Moving?! Yuck.

Here best describes our house for the past few weeks

Finally The After Pictures!

I just wanted to post the pictures of why our summer has been all work and a little tiny bit of play!These are pictures of our Rental Unit. We worked super hard and here are the results.

PS: The pictures of our place are next to come!

Talents

Lately I've been looking for a talent that I just cant seem to find. I know that we all have different talents but I want to be a good decorator! Some people just have an eye for things, like what kind of furniture to get, and good accent colors and all sorts of creativness that is hard on my brain. I am on a journey to decorate our new place. We are not finished but we will try to move in this weekend. And then I will have a clean canvas. Wish me luck!

The House

Yes. Our House is still Its really hard remodeling two places.

Jimmy has been working there nonstop.

I get home from work and go up there and

do what I can. I can't wait until it's all the way done.

It is looking so much better.

Pictures coming soon.

Summer kid

Once upon a time I was a summer kid. No school, no work, basically no responsibilities. Just pool time, popsicle time,movie time and friend time. I need a day to be a summer kid again!

Im ready to Jump In!

Before and After

This was the place before we got it

This is after, we are still updating it and there will be more pictures to come:

(when we fixed it we got new stoves)

This is the kitchen in the unit we are renting

This is our kitchen

Installed new windows in both units

We got a nice big window for the view!

Installed new siding

Jimmy, Jim (Jimmy's Dad) and Marty (Jimmy's brother) did all the work. Thanks to them it looks soo much better!

The duplex is OURS!

We have been patiently waiting and waiting and more waiting but finally we own a home! This past Wednesday we closed escrow and are officially home owners (it is really a duplex, but same thing, we own it!). We are thrilled that everything worked out according to plan and we are all ready for this new phase of our lives.
Honestly, I feel like now that we own a house we have to grow up and get on with life. As I think about that I feel panic at first then I think about all the good things that the future holds and it makes me happy that we are where we are at.
I am a natural worrier so making a big commitment like having a loan for the house was hard to think about at first but I am glad that I got over it and now.. I AM READY TO DECORATE! and have fun with paint. The first project I will be taking on will be redoing the cabinets. Wish me luck! I have a few projects in mind but I will think about my next one when I am done with the cabinets. One step at a time :)

Jimmy has plenty of projects of his own:

1. Painting the inside of both units
2. Putting hardwood floor in the unit we are living in- wooray! goodbye carpet.
3. Installing granite countertops
4. Getting new garage doors
5. Buying and installing new cooling units

The list probably can go on and on but mostly the major things are DONE!

We are not moved in yet, and we are not planning on moving in until the work we have to do is finished. That way moving in and unpacking wont be absolute chaos.

THIS IS OUR NEW HOME
We will be living on the right side of it and renting out the left side.