Wins all around last week, except for the orchard. But I got to the gym once, made crazy headway on the apartment, and the canoe trip Sunday was pretty fun. And also a marriage test.....
Tim was in the back of the canoe, and I was in the front. The person in the back has to make decisions: do we go to the left or right of that rock? Do we slow down or speed up?
Right away, we came up to a huge tree downed in the middle of the river. I used my outside voice to ask Tim which way we were going and he decided, too late, that we would go left. I felt like the captain of the titanic watching us slowly NOT clear the tree. Actually, I tried to use my foot to steady us so we wouldn't flip (which luckily, we didn't, we just sailed backwards for awhile until we could communicate with each other enough to turn around). Through the rest of the trip, if I saw a curve/rock/tree/another canoe, I asked Tim what the plan was a few hundred feet in advance.
He..... didn't love that.... but otherwise wanted to make sure that I wasn't so anxious that I couldn't enjoy myself. I did anyway. (Tim, if you're reading this, #iloveyouallthetime). Protip: canoeing goes faster without food or booze.
In other news, I still have crap music in my head on repeat. Commence brain cleansing process:
1. Break out old Mac laptop or Pandora for chores around the house
2. Continue with NPR on morning commute
3. Old CDs OR classical music when commuting other times
4. New playlists for the gym (whenever I get there again)
I think that will cure me.
Last week's plan worked so well, that it helped me get through a minor setback with moving. Due to a paperwork mistake, our house closing was pushed back 9 days to Nov. 10. We re-scheduled everything we could, but will now have slightly less time to do some settling in stuff. No big deal, we'll just be living with my mom longer!
Over and out.
Showing posts with label buying a house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buying a house. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Still not dead
But life has been up and down lately.
House stuff is moving right along -- we will decide on insurance soon and on Thursday, we'll walk through the house to "learn" it with the current owners. We also gave notice and the apartment complex, and started packing. We ALSO bought a ton of new furniture to fill our house this past weekend. Things are busy for sure. Next few weekends will be more packing with some plans sprinkled in here and there.
In between life? Is work. Work has been super challenging lately and I haven't had a lot of time for the house stuff to sink in. September was a pivotal month in my group, and along with big changes/revelations comes a lot of stuff that feels personal, even though it's not. It's been really hard to stay positive and jazzed up, but this funk will pass!
I'm officially out of shape again. I've jogged a few times [this month] and [it hurt]. I'm really just trying to find a way to not feel tired all the time and get myself back into the habit regularly. I'll do it! I know I will.
This month has also had me taking out stress in the kitchen. Result? Pumpkin donuts, pumpkin whoopie pies, apple crisp x2, chili, beef stew, and a failed but edible attemp at beef stroganoff. Love the cooler weather!
Until we move, though, Tim and I are going to try and eat almost solely from the pantry and freezer. Last night didn't count -- leftovers for him, salad for me. Tonight, I think things will be more creative :)
I love this season, so I'm trying not to overthink everything that will happen between now and Thanksgiving. We'll see how that goes!
House stuff is moving right along -- we will decide on insurance soon and on Thursday, we'll walk through the house to "learn" it with the current owners. We also gave notice and the apartment complex, and started packing. We ALSO bought a ton of new furniture to fill our house this past weekend. Things are busy for sure. Next few weekends will be more packing with some plans sprinkled in here and there.
In between life? Is work. Work has been super challenging lately and I haven't had a lot of time for the house stuff to sink in. September was a pivotal month in my group, and along with big changes/revelations comes a lot of stuff that feels personal, even though it's not. It's been really hard to stay positive and jazzed up, but this funk will pass!
I'm officially out of shape again. I've jogged a few times [this month] and [it hurt]. I'm really just trying to find a way to not feel tired all the time and get myself back into the habit regularly. I'll do it! I know I will.
This month has also had me taking out stress in the kitchen. Result? Pumpkin donuts, pumpkin whoopie pies, apple crisp x2, chili, beef stew, and a failed but edible attemp at beef stroganoff. Love the cooler weather!
Until we move, though, Tim and I are going to try and eat almost solely from the pantry and freezer. Last night didn't count -- leftovers for him, salad for me. Tonight, I think things will be more creative :)
I love this season, so I'm trying not to overthink everything that will happen between now and Thanksgiving. We'll see how that goes!
Monday, September 12, 2011
I'm not dead
Just got sucked into a life whirlwind, you know the sort.
So, we finally did it, we bought a house. And it's just lovely, we couldn't be more excited about our choice AND our interest rate (because we're grownups, we can also be excited about the money part). Now, half of my brain is mentally moving furniture and living in our new house. We move in early November, and we can't wait to host some family for Thanksgiving!
We signed our house offer while we were visiting my bestie Sarah over Labor Day weekend in Saint Paul, MN. We had a great time hanging around THEIR cute new house, taking in the city, and just catching up. It felt awesome/like home to see Sarah and her husband again after a 6-month hiatus.
The weather is starting to turn, too. I just love seasons. Even the one that shall not be named. Every year when the seasons turn, I get SO EXCITED for the new one to come. I just don't know that I could ever live in a place where the weather hardly changes, even if that ONE season is weather-tastic. Snow and rain are just another reason to make soup and watch TV (or be productive at work), anyway, so why hate on them so much? (New house comes with a working woodburning fireplace, bee tee dubs. One more reason to be excited about snow).
