We are all moved in to our house! We had some amazing friends come help us and we got the whole thing done in three hours. Now comes the unpacking which is taking much longer. We got the blinds for our windows on Wednesday which was amazing because I really don't enjoy people being able to see EVERYTHING we are doing in our house. They look wonderful. I took a few days off work to get unpacked and somewhat settled. I am all moved into the kitchen and our master bathroom. I am still working on the bedroom and living room. It is a bit of a challenge getting everything settled - some of the furniture we had before was left over from post college days or bachelorhood and was not deemed worthy enough to be moved to the new house. This means Henry doesn't have a dresser and we don't have any bookcases. This means there are clothes and books everywhere. When the chaos gets to be too much, I just look at my kitchen that is neat and clean.
The other downside is the lack of fence and grass. We actually have to pay attention to Siri when he goes outside and he gets super muddy and we have to wipe off his feet every time he goes outside. Poor Siri is spending quite a bit of time inside now. :(
Last but not least, we don't have the internet hooked up yet. I hate Qwest. It would take hours to post all the bull they have put us through. Since we moved into a developing sub division, it is taking them forever to get internet to our house. I'm not really sure why, since everything is in place - we can see it in our yard and in all the empty lots on our street and across it. I have seen their trucks driving slowly up and down our street and stopping and staring at our house but no one ever gets out and does any work. We are currently pilfering some wireless internet from an unknown neighbor which means by blog posts may be sporadic and I have to Facebook from my Blackberry.
All in all, it is amazing to actually own our own home. I stand in the house and look around and can't believe we finally did it and all this is ours.
Once everything is unpacked and organized, I will post pictures. Hmm...where is the camera?
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
The Countdown...
Only three more days to go until we are the proud owner of a dishwasher!!!! And a house. But mostly the dishwasher. Four years of doing dishes by hand...
Here it is! The house we are moving into on Valentine's Day!
Here it is! The house we are moving into on Valentine's Day!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
5 Questions About Me
Thank you Sara for getting me back into my blog by giving me five questions to answer! It is a nice break - we are currently working on getting our house all packed up and cleaned and ready to move next weekend!
1) How did you and Henry meet?
Henry was my bank teller. He worked at my bank for almost five years. I was not a fan of electronic banking so I would go every two weeks to deposit my paycheck. We also had a couple mutual friends. I thought he was cute but I always said I wouldn't go out with someone who knew my bank balance. I thought it was weird. Halloween weekend of 2005, we ran into each other downtown. I was in normal clothes and he was dressed as a pirate - full beard and everything. I had no idea who he was when he started talking to me. It was a darn good thing we ran into each other because he was about to put in his notice at the bank and I wouldn't have seen him anymore! We ended up hanging out all night and started dating a few days later. We dated for about 6 months and then broke up. Then he called me about 9 months later saying he needed to buy some insurance and the rest is history! My favorite part of the story - Henry worked with this lady who didn't think Henry was dating the right kind of girls. She pointed at me and said he needed to marry a girl like me. (This was before we ever dated.) It was pretty funny when he went back to the bank a few years later and he told her he married that girl!
2)How did Henry propose?
Henry proposed on July 15, 2007 after I had come home from a nine mile training run. It was very hot and I was very gross. We had seen the ring the day before at the mall but decided not to get it and we weren't ready to get married. While I was out running, he went and got the ring. When I came home, I went and was looking at the ring online when he came up behind me and asked if it looked better in person and then put the ring in front of me. Then he spun my computer chair around and got down on one knee and proposed. It was very romantic.
3)What is the most exciting thing about buying your first home?
Everything. We have been obsessed with this since before we got married but we took it to another level once we got back from our honeymoon. I am so excited that this house is brand new and perfectly clean. I have been living in old houses for a long time and I am ready to have a new clean house with energy efficiency. I am really excited to see our first power bill. We currently live in a home with no insulation anywhere and really old windows and appliances. And yes, it is winter in Montana. Our last power bill was $300. I am really excited for my new kitchen. It has amazing counter space, granite counter tops, beautiful cabinetry and hardwood floors. I am excited for being able to open the blinds during the winter because we won't have frost on the inside of our windows. I am really excited for the sense of ownership and responsibility. I cannot wait to landscape my yard. I have always wanted to do stuff like that but have never wanted to do it for someone else. I can't think of anything I am not excited about!
