Well, we closed on the house this past Friday morning! It was such an overwhelming experience. At times I felt like some of the forms were redundant, and then other times I felt totally lost and like I was signing my soul away. Then at the end of it you can’t believe that you just bought a house. It’s a huge milestone and it almost seems like it’s too easy. The weight of it doesn’t really hit you until you walk into your very first home!

(For the record, selling my soul would totally be worth it. Just kidding!)

Since we closed we have been going non-stop. We ran twelve hundred errands that day and then we got straight to work. I had an I idea about what colors I wanted, so it wasn’t too difficult to pick them, just which shade I wanted was a bit harder. I did finally come to a conclusion. Then we bought all our paint and supplies and got straight to work. Can I tell you how grateful I am that my dad knows how to paint? Otherwise, it would be a hot mess if Jason and I had to do it on our own.

I’m really pleased with how things are coming along so far. We painted one wall in the living room the color of paprika. It’s so much prettier and vibrant than I had anticipated. The color also matches perfectly with our new rug. My parents bought us a beautiful rug as a house warming gift. I don’t think I could have found something more perfect if I tried.

Although we are having lots of fun making the house our home, I’m really hoping that tomorrow we’ll be done with all the painting. Then it’ll just be touch-ups and the fun part of decorating after that.

I will post pictures of the whole exciting process very soon.

We are eleven days away from closing on our very first house! I’m getting more and more excited with each passing day.

I think I’ve finally decided on the colors for each room and I can hardly wait to get in there and paint it. I just think it’s going to be such an amazing experience to have something like this and make it our own.

We’ve started buying little odds and ends for different corners of the house. The one room I’m most excited about is our master bed room. I found the prettiest bedding, on clearance by the way. And… we’ve picked out the bed room furniture that we want. It will be our first big purchase for the house. I can’t wait!

I’ll be so glad when we’re finally in there. I will post pictures first thing!

So this weekend Jason and I went out to dinner with my sister and Nicole. Well, he was very outnumbered. Naturally, when he began to discuss the surround sound system that he wants we all told him that it was ridiculous. However, I saw this situation as a fabulous opportunity. Why? Because I decided to make the deal of a lifetime! We agreed that he could get whatever sound system he wanted, as long as I could buy shoes that equal the amount he spends on it. BAHAHAHA!

I immediately went home and started to troll the internet for the perfect pair. I’m thinking something along the lines of these. I know that they’re quite ridiculous, but I don’t care. If for some reason this deal falls through, never fear! I found this!