Making It Home

We’ve lived in the new house almost a week now and I have not written about it yet!  It was because this week was the busiest week at work on record for me so far (well, at least at B+L). But we made it to the weekend and I am going to recap the last […]

We’re just about ready to go!  Two more days!  We found out this week that the seller is also going to leave us the refrigerator in the basement, the bench in the basement, the grill and all of the patio furniture.  Wow, did we score!  And Dave can satisfy his dream of having a bar/gym […]

Monday December 6th, 2:30pm – closing date and time.  It’s like a huge weight off to finally have it scheduled.  We definitely are getting all of the furniture we requested and I could not be happier! I packed up my room today – it was so sad.  The first time I am really moving out […]

“You’ll know it when you see it.”  Shopping for a wedding venue is like house hunting all over again!  Atmosphere vs. food vs. location vs. price – there are so many considerations.  This past weekend we went to see two places: Jack Baker’s Lobster Shanty and Windows on the Water. The Lobster Shanty was very […]

We are supposed to be closing in just two days from now.  But the sellers need more time.  And they just let us know this week.  It turns out the son, who is inheriting all of the furniture and other items in the house, has been slow to move his stuff out.  Furthermore, he still […]

One week to closing, and we still have not heard back about the furniture.  Not much has been happening on the home side of life – just a lot of waiting and walking aimlessly around Home Depot and Lowes planning out our future rooms. However, lots has been happening on the engagement and wedding side! […]

We’re still waiting to hear back from the son’s lawyer about the furniture.  The husband seems to be all for it.  His agent and lawyer went to take pictures of all of the pieces we are asking for, so I could confirm everything.  And confirm I did!  Those pictures were beautiful and that furniture is […]

After a little back and forth between our lawyers, Maria and the seller’s agent, we finally got it through to the seller that we would love some furniture in exchange for some important repairs that need to be made (like a leaky water valve, broken stairs, and a chimney gap).  The furniture we are asking […]

Three weeks away from closing.  I can not wait to move into the house! It’s Halloween weekend and we do not have any plans!  But that was on purpose – we have been very busy buying a house and getting engaged!  🙂  Instead of costumes and parties, we read up on water-proofing basements, wedding venues, […]

This past weekend, Dave and I traveled up to Niagara Falls for the marathon.  We left on Thursday night and spent the night in Ithaca so we could hang out with Jenna all day Friday.  It was a fun time roaming around Ithaca with Jenna.  It was a very windy day, but no rain (or […]