On March 14, 2009 (one year ago!), on the plane ride back from a mission trip in Mexico, Ben and I decided that we wanted to get married in the summer of 2010. On that same week, but one year later, we got the keys to our first house. It's hard to believe that we're at this point in our lives, but boy is it exciting!!
We are renting a cute, older house in Charlotte. Ben will be moving in this week, and Daniel/Donny will be moving in with him. My move-in date is exactly 97 days away, and you better believe I am counting down the minutes!
The classic old-house window unit.
Our thermostat.
Washer and dryer installed in kitchen? Check!
I knew that moving into a house would require work, but GOODNESS I didn't think it would take this much! So far, we have:
- called the city for water and trash pickup
- called the power company for power
- called the cable company for cable and internet (Oops-the house is too old to be serviced as is and there will be construction required!)
- called a propane company to fill up our tank (That'll be $90...to check to see if it works. Want gas? Sure. $500 more please.)
- bought appliances
- installed appliances
- started painting (Two rooms down, two to go...then we have to do the second coat.)
- brought in furniture (But not all of it - we haven't finished painting yet!)
We are STILL waiting on the realty company to get back to us on when repairs will take place (YES, we WOULD like to be alerted if the house catches on fire, and YES, we WOULD like to be able to unlock the back door.)
We still need to:
- finish painting
- buy a refrigerator and range
- install the refrigerator and range
- move in more furniture
- move Ben in
- move Daniel in
- figure out/get insurance
- change the outlets from two-prong to three-prong
- fix the sketchy wiring in the kitchen lights
- clean, clean, clean
I'm thinking this is a process that will not be completed until the summer. But that's OK, because it's really exciting turning this empty house into our cute little home!
Also, mouse traps are the meanest invention ever.
-Katie
