Kylie's First Home

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T14:15:00.002-05:00

This is Sophie's first Halloween!!

She is just too cute! Happy Halloween!

It's about time!

2009-10-30T23:27:00.004-05:00

I know...its been forever! But its been a while since I have made any improvements to my house! I have been wanting my shower tiled for the past few months but I wanted to completely finish my bathroom before I had the shower done! So take a look at the pictures!

This is my shower head and walls before. I liked the shower head but everything else was just really outdated.

These knobs had to go!

Those little cubby-holes bugged me. They weren't very wide so my shampoo and stuff would always fall off!

Underneath the shower liner.

Andrew (Amber's brother) did all of the work for me! The huge walk-in shower in his house is amazing and he did all of his own work so I knew he would do a good job on mine! It would freak me out to walk into my bathroom and see this! I try to be optimistic but when I see stuff like this I wonder how in the world can you put everything back together and make it look good!

But I shouldn't of worried because this is the end result and I am so happy with it!

It looks so much better and more updated! Excuse my dirty bathtub, I took pictures right when he finished and hadn't cleaned the tub yet.

I got a new shower head, knob, and faucet. I found the set at Home Depot and it was on sale so I was very excited when I found it!

I love my new shower head! I haven't used it yet because I have to wait 24 hours to take a shower so everything can dry.

One last picture. I just love the way it looks. I cannot wait to take a shower in it!

Sophie is 6 months today!!

2009-09-21T14:10:00.002-05:00

Today my baby girl is 6 months old today (3 1/2 in people years)!!

I got her some of her favorite treats!

She loves this little green squeaky toy! This is her 2nd one because she plays so much with it that the first one was worn out!

Her new collar! Kate had bought her a new collar a while back so I decided it was time to put it on since she was almost grown out of her first one!

Here she is laying on the vent playing with her toy! Her favorite things to do!

She now loves to sit at the kitchen table and look out the front window. She usually follows me everywhere around the house but when she isn't right beside me, this is where I find her!

There was a man walking his dog so she went crazy! She sits back on her hind legs and gets all fluffy!

Happy 6 month birthday Sophie girl! Momma loves you!!

:)

2009-09-15T19:31:00.003-05:00

I'm not a big Obama fan but this made my day!

Obama Caught on Tape Talking about Kanye

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Almost done!

2009-09-09T21:03:00.002-05:00

So, I have been working really really hard on my bathroom with the spare time that I have! All that is left to do is buy a nickel shower rod to match the shower hooks and then find a mirror that is the right size to go above the vanity, which has been very hard to find! I'm going to go a couple more places tomorrow and if I can't find one then I might have to order the mirror and then get a frame to fit it. I can't wait to post the AFTER pictures. It looks completely different and I love it! Oh yeah....I am also very proud of myself because I bought a drill and used it! I had to hang a new towel bar and toilet paper holder so I learned how to use the drill and did it myself! Since then, I have also hung curtain rods in the bedrooms. I will post pictures soon!

Ruff life...

2009-08-31T19:55:00.005-05:00

Talk about a spoiled little girl!!! I honestly think Sophie never disappoints me because she has no rules at home. I never need to get on to her because she never does anything wrong. She basically runs the house! She is now 5 months old and still surprises me with how perfect she is. I hear all these horror stories about how puppies are a lot of work and chew up everything, and I know most of them do, but not my baby girl! I got really lucky with her! If they were all this easy I would have more!

This is one of her favorite spots to lay! The coffee table is cold compared to the carpet or couch so she likes it! She is also high enough to look out the window. She looks so big in this picture!

She also loves to chew her bones on the back of the couch! Anytime I am eating on the couch she loves to be up here so she can be closer to my food! Of course, I have to give her a bite!!

Here she is posing! She took a break from chewing her bone to smile for me!

She is always alert. She loves to watch for the cats that roam the backyard.

Oh yeah! I finally picked out a color for the bathroom wall. It's called Cashmere. It's in between a brown and a gray but more on the gray side. I think it will be a good contrast with my floors and my counter top!

