We're HOMEOWNERS!

After a CRAZY week, we are finally moving into our new home! We are loving every minute of it. We were so excited to sign all the papers and hand over that check after thinking we weren't going to get the house. We found this house a while ago, and closing was set for Thursday, June 11. Everything went perfect- inspection, survey, foundation assessment, even loan application stuff. We were so excited. But about 10 days before closing, we found out the seller had a lien on the house from the IRS. Ewwwww. So we were just sick, thinking there was probably no way we were going to close by June 11. And we would have been fine with waiting except that our low interest rate was locked, but only through the week. And since we locked in our rate, the interest rates have sky-rocketed (comparatively speaking). The difference in rates would be astonishing. So we just really prepared ourselves to lose it. We went to small group Wednesday night, and all our friends just loved on us and prayed that everything would work out. We were stressed. The seller kept convincing us (and our realtor) that he was somehow going to make it happen because he knew that we might walk away otherwise. Well, he pulled it off. He overnighted the funds, made the phone calls, and then literally took the paperwork all around the city to get the lien released. And all that happened late Thursday afternoon just before our rate expired. We closed first thing on Friday, and everyone was so excited. Our realtor and loan officer were just giddy, assuring us that we got the most amazing deal and that it was a miracle that everything came together at the end.

We closed on the house Friday morning, and spent the weekend moving in, with the help of some AMAZING friends. We had so many friends that came to help- moving boxes and furniture, cleaning out cabinets, lining drawers, you name it. Now comes the fun part when we start making it really feel like home. There's still lots of work to do, but we're so excited to get to work on it. We feel really blessed. AND we now have a guest bedroom so all you out-of-towners can finally come visit! And for all you Dallas friends, grab a paint brush and come over!!!


Living in boxes- it's a work in progress!


Bailey is loving her new house.