Our First Home

This is shaping up to be a really busy year for Eric and I. Jim and Lynn have decided to sell their farm house. So it is time for us to say goodbye to our little cabin. We are going to miss it. The cabin, the gardens, the property, Riley & the Selig's, and of course Gus the Goat & the Llamas.

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It has been wonderful living there, but we are excited to purchase a house of our own. So we got a real estate agent and also began searching for houses on the internet. I think I must have looked at a thousand houses that were in the price range that we were looking for. We gave our relator the top ones. So when we went out to look at these places, it was a real eye opener. The first place was a very nice home. But the owner had decided to subdivide the lot. They ripped out all of the trees and were beginning construction all around the house. We didn't even get out of the car to look at the inside. It was a definite NO.

The next place that we looked at was on an acre, and it really looked like a cute house on the internet. Well it had some serious issues. I could tell I wouldn't like it when I saw it from the freeway. It was right next to 167. You could hear the noise from the house. And the acre of property was not usable at all. It was a huge hillside that was sluffing off toward the house. Not to mention the inside of the house wasn't that great either. In the upstairs, the ceiling was so low that I had to duck to get through the doorway. If you are six foot tall, you would literally have to crouch while walking around in the upstairs.

After seeing those two we were pretty disappointed. Then our relator showed us a house that was a little bit out of our price range. It was everything that we could have wanted and more. It has three bedrooms and two and a half baths. It is a 3/4 acre lot in a great neighborhood in Auburn.

It was a really hard decision, and I think it almost gave Eric a heart attack, but we put an offer on the house. After weeks and weeks of filling out paperwork, and doing inspections, and appraisals, and more paperwork, the house is finally ours. We just got approved for a loan. We sign the closing papers on February 28, and we move in on that first weekend in March. It is really exciting. Here is a pictures of the place. 

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We Have Set a Date

Thank you everyone for all of your emails. I am sorry that I did not return all of them. There were so many, and we have been so busy with everything. But I did get all of the emails.
Eric and I thank you.

Well, Eric and I have decided on a day for our wedding.
It is going to be on:

Saturday, December 9, 2006

Due to the large number of family members that we have, we are going to have a family only wedding and reception at the Camp Burton Lodge on Vashon. But we are also having a party immediatly following at the Sportmansmans Club. We are hoping to have all of our family and friends join us for deserts, drinks, and dancing. It should be a fun time. We don't have all the plans yet, but we just wanted to let you know to mark your calendars. We hope to see you there!

Go Hawks!!!

On my way to work today I saw a Red-Tailed Hawk sitting on a fence right next to the road. I turned around and drove by again to take some pictures. He just sat there and looked at me. I think it must be a sign. The Hawks are going to win.

Go Hawks!!!