Bye bye weeds!!

2009-08-30T12:08:00.006-05:00

This morning the weather was too nice to not be outside. Since I have a major weed and bush problem, I thought today would be the perfect day to use the Roundup I bought!

I have never used this stuff so I wasn't sure what to do, but the instructions were very easy to follow and I did it!

I have these overgrown weeds and bushes everywhere! I hope the Roundup works. It says I should see results in 6 hours!!

When I first moved in, my brother cut all these bushes but they have grown so much in only 3 months. Hopefully, my next blog will be about how the Roundup worked and I have no more weeds or bushes! I guess we will have to wait at least 6 hours!!

I even had to throw in a picture of Sophie. She loves being outside!

Coming to an end...

2009-08-23T21:29:00.004-05:00

Tomorrow is the start of my last semester of college! I am so excited! I really have enjoyed college, I am just ready to be done. I will be able to relax and not have to worry about what paper is due or what test I have coming up. I don't even know what I will do with all of my free time once I graduate. I plan on traveling more for business and pleasure! :) I have always wanted to go to hair shows around the country but I have never had the chance because I couldn't miss that many days of school. Maybe I will even go on a hair cruise! I'm ready to see what life after college is like!

Couldn't resist...

2009-08-20T22:51:00.003-05:00

I just had to post these pictures of my baby girl! She loves to swim! She would just sit on that top step forever if she could. The second we walk into my brother and sis-in-law's backyard, Sophie heads straight to the pool!

I just LOVE this picture. I have it saved as my background on my computer. Everytime I look at this picture it just makes me smile. She looks so happy and peaceful.

I'm so in love with her! She has been the best puppy I could ever ask for. I am so thankful that she was at the shelter that day I went. I could not imagine my life without her now.

To be continued...

2009-08-18T20:29:00.004-05:00

I finally got my new counter tops! I love them! It's kind of hard to see what they look like because the walls were brown underneath the old tile. It was very hard for me to choose a color. I ordered them from Lowe's and there were at least 50 different colors! I wanted to pick one that resembled the floor. I thought I would have a warm color for the floor and counter top and then choose a cool color for the walls so there would be a contrast in color.

I even got new sinks and faucets. I love the way they turned out. Amber's brother Andrew installed everything and he did a good job!

Amber and I started texturing the walls last night. Hopefully we will finish before this weekend so I can start painting. I can't wait to get it all cleaned up and finished!

P.S. Please say a prayer for my Pawpaw. He had a stroke yesterday and had to have surgery on his brain. He is still in the hospital. I just hope and pray everything will turn out fine.

Weekend Fun!

2009-08-13T18:20:00.007-05:00

This past weekend me, my nephew Ty, and Sophie all went to Arlington to visit my brother and sister-in-law. Everytime Sophie rides in the car, she has to ride in my lap. I wasn't sure how comfortable she would be in my lap for 2 hours so I bought her a soft blanket that I thought she would like to sit on in the passenger's side. I was wrong!!! I even tried putting treats in the seat but she was not falling for it. I figured sooner or later she would get tired of trying to jump back into my lap and just lay down but nope, she wanted to be in someone's lap. So, what does she do?

She just hopped right in the backseat and sat in Ty's lap. He loved it! He kept saying "Sophie loves me" and "I will keep her safe." It was the cutest thing ever. He even wanted me to get a picture of him snuggling her with! She sat in his lap for about 30 minutes!

While we were in Arlington, we went to this drive through wildlife park. Ty couldn't wait to go to "the zoo." It was so much fun. We got a bag of food and all different animals would just come right up to the window and eat out of your hand! My favorites were the zebras and giraffe. The zebras were pretty aggressive but nice. They get their head as far as they can in the window and you basically have to push it back out if you want to keep driving.

The giraffe was very gentle and pretty. He just stuck out his long black tongue and ate his food!