In other news, Frank got the best of me last week. (Well, we bested each other). I was removing him from our bedroom and caught a tuft of his fur on.... something (still don't know what). Relieved of a clump of fur, Frank lashed out on me and scratched my eyelid. He didn't get my actual eye, but I went to the ER nonetheless. My eye is fine and healing well, but I had to get a tetnus shot and THAT was way worse. My arm hurt so bad on day 2 and 3 that I couldn't stand to move it or roll over on it during the night.
On the upside, I'm clear to play with rusty nails again............
This weekend was also my unofficial fall kick-off: Brucemorchestra. For the 4th year now, Orchestra Iowa played an amazing outdoor concert on the lawn at Brucemore. We all show up with lawn chairs, wine, and snacks and enjoy the music. I LOVE IT. Makes me wish I played an instrument or sang in a group again.
I also watched our interstate college football rivalry and my alma mater came out ahead, FINALLY. I really only like college football because it's something to do in the fall with friends, but it's good to see your team win, even if you never watch another game they play in the season, haha.
So, to recap our life lately:
Tim and Kate vs. navigating home buying = we won
Kate vs. Frank freak out = Frank won
Kate and Tim vs. changing seasons and fall plans = everyone wins
So, we finally did it, we bought a house. And it's just lovely, we couldn't be more excited about our choice AND our interest rate (because we're grownups, we can also be excited about the money part). Now, half of my brain is mentally moving furniture and living in our new house. We move in early November, and we can't wait to host some family for Thanksgiving!
We signed our house offer while we were visiting my bestie Sarah over Labor Day weekend in Saint Paul, MN. We had a great time hanging around THEIR cute new house, taking in the city, and just catching up. It felt awesome/like home to see Sarah and her husband again after a 6-month hiatus.
The weather is starting to turn, too. I just love seasons. Even the one that shall not be named. Every year when the seasons turn, I get SO EXCITED for the new one to come. I just don't know that I could ever live in a place where the weather hardly changes, even if that ONE season is weather-tastic. Snow and rain are just another reason to make soup and watch TV (or be productive at work), anyway, so why hate on them so much? (New house comes with a working woodburning fireplace, bee tee dubs. One more reason to be excited about snow).
In other news, Frank got the best of me last week. (Well, we bested each other). I was removing him from our bedroom and caught a tuft of his fur on.... something (still don't know what). Relieved of a clump of fur, Frank lashed out on me and scratched my eyelid. He didn't get my actual eye, but I went to the ER nonetheless. My eye is fine and healing well, but I had to get a tetnus shot and THAT was way worse. My arm hurt so bad on day 2 and 3 that I couldn't stand to move it or roll over on it during the night.
On the upside, I'm clear to play with rusty nails again............
This weekend was also my unofficial fall kick-off: Brucemorchestra. For the 4th year now, Orchestra Iowa played an amazing outdoor concert on the lawn at Brucemore. We all show up with lawn chairs, wine, and snacks and enjoy the music. I LOVE IT. Makes me wish I played an instrument or sang in a group again.
I also watched our interstate college football rivalry and my alma mater came out ahead, FINALLY. I really only like college football because it's something to do in the fall with friends, but it's good to see your team win, even if you never watch another game they play in the season, haha.
So, to recap our life lately:
Tim and Kate vs. navigating home buying = we won
Kate vs. Frank freak out = Frank won
Kate and Tim vs. changing seasons and fall plans = everyone wins
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
This is worse than dating
We've been so busy lately! When we aren't working or seeing friends, we've been looking at houses and last night, we made an offer on one.
We're currently in the frenzy of the counter-offer process, and I'm so nervous and excited! But even after we make it official with this property, we still don't know the full extent of surprises lurking around every corner (eh? eh? see the dating metaphor?)
We'll decide after inspection if it's true love, and accept the house with all its faults.
This still feels like a diversion from all those crazy "what am I doing in life" questions, and a massive one at that. Goodbye expendible income and free time! On the plus side, if we become home owners and property tax payers, we have more street cred if we wanted to show up at a city council meeting and complain.
I think I'm finally going to blast this post out to Facebook (after much hemming and hawing), so to my family and friends: If you are curious and begin following my blog, pretend you didn't when we talk about stuff in real life :) Less confusing that way.....
We're currently in the frenzy of the counter-offer process, and I'm so nervous and excited! But even after we make it official with this property, we still don't know the full extent of surprises lurking around every corner (eh? eh? see the dating metaphor?)
We'll decide after inspection if it's true love, and accept the house with all its faults.
This still feels like a diversion from all those crazy "what am I doing in life" questions, and a massive one at that. Goodbye expendible income and free time! On the plus side, if we become home owners and property tax payers, we have more street cred if we wanted to show up at a city council meeting and complain.
I think I'm finally going to blast this post out to Facebook (after much hemming and hawing), so to my family and friends: If you are curious and begin following my blog, pretend you didn't when we talk about stuff in real life :) Less confusing that way.....
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