4)) Since you are new to blogging, are there any topics that you and Henry decided would be off limits on the blog?
We actually never discussed it. Henry is pretty private and I have a pretty good idea about most things he wouldn't want me to talk about. Definitely our personal life, any issues we are working through, etc. I guess my rule of thumb is, if I wouldn't say it at a dinner party, I shouldn't put it in the blog
5) How would you spend your ideal day?
I think I would need an ideal week. There are so many ways I like to spend my days depending on my mood. One day of the week should be either rainy or snowy and I would snuggle up on the couch and watch movies, read and drink cocoa. The rest of the week should be summery -but not too hot - 75-80 degrees is perfect for me. I would spend one day just puttering in the new house and getting everything organized. One day would be spent working in the yard. One day would be spent hiking with the dog. One day Henry and I would take the dog to a lake and swim around and be goofy. One day would be spent watching someone else clean my house and do my laundry. :) And of course, during all these days, I would never get tired so I could get all those things accomplished!
Thanks for the great questions Sara! These let me relive some great memories and made me think!
1) How did you and Henry meet?
Henry was my bank teller. He worked at my bank for almost five years. I was not a fan of electronic banking so I would go every two weeks to deposit my paycheck. We also had a couple mutual friends. I thought he was cute but I always said I wouldn't go out with someone who knew my bank balance. I thought it was weird. Halloween weekend of 2005, we ran into each other downtown. I was in normal clothes and he was dressed as a pirate - full beard and everything. I had no idea who he was when he started talking to me. It was a darn good thing we ran into each other because he was about to put in his notice at the bank and I wouldn't have seen him anymore! We ended up hanging out all night and started dating a few days later. We dated for about 6 months and then broke up. Then he called me about 9 months later saying he needed to buy some insurance and the rest is history! My favorite part of the story - Henry worked with this lady who didn't think Henry was dating the right kind of girls. She pointed at me and said he needed to marry a girl like me. (This was before we ever dated.) It was pretty funny when he went back to the bank a few years later and he told her he married that girl!
2)How did Henry propose?
Henry proposed on July 15, 2007 after I had come home from a nine mile training run. It was very hot and I was very gross. We had seen the ring the day before at the mall but decided not to get it and we weren't ready to get married. While I was out running, he went and got the ring. When I came home, I went and was looking at the ring online when he came up behind me and asked if it looked better in person and then put the ring in front of me. Then he spun my computer chair around and got down on one knee and proposed. It was very romantic.
3)What is the most exciting thing about buying your first home?
Everything. We have been obsessed with this since before we got married but we took it to another level once we got back from our honeymoon. I am so excited that this house is brand new and perfectly clean. I have been living in old houses for a long time and I am ready to have a new clean house with energy efficiency. I am really excited to see our first power bill. We currently live in a home with no insulation anywhere and really old windows and appliances. And yes, it is winter in Montana. Our last power bill was $300. I am really excited for my new kitchen. It has amazing counter space, granite counter tops, beautiful cabinetry and hardwood floors. I am excited for being able to open the blinds during the winter because we won't have frost on the inside of our windows. I am really excited for the sense of ownership and responsibility. I cannot wait to landscape my yard. I have always wanted to do stuff like that but have never wanted to do it for someone else. I can't think of anything I am not excited about!
4)) Since you are new to blogging, are there any topics that you and Henry decided would be off limits on the blog?
We actually never discussed it. Henry is pretty private and I have a pretty good idea about most things he wouldn't want me to talk about. Definitely our personal life, any issues we are working through, etc. I guess my rule of thumb is, if I wouldn't say it at a dinner party, I shouldn't put it in the blog
5) How would you spend your ideal day?
I think I would need an ideal week. There are so many ways I like to spend my days depending on my mood. One day of the week should be either rainy or snowy and I would snuggle up on the couch and watch movies, read and drink cocoa. The rest of the week should be summery -but not too hot - 75-80 degrees is perfect for me. I would spend one day just puttering in the new house and getting everything organized. One day would be spent working in the yard. One day would be spent hiking with the dog. One day Henry and I would take the dog to a lake and swim around and be goofy. One day would be spent watching someone else clean my house and do my laundry. :) And of course, during all these days, I would never get tired so I could get all those things accomplished!
Thanks for the great questions Sara! These let me relive some great memories and made me think!
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