all the paperwork scrambling paid off.

John just called us to say our home loan was funded this afternoon.

per CA laws, the deed to our house will be recorded in our name tomorrow.

we will get the keys on thursday or friday.

OMGHOUSEHOUSEHOUSEHOUSEHOUSEHOUSEHOUSEHOUSEHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!

love kittie

the escrow check has been submitted for the rest of our down payment, and the money is in our checking account ( Read more... )

i've been rebounding from last week with efforts at productivity.

i'm making a point to monitor my bank accounts every day, and even if i don't catch things often, i at least feel like i'm doing something. i am also working harder at confronting issues that scare me early on, before they really scare me. this is challenging, but if i keep it up, i ( Read more... )

house house house house!

HOUSE!

.... househousehouse!

that is all.

love kittie

housing update: the seller's agent is out of town today/tomorrow. she got the bid, and thanked our realtor for the bid; john used the words "lovely bid" so i'm hoping that means the agent thinks the bid is a green light; the downside is that the seller won't see the bid until sunday ( Read more... )

home buying is a funny process.

it is, of course, stressful - but the stress you experience is nearly totally dependent on the parameters of your housing search. for example, if you breeze into a realty office and say, "i want to buy a house!" the process of determining all your financials and parameters will be quite stressful, because you'll be ( Read more... )

for me, searching for a house is strikingly similar to registering for classes in college.

( more on housing here: how it's similar to college registration, how we're searching, and notes on the process for my own benefit. also some goals. always good to have these things in writing! )

saturday was mellow. mostly warcraft, some chores. made a pork roast that was tasty (no salt next time though ( Read more... )

switching sides in my bedroom has really helped. for all i know, it's psychosomatic, but what works, works! i didn't have a single scary, unsettling and/or emotional dream last night. vivid, yes, but nothing that woke up me multiple times throughout the night.

i made a lamb roast last night. a few tricky bits aside, i'm very happy with how it ( Read more... )