Finally...

So I have decided I'm going to religiously update our (my) haha blog at least once a week. I kinda had that in my head as a new years resolution, but you know how long those last. So I'll update you on recent(ish) random stuff going on.

New House!!!!!!!! FINALLY! Like you have seriously have no idea how much stupid stuff we had to go through to get it. We got pre-approved and were so excited that we knew the price range we could look in. Plus we were going to get 100% Financing=no down payment= more money for Italy trip. (More on that later.) We knew we Corey wanted a garage. That was the major deciding factor in the home we chose. I basically picked the house and as long as it had a garage and shed, we could both be happy. Don't tell Corey, but I secretly think the garage is awesome to have, and I'm so glad he was so adamant about it.
 So we found our house. The lucky sellers had it on the market for two weeks before we put an offer on it. Stupid Item #1: Getting closer to closing we remembered Corey didn't file taxes in 09 since he would get nothing back. So we had to hurry and have him file and extend the closing date a month. It was supposed to be right before Thanksgiving. Stupid Item #2:Underwriters DON'T care about deadlines. Extended closing date to before Christmas. Stupid Item #3: Our first loan officer went on bedrest so we had to switch to another officer. Then two weeks before closing we found out first loan officer qualified us for a loan we made TOO much for! Seriously?! How do you even do that, and get that far in the underwriting process. Yep, still a bit annoyed about that. So we had to scramble to get another loan. We did and had to come up with almost 5,000. Awesome huh? Thank goodness for helpful family and liens. Extended closing date again. No big deal huh? We should be used to this. Our loan was supposed to be funded after closing, right before the new year. Didn't happen. Surprise suprise. Now we pretty much had our idiot landlords pushing us out of our current place. We got a little lucky and the sellers let us move our stuff into the garage over the weekend until the bank stopped being extremely slow.
And Hallelujah, we got the keys to our first home on January 3, 2012.

And it's freakin' awesome! I love being a homeowner. We were put through so much stress (especially Corey) and it all turned out okay. I'm so grateful for all the help we had moving and painting. It's so nice to finally be settled in. For the most part. I have SO much I want to do with this home. It has serious potential.
House Details

• 3 (possibly 4 bedrooms)
• 1 bathroom (I slightly regret this decision now)
• Living room/Dining nook?
• Tiny kitchen that I love/hate
• Garage/man cave
• Almost 3/4 acre
• Fenced in back yard (Dog kennel and two picnic tables were included. Score!)
• Two old sheds that Corey has some majorly awesome plauns for! :)
• Red Door. Had to add that because it's one of my favorite things.

It's not the most amazing house ever, but I love it, and I think it's growing on Corey.

So where are the pictures?

Well....I want to get the house a bit more decorated before I show you all. Plus when I was going to put up some before decorating, I could not find my camera cord anywhere. But now it is found. Crazy the stuff you can't find after a move. But I will put up one lame, blurry, unorganized one up of my kitchen. It's from a couple months ago but not a ton has changed.

 Was it amazing as I made it sound? Haha. Phone pictures are never flattering. So that is the house. More pictures soon. Because I just love showing it off. Only a little bit.


In Other Random News
We now have three dogs, and a kitten. Hoarders much? But I love my fur babies so much. Corey tolerates them, hates them, but in the end I'm pretty sure he loves them as much as I do. So now to list them.
Chevelle (Pit Bull)

  This is an older picture, but you get the idea right? He is such a big baby. People get a little scared of  him sometimes, but generally the reaction from people is positive.

Gizmo (Pomeranian/ Chihuahua Mix?)

She is seriously insane. I told myself I would NEVER have a Chihuahua. But she is adorable in her own crazy way. She had just gotten groomed in this picture, and only looked that clean for about two days. She thinks she can play with the big dogs.

Charger (German Shepard)

What a smart dog! He has doubled in size since this picture and he is only 6 months old! I'm so glad we got him though even if he is huge. We were worried he would be too much work and get neglected, but that hasn't been the case at all. Him and Chevelle keep each other company and no real dominance issues so far. We're hoping it stays that way. 

Blu (Tabby Mix)

Blu was my early birthday present, and I was SO excited to get him. He and Gizmo love each other and cuddle together every night. Charger came in the house once when Blu was in the cage, and I think Charger was the one more terrified. So no big dogs in Blu's life anytime soon. He loves to sit on your shoulder like a little bird, and ALWAYS has to be up in your business. He has taken a special liking to Corey, and they are getting pretty attached to each other.

So that is a bit of what is going on. Oh and I'm 21 as of two days ago. Yay me. :)