So four months ago, on Friday, March 13th, 2009,  Jeremy and I sat in a little conference room with a basket of pens and another of little candies in front of us. Trent was sitting across from us as he and Jeremy were munching on some fresh chocolate chip cookies, while I sipped some tea. There was another guy there. We made small talk as we waited for a fifth guy, Sean who was scuttling in and out of the conference room with various papers. Occaisionally he would put four of five copies of a paper in front of Jeremy and I, and we would sign them. Sometimes he would hand something to the other guy or to Trent. We asked a few questions, but had already sorted most of the stuff out, so there weren’t really any questions left. Sean finally comes back and says ‘that’s it, you can go now.’

WHAT?! That was the most anitclimatic thing ever! We had just written the biggest check we have ever seen. We also had just become as poor as we have ever been. We were now homeowners!

I shared with you our first hour.

Here are some pictures I snapped before we actually owned the home. Some pictures of the house in its original condition. The general layout.

Even though we have been home owners for four months, we didn’t move into the house until Sunday, April 19, 2009.  Between the date of purchase and our move, we had already hosted a party, renovated a bathroom, fixed a leaky tub (our only tub!), painted the living room, kitchen and a our bedroom, as well as many other little things.

On our move in date, our first night spent in our first home, Jeremy and I shared a bottle of champagne that my aunt had gifted us as a housewarming gift along with two very nice glasses.

It was a great moment to share with my husband of less than two years, toasting to our new life, our new home, in our new freshly painted bedroom.