Packing, painting, and packing some more!

Sorry about the long pause....we've been super busy trying to prepare for our big move!

Anyways, it's time for some updates!

Below is the stalker picture I took of the new roof!  YAY!  If you remember, we were SUPER excited that the sellers agreed to re-roof for us.

Beautiful isn't it!  Look at those nice roof vents!  Didn't even know those existed a couple of months ago...I'm turning into a home improvement pro, right?!  Haha!

So, we originally had a move in date of August 9 but the sellers said they'd probably be out early.  Unfortunately their closing on their new house was delayed so they asked us if we could wait until Aug. 11.  We were a little bummed but it's really no problem for us, we don't want to hassle them with a double move because of a couple days.  So, we still have a little bit before we move...but that hasn't stopped us from packing up as much as we can!  Take a look at our progress:

My new little pig and cow for the house :)  So cute!



Books get packed first!




Slowly adding up...



I have lots of books!  (And toilet paper...don't judge, it was on sale!)

And it's getting bigger!

And BIGGER!

OK now it's just plain taking over....

We've also started painting primer over our walls that we painted when we moved in.  This is required by the apartments :(

What Brandon did (plus the bathroom which isn't pictured)

What I've done...lol  And I did the all of the edging in the bathroom :)

Whew, it's a lot to do!  I am absolutely HATING my apartment in this messy state....I am a neat freak to the core and so is Brandon.  So we are trying to paint quickly so everything can go back in its place for a while. 

We did take a nice break last weekend and headed up north with friends!  Here is a picture of us all sweaty and gross mid-bike ride around the island!

If only I could go back in time and tell myself to buy sunscreen and LATHER it on!!!  Idiot!

We're Homeowners!!!!

It's official!  We are the proud new owners of our house!  Of course, the sellers still have 30 days to move out but they were pretty confident that they would be out early.  There were quite a few stressful, frantic moments in the last few days where we thought the process might be delayed.  But, in the end, everything worked out on time and okay. :) 

It was wonderful to be able to meet the current homeowners.  They we so nice and reminded Brandon and I of ourselves a lot!  They had lots of positive things to say about the neighborhood and our new neighbors.  We can't wait to move in and start the newest phase of our life.  We already started packing up this weekend and made our first (of many to come) visit to Lowe's.  We'll keep you updated!

So When Do We Move?

Sorry I have not posted in a while!  I have been busy transitioning from teacher hours to office hours and I miss my 3-5pm relaxing time I used to have in the afternoon!  But, I can't whine, it's nice to be making some extra money.  :)  I know I promised pictures from Niagara Falls, but I have been too lazy to upload them when I'm at home.  I guess I'm having to much fun emjoying the summer weather! 

Many of you have been asking me when we move.  Well, we have received our final approval and we close on Monday!!!!  The bank sent an appraiser through the house and he did not find any problems that needed to be corrected.  That was an answer to prayers. :)  We gave the sellers 30 days to move so we can start moving-in on August 9.  We sort of hope they will move faster so that we don't have to pay any August rent on our apartment, but we did allow them the full 30 days.  Now we are working on getting home insurance because that is the last thing we need before we can close.

Brandon and I already have a page long, front and back, list of "To-Do's".  Though it may seem daunting, we are actually excited to have some projects to work on.  I sorted the list into 3 categories:  Easy Fixes, Sorta-Simple Fixes, and Hard (meaning expensive!) Fixes.  We hope to start hacking away at some of those before we move all of our stuff in!  We've also joked that we may need to add two lines to our budget:  "Nicole's House" and "Brandon's House".  This is because I want to save money for things like a new bathroom vanity, a bedroom set, new furniture, etc.  And Brandon wants new pipes, insulation, more boring manly stuff, etc.  Hahaha!  I joke with him, but we both agree that certain things will need attention before I start dragging him to UBU in the mall to look at couches!  As soon as we have the keys I will update you on our projects and get pictures too!  What fun is a blog without pictures, right?

Anyways, we've only "creep stalked" the house, as I put it, once or twice in the past month.  Haha!  This has been sort of a hurry up and wait process.  You have to hurry to "get" the house and then wait to really have it. :)  At least we know that our sellers have bought a house and will be closing soon.  Anyways, we are BEYOND excited to start moving.  Of course, that will require me to actually start packing all of the boxes I've brought home from work...  :)