One Day at a Time...

We officially have a contract on a house!! Just when we had completely given up house hunting for awhile, a new one popped on the market that I just *had* to see. There were no pictures online, but we had looked at another house on the street already so we knew the neighborhood was good. We looked at it that afternoon and put an offer in the same night! The next day, we had agreed on the contract and had signed the papers. Today, we started the very nerve wrecking inspection process and had both a termite guy (which for all you AR gals--this is NOT mandatory here which I thought was odd) and the general inspector there this morning. The heat wasn't working right, so we have the heating/AC guy coming to check everything out tomorrow. Fingers crossed that it is just a minor repair, and we should be all set. Our closing date is December 10th and we are getting very excited!

A bit about the house....it was built in 1994 so it's not new, but not too old. They have just done new carpet and paint, but everything is white. White walls, trim, carpet (ish--sort of light neutral,) countertops, backsplash, and tile. And, most of you know that I am a major color person and I do not like white! So, in addition to some odds and ends, we'll be painting a ton-- ASAP. The kitchen is pretty outdated and basic, and we'd really love to be able to upgrade the appliances, paint/stain the cabinets and replace the countertops. The good news is that we're both very handy and not afraid of doing most of the work ourselves. In fact, we're looking forward to it! However, we will be hiring painters for the main family room since the walls are two stories high.

Pictures to come soon!!!