We also went to this self-serve ice cream place called Pure Bliss. You get to choose your own ice cream and all of the toppings you want, then you have it weighed and it's only .38 cents an ounce which turned out to be pretty cheap. Ty wanted a little bit of everything on his ice cream!
It was vanilla and chocolate swirl with captain crunch, cinnamon toast crunch, and cocoa puff cereal, sprinkles, white chocolate, and even chocolate covered sprinkles!

He ate way more than we thought he would. He really liked it!! We had such a good time in Arlington with Coby and Kristin. This was the first time I took Ty out of town just the two of us and I had such a good time with him. I cant wait to take him somewhere else!

Guess what I got...

2009-08-12T19:25:00.003-05:00

I finally got an alarm system! I am so excited about this one! Before I moved into my house I knew I wanted to get an alarm system since I would be living alone. But, I figured I would hold out and see how scared I would be without one. I have lived here now for 3 months and I'm not near as scared as I thought I would be but I'm still not completely comfortable living alone. There are still times when I wake up in the middle of the night and get freaked out because I think I hear things coming from inside the house and then it takes me forever to get back to sleep because I'm paranoid! I do feel much safer with Sophie because she lets me know right away when she hears something out of the ordinary. But, I'm always scared that someone will be waiting for me in my house when I get home. Remember, I'm a worrier! So, I was happy when I received a letter in the mail from ADT about a promotion they were having with a $99 install. I thought about how much safer I would feel by getting one so I decided to call them just to get more info. After talking to the ADT guy, I was excited about everything this package included and figured I would end up getting it but I told him I would think about it and call back. Of course, this is when they trap you!! He told me that if I went ahead and signed up today then he would reimburse me for the $99 installation fee. I knew I wanted to do it so I went ahead and said OK! He told me someone could come to my house and install it the next day! I couldn't wait!

The best thing about this package is that it comes with this nifty key chain remote that will set or disarm the alarm from my car or anywhere else! It also has a panic button, so if I pull into my garage and a bad guy is in the waiting for me then I just hit the panic button and the alarm will go off!

The guy that installed my alarm was real nice. He gave me an extra yard sign and like 20 window stickers and I was only supposed to get one sign and 2 stickers! He said the signs alone are a huge deterrent and a lot of people even offer him money to buy signs and stickers from him! I just looked on eBay and 3 stickers are selling for $30! That's crazy! I won't be selling mine! Trust me, I will have a sticker on every window! Ha!

I have only had the alarm system for about 3 hours but I already feel so much safer! Also, having an alarm system will decrease my home insurance by up to 20%! I definitely think it is worth it! So, for all you bad guys out there: Don't mess with my house!!!

Bathroom Updating!!

2009-08-05T15:10:00.005-05:00

When I first bought my house, I knew the bathrooms were one of the things I wanted to change right away! They weren't too bad, just very outdated! They aren't completely finished yet but this is what they have looked like over the past 3 months!!

So this is how the main bathroom looked the day I moved in. The wood is the sub-floor. The previous owners agreed to replace the sub-floor because the old floor had been damaged by water leaking. Notice the white tile going halfway up the wall. At first it really didn't bother me, but that changed pretty quickly!!

This counter top was pretty gross! It was 1 inch tile that had probably been painted 3 or 4 times and the paint was staring to chip everywhere. Also the sink was pretty old so I knew I would be needing a new one.

This is the master bathroom. It was in better condition but still very outdated. We replaced the floors and toilet within the first few days.

I had to throw a picture in here of Blake laying tile in the bathroom. He did such a good job!

So this my temporary after picture. It was a lot better than it was before but it still wasn't the kind of bathroom I wanted. We painted and stained the walls and changed the floor and the toilet. But....after watching too many HGTV shows and talking to different people about remodeling their bathrooms, I decided I was going to change this into the bathroom I would love!

I started by tearing all of the tile off of the wall myself. I figured this would probably be the only thing that I would be able to do on my own so I started one night and it didn't take very long. It was actually kind of fun because it made me feel very productive, even though my knuckles did get all scraped up!

