New Job!

Tim has accepted a new job!!! He will be an Enterprise Architecture consultant for Booze Allan Hamilton. I think that's right. This will be a big step financially and professionally. The most important thing is that this job offers a better ladder for Tim to climb and pursue. Although he'll be sad to leave some co workers, he's looks forward to a change. We celebrated the job and house with champagne at a wine bar and dinner at Carlyle's. The Lord has blessed us some much this month, it's hard to keep up with all the changes :)

Tomorrow Jason and Laura Paulson come up for a long weekend! This will be our 4th round our guests, but we're super excited! The last time we saw them was over Christmas, but this will be their first time visiting us :)

Colors Everywhere

Now that we have the house, I can finally allow myself to think about paint colors! This is a standard behavior with me, I don't let myself get worked up (or my hopes up) until I know something is for sure. So anyways, I borrowed my co worker's Sherwin Williams color flip book thingy (and yes that is the official name). I was like a 25 year old kid in a candy store! So many many colors to choose from! Now I know why the previous owners chose such crazy colors, they were overwhelmed with the options. So here is what I'm thinking of...

In order of rooms: living room, kitchen, master bedroom, master bathroom & downstairs bathroom, guestroom, and office. No decision yet on the basement.

As you can see, we're a fan of neutrals :)

Busy busy

We have had a very busy month, and it's not over yet! Not only did we buy a townhouse, but we had a lot of visitors! One of my best friends, and bridesmaid, Alexis came to visit over a long weekend. She stayed with Jessica, and the three of us had a fantastic weekend. We had a girls' night in Georgetown, Saturday in Old Town, and tourist activities on Sunday. We actually saw one of the Obama girls playing with their dog on the front lawn. Gotta love DC! I has such a great time hanging out with the girls, it makes me really excited to see everyone this summer!!
Last weekend, both moms were in town! Mary, Tim's mom, came into town on Wednesday and stayed in the guest apartments. We had a great time showing off our villages cafes and restaurants. Then my mom and grandfather arrived on Friday and stayed with my Aunt Nancy. Nancy graduated on Saturday with her PhD! Then we all (Grandpa, mom, Aunt Nancy, Sam, Mike, Jenny-Sam's girlfriend, Uncle Bob, Leslie, Dan-cousin, Andrew-cousin, me, Tim, and Mary) celebrated like true Morrisons at a restaurant for dinner. Although I love my family deeply, it's a little stressful having so many of them together for less than 24 hours. Tim and Mary were good sports through the whole evening :) Hopefully will have pictures soon from Jenny, our faithful photographer

Next up: Jason and Laura Paulson next weekend!

HOMEOWNERS!!!

Today at exactly 5:00pm we finished signing all the papers to close on our new home. I still think we're in shock :) Our relater, lender, and processors have all be so wonderful making this as painless as possible. We left the office with a house, champagne, papers, jelly beans (for me), and cigars (for Tim).

Notes about our new home..

• Ten minutes from the city
• Ten minute walk from where we already live in Shirlington Village
• 2 floors
• End unit
• 3 bedrooms, 2 full bath, 1 rec room (aka man cave)
• All wood floors
• All updated appliances (I'm particularly excited about the washer and dryer)
  
• We call it a townhouse, but technically it's a condo because we have a balcony and you can't walk our from the basement.

We don't move in until June 27th. This is so we don't have to pay rent and a mortgage. Also because they are being sent to Nebraska and would prefer not to move before then. This means that for we are landlords for a month! Tim is very excited this :) He keeps joking about surprise gas checks and walking around with his belly sticking our while smoking a cigar. Goodness! So our move will be a tight 4 days, especially since we have to paint. I love the house, but the room colors are AWFUL! We're still hoping we can hire someone...

With everything that's happened, we are so glad to have good news again to share with our family and friends! Thank you again for all your thoughts, prayers, and gifts. We could not have been so strong these past couple months without you :)