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 :)