So I thought I was almost done until I started taking tile off around the shower. I saw something dark underneath the tile and at first I started freaking out because I thought it was MOLD! Little did I know, there was black tin tile underneath all of the white tile!! It was a lot easier to remove but it took just as long!!

After I took all of the tile off of the wall, I started chipping all of the tile off of the counter top! This got very old after a while because I had to remove each tile one by one and it seemed like it took forever!!

This is my second bathroom while I was in the middle of tearing all of the tile off the wall. It was the biggest mess!!

So this is my second before picture. I am going to texture the walls, paint them a cool brown color (I think), get new counter tops, sink, faucet, mirror, and remove the wood cabinet above the toilet! Stay tuned to see the after pictures!!!!

10 things about me!

2009-08-03T20:55:00.004-05:00

I guess it's my turn to say 10 things about me ! Thanks Amber!

1. I have been a terrible blogger!!! I have been so busy non-stop with summer school so I feel like any chance I get to relax at night I should be studying or doing school work! I promise it will get better! School is out this week!!

2. I will graduate from Midwestern this December. I am getting a Management degree but I will still continue to do hair! It has just always been a goal of mine to get a college degree.

3. Just like Amber, I am a worrier! I worry about time, health, cleanliness, safety, money, anything you can think of!

4. I have been a hairstylist now for 3 years and I haven't changed my hair at all, which is crazy because most hairstylist have a new style or color every 6 weeks! Which leads me to my next one...

5. I am not a risk-taker. This can be a good thing or a bad thing. I usually always choose the "safe" option. For example, I always order the same exact thing from restaurants because I know I like it and don't want to risk getting something I wont like! I will never bungee jump or sky dive!! I sometimes wish I would be more adventurous, but for now, I'm happy with the way I am.

6. I have lived in my house now for about 3 months and haven't mowed the yard once. My Dad comes by once a week to mow my yard! I appreciate it so much!! I know how to mow, I just haven't bought a lawn mower yet! I will buy one soon! Thanks dad!!

7. I used to be terrified of bugs! Just the sight of them would freak me out and there was no way I would ever try to kill one because somehow I would think of a way for them to crawl through my shoe and bite me! Since I now live on my own and have no one to kill bugs for me, I have learned to be brave and just do it! Now I am a pro at killing any bug!! Don't get me wrong, I'm still scared of them but no longer scared to kill them suckers!!!

8. I would do absolutely anything for my nephews. I love them as if they are my own! I am so happy that they moved back to town!

9. I am obsessed with my dog! Sometimes I feel like she gets tired of me smothering her but I just can't help it! I hate leaving her at home so if I can, I take her everywhere I go. If you walked into my house, you would think I had a baby with all of the toys laying around!

10. I am a penny-pincher when it comes to things I want. I always try and save money if I can. But, if it comes to something I absolutely NEED, then I'm willing to spend more money because I am a firm believer of "you get what you pay for!"

Now I pass this on to:
Lauren at http://laurenmorath.blogspot.com/
Cooper at http://coopermcmillin.blogspot.com/
Tasha at http://stephenandnatashaross.blogspot.com/

Meet Sophie!

2009-06-13T11:25:00.006-05:00

Every new homeowner needs someone to keep them company!!! I am a huge animal lover and have always wanted a dog of my own so I couldn't wait to get me a little puppy once I moved out! I found my new best friend at the animal shelter in Arlington. I am in love already! The shelter said she was a Rottweiler mix. I took her to the vet the other day and she thought that Sophie also had a little German Shepherd and Chow in her. I have already taken a million pictures of her...here are a few!!

She likes the camera!

She wanted to see what I was holding!

Looking at some birds!

Hopefully she will be a good guard dog and keep her Mommy safe!

Just precious!

She was smiling. She has the marks on her tongue like a chow!

Sticking her tongue out at me!

