Posts Tagged ‘house’
this week’s happy things
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12 Jul 2010This weekend we finally finished moving out of our apartment. YAY! It’s so nice not to be shuttling back and forth. Too bad tons of our stuff is still in boxes, we have butcher paper covering some of our windows (LOL), and we don’t have a dining table yet (we’ve been eating standing up on [...]
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30 Days of TV Meme: Days 8-11
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6 Jul 2010Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!
So yeah. I pretty much disappeared. Besides working, Rob and I have been prepping, painting and moving. OMG. It’s an incredible amount of work. In the past week, we’ve painted the entry, great room, staircase, 2nd floor hallway, and master bedroom. And there’s still many more rooms to [...]
diesel’s new domain
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24 Jun 2010WE CLOSED ON OUR HOUSE AND PICKED UP OUR KEYS TODAY.
!!!!!!!!!!
This exterior photo is actually from a few weeks ago before our final walk-through. See how Diesel is showing you his new house?
The view of the great room from the entryway. Look at the hardwood! OMG. So in love. We covered it right [...]
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and so it begins…
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10 Jun 2010THE PACKING.
We’re supposed to close on our house in about 2 weeks (OMGOMGOMG) and we plan to move a week after that so Rob and I have sloooowly started to pack up things we don’t use frequently. Our apartment is a total DISASTER ZONE. Yikes.
So… anyone need desks, side cabinets, or a coffee table? We’re [...]
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it’s getting there
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10 May 2010May House Update.
Our closing date got pushed back a week and a half… so we’re looking at late June again. How cruel.
Oh, well.
We decided to take a look at the progress over the weekend and found that…
The exterior stucco has been painted.
And the interior is really getting underway. The crown molding, kitchen cabinets, island [...]
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less than 60 days
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22 Apr 2010April House Update.
OMG. They’re building our house so fast that we’re within 60 days of closing now. We thought the house would be finished in early July but now it’s looking like mid June. WTF.
The exterior is scratch coated (next steps are the brown coat and finish coat) and the drywall and windows are [...]
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adventures in DIY projects
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11 Apr 2010When Rob and I move into our house, the walls are going to be white. We had the option of having the builder paint it for us before we move in but the additional cost was more than we wanted to pay and we could only choose one color. So yeah. That wasn’t going to [...]
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we have a roof!
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31 Mar 2010House Update.
The first and second floors have been framed. And the roof trusses installed. I can’t believe the progress in just a few weeks…
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I have BIG NEWS. Yes, the kind that requires capital letters.
ROB AND I BOUGHT A HOUSE!!! Ok fine. It’s actually a detached condo. But still…
*happy dance*
It’s been a total whirlwind of a week…
- On Wednesday, we turned in our deposit (biggest check we’ve ever written) and signed 2.5 hours worth of disclosure agreements and contracts.
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Kel. 30. Lives in the OC. Graduated from UC Berkeley 2001. Has a *small* obsession with TV. Enjoys chick lit and teen movies. Major shopaholic. Blogging since January 17, 2002.
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