So, we bought a house. A townhouse here in Old Town, Alexandria, to be more precise. Wait, did I mention that here? I’m not sure if I did or not. It all happened quite fast and now seems beyond surreal. Ah yes, I see that I did mention it. But it bears repeating again. It seems like it’s kind of a big deal.
It was pretty much all we could talk about on our recent vacation, and my house-purchasing-boyfriend XFE was (quite subtly, to be sure) tied to his iPhone as he dealt with mortgage brokers, settlement companies, realtors, contractors, plumbers, banks, and assorted other leeches who are along for the ride whenever one buys a house. Seriously, is there anyone that didn’t make some money off this deal? I think the title company even slipped in a clause stating that XFE owed money to somebody’s nephew.
But, the house buying part is (mostly) done and now we’re on to the fun part – changing everything about the newly renovated property we JUST bought! Not really. But there are just a few things we want done. For example, all the floors need to be stained and finished (we’re leaning towards a dark walnut or a stain called “Jacobean.” For crying out loud.)
We’ve got some plans for the island type thing in the kitchen (you can’t put stools under it. Where am I supposed to sit and flip through my magazines while XFE cooks?).
We also need something in both bathrooms to keep the water from splashing all over when we take a shower. Seems our very thoughtful developer/flipper did not include shower rods or glass enclosures. Guess he was going for a more “open” look.
And, of course, there’s the subject of the closets. The current closet configuration might work for normal people, but we’ve both got a lot of clothes. And one of us is super anal about her clothes and how they are organized. I get very angsty if I don’t have a place for every last sweater or pencil skirt. So there is a weekend of assembling custom-ordered closets in our future.
All of this needs to occur in the next two weeks. Grab your measuring tape….it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
How fun! House buying is so stressful but exciting. Can’t believe you went on vacation in the middle of it!
You will have to showcase your new stuff, Property Brothers-style. ; )
Believe it or not, we thought it might be a perfect time for a relaxing vacation, something to take our mind off the process and recharge our batteries before the packing begins. But I think we were mostly wrong on that.
I have a friend who also just bought a house and plans to move three weeks before her wedding (out of town wedding, I should mention). She’s the brave (ie: crazy) one.
Yikes! Oh, well, get all the hard stuff over with, I guess. ; ) Because marriage is a walk in the park!
I love your new place! I need to find me a glitter sink!!
It is, pathetically, my very favorite thing in the whole house. I never knew a sink could make me so happy.
Congratulations. A house purchase is a big commitment. I am very Happy for you both.
In the words of the ever-wise Paris Hilton, “some girls were just born with glitter in ther veins”, and others have a glitter sink to go with it!! Congrats, looks fab!!
Who knew that Paris Hilton was a philosopher?