This was after she jumped in the shower with me the 2nd time!! She couldn't stand it so she just jumped right on in and sat at the end of my shower while I finished. Haha I went ahead and gave her a good bath since she was already in the shower and getting wet!!

She loves to snuggle!

So cute!

She was interested in my chips!!

Sleepy girl!

She's a poser!!

This one makes me laugh!!

Playing with her favorite toy!

Chewing on my hand!

Aww I love her so much! She could not be more perfect!

It's about time!!

2009-06-12T23:14:00.003-05:00

I know it has been soooo long since I have posted last but I just unpacked all of my computer stuff so I finally got a chance to put all of my recent pictures on my computer! Not only have I been really busy with my house but I also started summer school which is taking up so much of my time right now. I'm just ready to relax with no stress!

So far my favorite thing about my house are my living room walls!!! They are amazing (thanks to Amber), so I figured I would start by posting some pictures of the living room. After Amber textured the walls, we painted them with a warm brown color.

Then we used a bronze glaze to go over the paint. This part was fun and easy!

I love the way my walls turned out!!!

I finally got my TV in there too!

It's still empty in this picture but it gives you a good idea as to how my walls look!! I am so proud of them!!! Below Blake and Greg had to take a break after cutting and laying tile!!!

I bought a lot of stuff last weekend to decorate my living room with so once I get everything where I want it, I will post more pictures!!

It's official!

2009-05-16T23:14:00.010-05:00

Wow! What a busy weekend so far!! We got done early tonight so I thought I would try and update everyone on what was going on! Friday morning, I closed on my house at 10:00! I was so ready! I signed my name so much that my fingers were hurting!! I'm now a homeowner!

By the time I got to my NEW house my brother Blake had already mowed my yards which I was so thankful for! At first, I was kind of overwhelmed with everything but once everyone got there to help it got a lot better!!! Amber starting texturing my walls right away! I cant wait to see them once they are painted, I know they will look great!

Blake did most of my yard work and it looks amazing now! It made a huge difference once all of the dead tree branches and overgrown bushes were gone. It took 4 truck loads to haul off the branches!! The backyard looked like a completely different yard when he was done! The first picture of the backyard was taken through the screen so the quality is bad, but it's pretty obvious how BAD the backyard was. You couldn't even see my shed!!

My mom and I painted the kitchen and cabinets with help from Kate and Meredith.

I got a new garage door installed. The old one was a manual garage and just didn't look very nice so the new one looks so much better. I wanted to take a picture of it while it was in process!

My dad ran a bunch of errands picking up things everyone needed and hauling things off. Even my grandma came over to help! Today we got a lot done. We finished painting the kitchen. Amber finished texturizing the living room and entry hall and started on my bedroom. We will start painting tomorrow once it all dries. My mom started to tile my closet and even Ty helped pick staples out of the ground where the old carpet was. Me and Blake went and picked out tile and he started tileing the bathroom floors. Chase, Kate's husband, also came over to help Blake lay tile. I'm so thankful that my brother is such a handy-man! He has done so much work, I feel guilty that he is doing all of this for me! I owe him and Amber big!!

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that there were 7 stray cats that came with my new home! I have seen at least 3 or 4 of them every time I have gone over there. They came out every once in a while when we were working. Most of them are scared of people but one black one let me pet him for a while. My grandma brought food over for them and they ate a whole bowl full in half of a day. I feel bad for them. I want to feed them so they won't be hungry, but I also don't want 7 unspayed or unneutered cats laying around my yard all day. I don't know what I will do with them, but for now they are cute! Hopefully they will get used to me.

I will post some before and after pictures once we are done with everything. For now I will just keep yall updated on what we are doing. I can't wait til it is all finished!

Can't Wait!

2009-05-14T20:42:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow morning at 10:00 I will be a homeowner!!!!! It hasn't even hit me yet! I still have lots of things to do and buy!!!! I am so thankful that I will have people to help me this weekend. The plans for this weekend are to texture and paint the walls, paint the cabinets, tile the bathrooms and kitchen floor, install new toilets and fans, put up all new blinds, get a new garage, and lots and lots of yard work! Hopefully it will all get done!!! I am so excited, I wont be able to get any sleep at all tonight!

