Kink in the plans

So our "scheduled" closing day was today.  We found out yesterday that it will now be delayed because of a backup in paperwork.  Not on our end, luckily, but on the lender's end.  So we now sit and wait to hear back from them about when our closing will actually be.  We had to make an amendment to our contract with the sellers that the closing would happen sometime between now and May 7th.  Oh well. 

We were slightly disappointed, but not devastated.  Secretly we were just happy to hear that we are delayed, but not denied.  Recently we have been hearing of some horror stories in this area of families getting denied days before their closing.  So, whew! and boo! all rolled up in one.  We don't mind waiting, because we really have not choice.  Below is the a picture of the house:

This view is the view we will have from the master bedroom.  It's great.  We love the hill county.  I love the thought of being able to see it every morning, and I love that we have no backyard neighbors!  It will make our property feel a little bit larger not living right on top of more families behind our house.  There aren't any projects slated for this undeveloped land, and as far as we know, someone actually owns it.  Let's just hope that it remains this way for years to come! Please keep us in your prayers as we hopefully finalize the process of buying our first home.

The bluebonnets were gorgeous this year!  Gorgeous and abundant!  They are starting to go away now, but it really was nice to have such pretty wild flowers this year.  Last year it was a very dry winter so they weren't like this at all.  This winter it rained and it rained.  So yay! 

Dave, Thor and I went for a walk last week and I took my camera in hopes of finding a patch.  I was so happy when we did!  I've been dying to get a picture of my furbaby in the bluebonnets.

Big Dreams

I'm currently obssesed with looking for furniture for our new home!  I'm looking everywhere, and often.  I know that it won't be months until we actually start really furnishing our home, and it will be a slow and gradual process as the budget allows.  I just can't stop myself from looking though.  I look everywhere, Rooms to Go, Ikea, Ashley, Roomstore, mostly all just online right now. Then I also browse craigslist alot, because my real dream is to find a nice second hand set that just needs to be sanded and refurnished.   I would love to really put some elbow grease towards our home.

I also love browsing websites right now for any color and decorating ideas.  Our hopes are to eventually pull out any carpet that is on the first floor and lay down either tile or wood flooring throughout the entire first floor.  We are sort of torn about what we really want to do: tile, saltillo, or wood (laminate), but I know we will have a better idea once we actually move in.  The nicest thing about the home that we have bought is that it's like a clean slate.  Nothing NEEDS to be done right away.  Everything is in great shape and has been well maintained.  We will have plenty of time to save and plan any home improvement projects we would like to do.   Also being so fresh from looking at so many houses trying to decide on "the one" we both have a good idea of the types of things that are appealing to prospective homebuyers, whenever we go to resale our first home. 

And being addicted to HGTV right now helps to feed my obsession.    I can't wait to actually start working on some of our dreams for our house, but for now I'm just really enjoying the dreaming part.  It's much easier :).

So much and so little all at once.

Dave's birthday was last weekend and we had a really good time with friends.  It has been somewhat of a tradition for Dave and Jono to celebrate their birthdays together.  Jono's birthday is on April 9th, and Dave's is April 11th, so this year Saturday fell on a Saturday, and it was perfect to celebrate on.  We had dinner at Texas Roadhouse and then we went bowling. So much fun!  I have a couple of pictues, but none that were that great.  I have been so bad about taking pictures lately.  As a matter of fact, I vow right now to be better about it.  

Before we even went out Saturday night, Dave and I were very productive in the yard and the house.  Dave mowed, weeded, and planted seed.  He also worked on scubbing a lot of the outside of the house where our lovely dog has gotten it muddy.  I did all the weekly household chores and was able to whip the house into good shape. 

On Sunday, Dave's actually birthday, his gift was to spend the day however he wanted.  So he sat on the couch all day and played his video game.  I, on the other hand piddled around the house, worked in the garage, did some organizing about the house, took a bath and a nap.  So it was very nice and enjoyable day for us both.  Oh, I can't forget that Dave actually let me watch Julie&Julia first thing in the morning, that was awfully nice because it was his birthday.  The movie was, eh, okay. 

Other than that, we are keep on' keepin' on.  Lots of exciting things coming up, Texas Round-Up 10K, Sarah's dance recital in the Alamodome, Fiesta in San Antonio, closing on our house, getting the keys, starting our move, packing & unpacking, etc.

Easter fun!

Easter was such a blast this year!  It usually is every year, but this year we had a bbq at a park rather than at a family member's house and the weather was awesome.  It was actually borderline too warm.  My mother's side of the family celebrated Easter on Saturday,and my dad's family did on Sunday.  We were only able to make it to San Antonio for Saturday though.  Here's some of my favorite pictures!

The Easter bunny was kind this year!

My cousins after the hunt.

Dave and I.

The best part of Easter: cascarones!!!

No one is safe from the cascarones!

The food was great and the company was great, too.  There was a little playground at the park area that we were at, and it was great for the kids.  They all stayed so busy and were all a little sunburnt.

I have been absolutely horrible about posting, I know, and my Mom has reminded me!  We are just so busy right now and really settling in to married life, which is wonderful.  We have also been busy with our house hunt, which is finally over.  We close on our first home together on April 28, 2010.  So excited!  I have tons of pictures of the house, but the last time we visited the home, the family still occupied it, so I want to wait to share pictures once the house is vacant.

We will be living in Leander and our home backs up to undeveloped land and from our master bedroom we have a great view of the hill country!  That aspect was one of the big selling points for Dave and I.  We will not have to look into keeping wildlife out of our yard, and keeping Thor safe.  The home is 2,300 sq feet, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath and is a two story.  It has a fomal dinning room and a dinning area in the kitchen as well.  It has a living room downstairs and a family room/loft upstairs.  We really are excited about it, and feel like we will have lots of room to grow into it as a family.  April 28 can't come soon enough!