Seems like everyone's been buying houses recently! Michael and I closed on a house last week. It's going to be quite an improvement from the apartment, but moving is an absolute pain... We've spent the last week scrubbing the kitchen (you would not believe the mess) and waxing floors (hardwood, but in rather poor condition) and doing minor plumbing and electrical repairs, and we should be able to start really moving this weekend.
Michael posted a bunch of photos that can be found on his picasaweb site:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mcwest2002They're the ones in the folders labeled "Clever Street". I know, it's a funny street name, but I guess it could be a whole lot worse! It's a short little road with just two addresses on it, in a fairly small town (small for an urban area, at least) on the outskirts of the city. It should be a very pleasant place to live.