Fix It!!

Hello Friends!
Today marks the last day of August. Whew am I glad we got the AC fixed. It was nice and cool for about a week so we opened up the house. Partly because of the nice weather and partly because right before going to Cedar Point, the AC stopped blowing cold air. So after the past weekend of temps in the mid 80's, it was time to call our rental company to get someone out to fix it. They originally said it would take a week to fix but now I think they were just pulling my leg because I came home to a cool house.

In other exciting news, the kitchen sink faucet now sprays a blast of water straight at your face when you turn it on. Matt discovered that right before leaving for church on Sunday. Our rental company has yet to resolve that issue.

Cheers to getting a new house soon! No, fix-it issues will no longer be free. But on the bright side, you get results whenever you decide its time to take action. I have a feeling my husband will be learning a thing or two in the near future.

Cedar Point Recap

Cedar Point 2010 was a big fail.

Roller coasters are awesome. Top speeds and highest heights. But not with rain pelting you in the face, that's for sure. Ouchie! Despite the never ending trickle of rain all day, we still managed to get on all our favorite rides minus the dragster. You know a ride is really awesome when you get off DESPITE getting pelted in the face and you say WOW THAT WAS AWESOME!!! (Millennium Force, anyone?) By the end of the day, we were ready to get home. After I puked up all my lunch, I had a good night's sleep.

Happy Weekend!

Happy weekend friends!

I have today off work. The best part about having Friday off is that I can do all my weekend chores today and spend the other two days doing more exciting things than laundry. Sissy is coming over tonight and our plans include going out to dinner, Mexican maybe? and probably doing a little shopping cuz that's what sisters do. Tomorrow is our annual trip to Cedar Point. Summer would not be complete without a trip to Sandusky. Just praying for nice weather!

Had a nice night out at Buffalo Wild Wings with some of my coworkers. I'm so thankful to work with such a fun group of ladies. It really makes going to work fun when you work with people you like, doesn't it?

Peace out amigos!

Recycling

I didn't mean to be a hoarder, but somehow, it happened.

I will not allow aluminum cans to go un-recycled, so we had quite the collection from the past year. Besides saving the earth, we were so excited to get free money out of recyling. Well apparently....9 bags of cans equals approximately $13.75. It sure pays to recycle huh. Money or no money, I would probably still recycle. Where we live, they give you a big brown trash can just for waste and a small red box just for recyclable materials. I think everyone should recycle as much as they can. Be nice to the earth. It's the only one we have. (*cheesey grin*)

OFFER ACCEPTED!

YES!!!!!!!!!
Our final offer was accepted. We will be closing on or before September 30 and moving in around November 10. Our very first house. WOW! And the COOLEST ONE EVER!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all your support and encouragement friends and family!

No Final News Yet

I know you're anxiously awaiting the results of our first house offer. Heck, I am too!! We put in our first bid on Wednesday evening for Prairie Creek. After the longest 25 hours of my life, we finally got a response: a counter offer. We quickly responded but it was not processed until this afternoon. So HOPEFULLY tomorrow afternoon, we will know whether or not they accept our final offer. If they disapprove, well, we move on to the next house and make an offer on our #2 choice. When you only get to move forward one step a day, it makes that day feel like a year. But we will be patient. After all this is said and done, I'll be ready for a vacation away from my new house.

To Make an Offer

Today is Wednesday, August 11. On July 11, we went to an open house with no intentions of ever buying a house this soon. But now, a month later, we will be making our first bid on that very house we went to. SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tonight, we are going to take one last look at both Prairie Creek and Jennagate. Ever since we saw Jennagate, we have suffered days of comparing the pros and cons of each house. And in the end, they both have great qualities and very few cons. I think we have made our decision. We are going to make an offer on Prairie Creek. If we cannot get it for the price we want, at that point we will make an offer on the other house.

May the bidding wars begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pool

Last night we looked at six houses and it was pretty successful. We eliminated all but 2 of them, one being Prairie Creek. The other one we liked was a similar model, but it did not have a sun room. But it DID have a wood burning fireplace and....a pool! Which is great....when it's somebody else's. But really...we are considering it. How nice would it be to have a pool to swim in all summer?? Its a nice big round, above ground pool with a two tier deck built around it. Just trying to decide whether or not it's worth the time and money it takes to maintain a pool. So we'll see. I'd love to hear anyone's opinions about their own pool-owning experiences. Thanks!!

Thursday

Going to look at a few houses tomorrow evening with our wonderful realtors. Honestly I don't think we are going to like any of them, but we will keep an open mind.

On a different note, who likes Joshua Radin? The singer?? Yes. I think he is going to be my new musical obsession. You might recognize his song, These Photographs. What a lovely voice he has. I'm glad I found this guy because I am getting sick of pop radio. Maybe I'll turn the radio back on when they pick a new 10 songs to play over and over again. But for now, I'll stick with Mr. Radin. Until Michael Buble comes out with a new album, of course.

Wednesday

Hello friends,
If I am going to keep up on this blogging business, I better post more than once a week huh??

:::HOUSE UPDATE:::
The familia made a trip to Ohio to come visit us this past weekend. It just so happened that there was an open house at Prairie Creek. Needless to say, the rents approved! Mom pretty much guaranteed that she would fill up the sun room with her plants, Dad really enjoyed the tool shed and the yard, and the sister already picked out "her room". Hmmm!! Didn't know they were all going to move in with us. It was a fun weekend hanging out with them. Today, our next step was to meet with the lender and sign our lives away on the loan paperwork. Things are lookin' good. Once our realtors get all our financing options put together, its time to hit the streets of Huber and check out the list of about 8 houses we like. We are getting closer and closer to becoming homeowners. What a wonderful/weird/exciting/stressful/FUN time!!!