- Our house went under contract in 8 days (!) just after Erika left for New Orleans.
- Buyers wanted to own it in <3 weeks, which if you've ever seen our basement or shed, created a fair bit of stress.
- I convinced Erika to let me offer on a house (1967 E Wilson) while she was away. The sellers countered close to asking and we decided to back off until Erika returned.
- Erika returned. We frantically moved out of 1400 S., moved to a rent-free rental that a good friend of ours had vacant for the month, and put in a low, but fair offer on 1967 E. Wilson. Our timing was right and they countered <1% higher; we accepted.
- We moved into 1449 E 3150 S (rental) with 1 mattress, 1 pack and play, 1 rug, 1 armchair, 1 table & 3 chairs, 1 skillet, 1 pot, five knives, 4 forks, and 3 spoons. Livin' was light (no TV, no internet, little mail), but relaxing. I read almost 2 books and we spent most of our time playing with Finn, walking, and talking about our (possible) new house.
- After a lot of drama on behalf of the sellers, we finally closed on 1967 E and moved in last Wednesday! We are glad to be settling down, unpacking our stuff (one of two PODs arrived yesterday), checking out our house (and scheming about future projects), and meeting neighbors (so far we have met neighbors from 4 nearby houses!).
A special thanks to all of our family and friends who helped us move, put us up for >3 weeks, watched Finn, and had us over for BBQs.
So I'll stop blabbing and share some photos.
Last photo in 1400 S. We were both a little sad to leave (E more than me)...we put a lot of sweat into that place. In the end, I was glad to be free.
Our humble, temporary residence. After three weeks we were ready to move on.
1967 E Wilson Ave!
Finn enjoying his new slide (he goes up and down on his own!)
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4 comments:
Crazy! It must feel SO good to finally be "home". The new place looks awesome- love the wood door. Can't wait to see more here on the blog over time and especially more in person one of these days. Happy settling in- nice work you two!
How exciting! The house looks great (from the pics you sent your mom) - can't wait to see it in person. So nice to see all your smiling faces again (even if only on the screen)
Must feel good to unpack and get settled. Have you met Trina's parents yet? Your Wilson Ave. adventure begins!
Congrats ~ looks beautiful from the outside, can't wait to see pics soon. Glad the process went so quickly for ya and you're now settled into your new home.
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