gasping for breath afterwards. I burned 171 calories in about 30 minutes. THAT was worth it. I plan to do another workout tomorrow night. Trish emailed me and told me she went out to buy the wii, just to purchase and do EA Sports Active More Workouts. Yay Trish!
Ok, I am off to make dinner: sole fillets with some sort of veggie.!
Congratulations – how exciting!
Congratulations! How very exciting!
Wowsers woman, look at you go! Congrats :) Email me where this is?