P.S. Thanks Kate for helping me with everything!!

Inspection Update!!!

2009-05-02T12:14:00.003-05:00

Just a quickie! After the inspection Kate and I came up with a list of 9 things that we wanted to be repaired on the house. Some were a little bigger than others but most of the repairs were small quick fixes. The top things were to replace the sub-floor in the bathroom where the old hot water heater leaked. (Luckily, I won't have to worry about my water heater leaking because they replaced it with a tank-less water heater that I will love because the water is immediately hot when you turn it on and you never run out!) The floor in the bathroom is really soft so the inspector said that means the floor underneath the tile is decaying from the water. He also said there was a leak in the attic that needed to be fixed. There was also a gap in the air duct vent under the house that would cause me to loose a lot of air under the house which wastes a lot of electricity. All of the other things were easier fixes such as, cover an exposed wire and fix leaking sink in kitchen. Anyway, I had no clue how much it would cost to fix all of these things. Kate had her step dad at M&D Construction come to the house to give us an estimate and he said they could fix everything for $1,700! That was so much cheaper than what I thought it was going to be so I was kind of relieved thinking the sellers would be filling to fix these things. So last night, Kate called their Realtor and let them know what we wanted fixed. Now I am sooo excited because we just found out that the sellers are willing to pay for all of the repairs on the house! I was wondering what I was going to do if the sellers weren't willing to fix what needs to be repaired, but I don't even have to worry about that anymore! Now I will be able to sleep better tonight knowing nothing else will get in the way of me becoming a homeowner!!

P.S. I will be posting plenty of pictures later when all of the fun stuff begins!!

So Stressful!

2009-05-02T10:32:00.000-05:00

Wow! I cannot believe everything you have to do before closing date on a house. First it was stressful putting in the offer, waiting, then accepting the counter offer. Then it was worse when I had to deal with 4 different banks to get a loan because they are all so different and I wanted to see what my options were. Then the inspection made me freak out with all the little things wrong with the house but everyone assured me that my inspection was good compared to others. Then, all day yesterday I had to deal with choosing my home insurance policy! I could probably type for hours with what I had to go through and who I talked to about insurance but I will try to keep it short.

Anyways, I first called Allstate to get an insurance quote. That is who my family uses and my grandpa used to be an Allstate agent so I thought this would be my best choice. I had to give the lady all my information and answer about 20 questions about the house. She called me back and said, "Kylie, I figured out your quote and it is a really good one!" At this point I got excited because my loan officer estimated it to be around $900 dollars a year which would be $75 a month, and she even estimated it high so in the end I wouldn't have a payment of more than she estimated. So, I was thinking my quote would definitely be under $900, then the Allstate lady said it would be $1178 a year. Are you kidding me?!? That's $98 a month! She could probably tell I was shocked because she kept trying to tell me that I had a really good rate, but I'm not stupid. That was the last I talked to Allstate. So then i called Germania, State Farm, and Pulley Insurance (I was refereed to them.) I ended up choosing Pulley Insurance. Sheryl Pulley is who helped me and she is the nicest lady I have talked too! I had a meeting there yesterday at 4:00 to choose my policy. I am the most indecisive person EVER so I knew this would take a while. I had no clue how many different policies there were to choose from! Basically we narrowed it down to 2. I could choose one policy for $771 a year ($64 a month) and have a $1,000 deductible if I had to make a claim. Or I could choose a policy for $843 a year ($70 a month) to have a $1,000 deductible on wind and hail claims and a $500 deductible on everything else. Everything else would include anything like a fire, water damage, a tree falling on my house, someone accidentally running their car into my house, ok I think you get the idea. In Wichita, mostly all of the insurance claims deal with wind or hail, so I was thinking the extra $72 a year would be a waste. But then I thought, that's only $6 a month, might as well do it. Then I calculated $72 a year, that turns into almost $300 after 3 years and I didn't want to waste money if I never made a claim. Anyway, my mind went back and fourth for 45 minutes! Sheryl was so nice during all of this, she was very patient because she said she is just as indecisive as me. Like I said, this is just so hard because I have to make all of these decisions on my own. My family gives me their opinions but they all ultimately say it is up to me and what makes me feel comfortable. In the end, I ended up choose the policy that is $843 a year. At first I thought I made the wrong choice, but after thinking about it, I know I chose the right one! If anyone needs an insurance policy I highly recommend Sheryl at Pulley Insurance, they are a sub-division of MetLife Insurance. She will help you with anything!

