Trying to not get our hopes up

Our meeting with the broker went great, and he said we can more than afford the house we want & housing costs as of now, even without my big girl job-- yay!! So Monday we have another walk-through of the house which both of our parents are going to come for, and, if it goes well, we plan on making an offer!! :-D It's very exciting & scary at the same time!
Our agent also told us that the other house we liked hasn't finished selling. The people have not estimated their costs and may not be able to cover it all, and asked if we might be interested. We said we are, but we don't want to wait about seeing if they are able to scrape enough money together or not. I know if it were us, we would be doing anything we could to get the money since they already "closed" on a price. I asked what it went for, and, the closing price was $105,000, and they were asking $129,000 when we found it listed online... it was originally was listed around $200, 000, in michigan's market they have kept lowering it. As a (possible) buyer, this is good news for me! :) So, lets be hopeful for monday.... it's hard to try to not get excited!!!!

Many exciting updates

I haven't updated in awhile, & I have lots to catch up on!
Last Tuesday-Thursday morning, I dogsat in Laingsburg. I was able to catch up with my grandparents, parents, and other errands. Plus, mom made me potato soup, mmmmm.

Thursday-Sunday Ry, Rem, & I, along with 5 others, went camping in the UP. It rained a bit, but we still had a great time. We went up to Tahquamanon Falls for a day, Mackinaw Island, taught Amy how to fish, and romped with the doggies.

Monday was my last day nannying for the family I have been working for in Linden. She quit her job, and she thought she would have 2 more weeks when she put her notice in, but I guess her boss did not take it well (i'm not sure how they didn't see it coming). She told me for months that this may be coming, so I understand... but I'm bummed still! Baker begins in 3 more weeks, so I will resume my job at Admissions, and I am still registered for substitute teaching. Of course, I am also back on the job hunt!

Ry & I went and looked at another house. We first went last week & really liked the area (more than the last house we found and loved) b/c it's safer and still in central grand blanc township. today we had an appointment to go walk through, and loved it! as in, enough to want to buy it. now. SO, tomorrow we are going to meet with a broker that ryans aunt recommend, who is in the banking biz as well, and we shall go from there. We are trying to not get too excited... but that's really not possible. Keep your fingers crossed for us!!

ignorance may be bliss

A few months ago ryan planted the seed about buying a house. of course we would like to buy a house, but i feel the house we can afford right now is not the range of houses i want, and in less than 2 years our income will double. but, he began looking & sending me links. so finally, i began looking too. we have found a couple we like, and i found a house i really liked. this one: http://www.coldwellbanker.com/servlet/PropertyListing?action=detail&ComColdwellbankerDataProperty_id=13500477&page=property&brand=CB
we went to drive by and look at it today. the property is gorgeous, the house is huge for the price, and its basically move in ready. but, we called & i guess an offer is already in, and they and the bank are going back and forth (the broker said for 37 days so far, which seems quite long for a price to be agreed upon). so now we found this house that is great, and we probably will not get it.
i wish i never began looking at houses at all, because i see this happening numerous times before we can buy the one we want: finding a great house and location, and watching others buy it. it's very frustrating, not to mention heartbreaking.
:(

booked!

Ryan & I booked our officiant Tuesday for our ceremony. She seems great, has done lots of weddings, is not a churchy, and has a take charge attitude. Another check off the list! :)

for the next 30-45 days

This morning ry & i awoke to metal grating & large things dropping. think: loud noise. we both had the day off, and were hoping to sleep in together, a rarity. instead, construction that began on the road outside of our apartment began today. yes, the road needs to be redone (it was cement, and every crack was filled with black top. whomever's idea this was, hopefully they no longer work for the road department. anyway, this is the view outside our window:

Hopefully, they stick to the schedule they set out, and are done in the next 30-45 days. In the meantime, we cannot park in our parking lot, so we are forced to park further away (it reminds me of living in the dorms again...). Hopefully Ry is able to sleep through this, but I doubt it... It'll be a rough next couple of weeks. But, when it is done, I won't have to weave all over the road when we go rollerblading for the first 200 yards until we turn the corner; it will be smooooth. . .

Six Months!

Today marks the six month anniversary of Remington's adoption. It seems like we have had him so much longer than that, and I cannot imagine not having him in our lives. We will be celebrating by some extra snuggle time, & perhaps a big rawhide. :) Ahh, the warm & fuzzy feelings. . .

becoming trendy

today i finally gave in to a trend, & bought a pair of skinny jeans, and a pair of leggings. the leggings are to wear under a dress when the weather cools this fall, & for with my uggs. the skinny jeans are for my uggs & other tall boots- its become too hard & doesn't look good to tuck bootcut jeans into boots; it leaves a glump of jean material above the boot. so, i am giving into the trend for comforts sake. :)