On July 23rd, 2018, Anthony + I bought our first home. In typical fashion, it couldn’t be without fanfare! We knew we would be pushing the limits on closing (though it was over a month since our offer was accepted), as Anthony would be leaving on that Sunday to fly to DC for two weeks. We were going to sign our lives away on Friday, July 20th (Anthony’s birthday), have all our families help us move on Saturday, then I’d start the unpacking while A was gone. It would give me lots to keep myself busy while he was gone! The Tuesday before, we found out that our lender did not send us the proper paperwork that is required to close. That meant our closing date would be pushed to Monday. Oh man, I was furious. Thankfully our realtor, Amy, went to bat for us, taking on the additional stress. She called our lender (after I had my words with them). While we couldn’t get the closing on the 20th, everything worked out okay. I went to closing with a power of attorney, signing for both of us on Monday morning. I still wish that we could have done that entire process together since this was by far the biggest thing we have ever done in our entire 13 years of marriage! I ended up hiring a moving company to move all our stuff – I was 5 months pregnant so I was limited in what I could lift/move. By the time Anthony got back from DC our house was basically unpacked, much thanks to both of families. It’s taken me a ridiculous long time to take photos of our home! I will chalk that all up to Emery – him arriving early. 😀 We love love love our home. It was completed gutted + renovated months before we purchased it. To find a home in The Village that has all new plumping + electrical is pretty much unheard of. We lucked out on this home!