Sorry this blog wasn't too interesting. Who wants to read about insurance policies?? This just gives a little insight as to how stressful this has been so far! I'm not even to closing date yet and I am already thinking that I do not want to buy another house for a loooong time! Ha! But, I know in the end, everything will work out and I will be very happy with all my decisions!

Officially in Contract!

2009-04-27T17:55:00.001-05:00

So, last Monday I called Kate Richardson (my awesome Realtor who you might also know as Kate Lunn) because I wanted to look at a some houses I found online. We looked at a few houses but I wasn't too impressed with what we saw. Keep in mind, I am VERY picky and I will not spend money on something I don't love. Luckily, Kate added another house to look at that just went on the market that day. We pulled up and there wasn't even a for sale sign out front yet! It didn't have much curb appeal because the previous owners didn't take care of the landscaping very well, but I knew it had a lot of potential! We went inside and I could already smell fresh paint which was a relief compared to other houses that smelt like smoke. The more I looked around, the more I really started to like it and could picture myself living there. It had everything and more than what I wanted. It has a garage, which is a MUST because it will make me feel safer when I come home at night. It also has 3 bedrooms which is perfect because it has plenty of storage with the option of even having a roomate someday. It even has 2 bathrooms, so I will have my own bathroom in my bedroom!! It is in a great safe neighboorhood which I probably appreciate the most since I plan to live alone. I had my parents and brother come look at it because I wanted other opinions. They all really liked it and thought it was a really good deal! I didn't want someone else to make an offer before I did so Kate got the contract ready and I made an offer that night! It was kind of scary because I knew this was going to be a big deal but I was really excited! The next morning the sellers made a counter offer and I accepted it!! I was really nervous before accepting the offer but after I did, I felt so relieved. I did not realize how stressful this whole experience would be!! Below are some pictures that Amber took of me and Kate while we were making the offer!

Now I am officially in contract and my loan is being processed! The closing date is May 15th! The house will be inspected Wednesday so hopefully everything will be in good condition! I am so excited to get started with everything! I have already made a long list of everything that I want to do to the house. It doesn't need a lot of extensive work, just mostly cosmetic updates so it will be fun! I also made a list of things I need to buy before I move in. #1 on my list is a TV for the living room. My dad and I went today to look and I am deciding between 2 that I like. I'm sure tomorrow I will make up my mind and go pick it up! I also bought a magazine to help me decide on what paint colors I want to use. I have some ideas in mind.... Can't wait!

Buying a home!

2009-04-26T20:25:00.000-05:00

I finally decided to start a blog! For those of you who don't know me, I'm a hairstylist at Spa Bella which I absolutely love. I will also be graduating this December from MSU with a Business Management degree so I've decided that it is finally time to move out of my parents house (scary thought)! I am not the type of person who wants to waste my money away paying rent on some apartment so the next best thing to do is buy a house!!! Since I am starting a new chapter in my life by buying my first house, I thought it would be fun to blog about all of my new experiences! This is the beginning of a HUGE project for me and I am very excited! I forget that I will be the one having to make all of the decisions and since I have no clue what I'm doing when it comes to updating a house, I might be needing some helpful tips!! I'm lucky that I have a good family that will be helping me turn this house into my home! I hope yall enjoy!!