Writing a blog post really seems to fill your head with kitschy sayings, donchakno?! I’m trying to avoid all the overused one liners and catch phrases but I guess really I should just get on with it.

Meet…ME! Lyndsay, your fabulous blog hostess, writer extraordinaire, first time homeowner, and overall crazy woman (I mean, really, how could I not be to buy this hunking (honking?) piece of property that’s 101 years old!?).

Raul and I recently stepped into the world of home-owning. Hellloooooo stress (and goodbye money!). We are so totally in love with our home though, it’s disgusting.

We first found the house on a random drive through town that has only further reinforced by belief in destiny, fate, will of the Gods, whatever you wanna call it.  We had been admiring historic neighboorhoods for a couple of years and took time to bike through them during the warmer weekends so that we could admire them up close.  Last fall, on a whim, I asked Raul to drive through one of the neighboorhoods on the way home.  BAM! Open House 2-4! Jackpot, baby!

Me, being the timid little vixen that I am, chickened out and told Raul just to drive home (really, who gets intimidated by an open house!?) I quick googled the house when we got home and once I saw a couple photos of the inside I knew that we had to go back! In person, the house was breathtaking. Take a look at this entryway.

GAWGEOUS!!!!

The woodwork is so rich and suprisingly well cared for.

So anyways, we were basically sold from the moment our little feet crossed that threshold.  The house is about 2000 square feet, plenty of room for two people, especially two people who don’t always get along 😉

PLUS there was bonus space in a cool 3rd floor studio space with skylights and turret to boot! Our imaginations were fairly spinning!

I hem-hawed for a few weeks. That’s me. Trusty Taurus. Don’t ever rush me into any decision, especially when it means delving into my horde of money. 😉

Around Christmas time, this neighborhood puts on a Holiday Home Tour where the public can go check out about ten historic homes decked out in red and green splendor.  The residents were awesome and the vibe was just really cool. We knew we would fit right in.  I made an appointment with Greg Thomas of Ruoff Mortgage (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!) the next week to have them assess my financial situation and see where I stood. It was the moment of truth.

Luckily the house was right in our price range. Having been pre-approved, we called Son Huynh, an absolutely AWESOME realtor with Coldwell Banker to help us navigate the purchasing of the home.  It was a long process with many steps, offers and counter-offers, and an interminable wait but Son got us the house, and for the right price, too!

Now, the remodeling process begins! Though the house is in sound condition there are a lot of repairs and updates that need to be done before we move in.  We are shooting for May 1st- but we’re willing to wait a little longer in order to complete the Master Bedroom repairs and Bathroom update before we move all of our belongings in.  Update on the remodeling process next time!

ADIOS! 🙂

-Lyndsay