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« Previous Entries Sunday, September 27th, 2009Life is moving fast!
It’s October! I can’t believe I have been a home owner for a month now. It’s exciting, a bit overwhelming and fun! The new house is beautiful, comfortable and just so right. It’s also a lot of work and I go to bed tired almost every night. Last night, I laid on the bed and [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Amazing!
We primed and painted after covering the wood floors well. The house is coming along nicely. We put wainscoting upstairs. I am totally in love with the wainscoting (pics soon when I get some furniture in). A friend came over to the place tonight. This friend has INCREDIBLE taste. She told me that my place was GORGEOUS! It was just what I [...]
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009On Owning a Home
It is incredible, incredible, incredible! I feel exhilarated every time I drive into the driveway and walk up my steps. It’s Mine! For many people who have owned a home, it’s no big deal. But for me, this is something I have wanted for years. It feels so good to be here! The house is [...]
Monday, August 31st, 2009I’m a Home Owner!
It was an amazing weekend. We closed on the house on Thursday and then painted on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Yesterday, we brought things over to the house and went shopping at Bed, Bath and Beyond. After some coffee this morning, we are heading over to do some more painting. I’m thankful for God’s grace.
Thursday, August 27th, 2009It’s Thursday & the house is mine!
It’s Thursday morning and by the end of this day I will be a home owner in Bay Ridge.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Closing Time
We’re closing on our house in Bay Ridge next week. I can’t explain how elated I feel. When I tell people that it is my life’s dream to own a home in Bay Ridge, they look at me strangely. Most people don’t think of home ownership as a big goal in life. Most Brooklynites left [...]
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009Recommend: Roccos Roofing – Brooklyn Roofer
I recently had the pleasure of hiring a fantastic roofer in Brooklyn for our new Bay Ridge home.The bank that we are getting our mortgage from required that we get a roof inspection. I wanted to get the inpection done fast so that we could get our mortgage processed. I looked online for a [...]
Friday, July 24th, 2009Our House is Empty & Waiting
So the house we are buying in Bay Ridge is empty and waiting for us to move in. How do I know? I went to the house and looked in the window. I wanted to see if the sellers were ready to leave. Besides the curtains, there was four empty walls and a shiny floor. I [...]
Saturday, July 18th, 2009Mortgage Approved
Our mortgage was approved and we’re in the home strech to being home owners in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn! Our bank representative said that the holdup was: Why did I have other addresses on my credit report? There were no problems on my credit report and our scores are high, but they wanted to know why [...]
Friday, July 10th, 2009Shopping for furniture!
Lee & I are going to NJ tomorrow to shop for furniture. I wish I could say that this is going to be a fun task to do together, but it’s more a task about me compromising. We have similiar and different taste in style, design and fashion. We both love the 40′s. Lee also [...]
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Summer!
For a teacher, summer is the ultimate time to relax and have fun! Waking up late and staying up until sunrise is part of my normal routine. My friends used to call me Sunday Sunrise because each Sunday I’d sit on the front stoop (or in a chair in my bedroom) with a coffee and stare at the sunrise. [...]
Sunday, June 28th, 2009We’re in Contract!
We are buying an amazing home in BayRidge, Brooklyn. If you know me in person, you will know this is my “big dream.” Sure I have a lot of small dreams, but it’s always been my dream to live in the heart of Bay Ridge. So we’re in contract and the escrow account has been set up. It’s [...]
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