Progress

We moved in last Tuesday night. It POURED down rain just as we were getting started. I thought I was going to throw up but instead took a deep breath and prayed of course. The rain paused for about an hour and we were able to get everything moved thanks to our awesome friends. Praise The Lord!

That night our living room looked like this:

Beautiful, right? Slowly over this past week we have been unpacking and the hardwood installation began today. I'm very pleased with the option we chose!

Can't wait for that to all be finished tomorrow so I can unpack our downstairs. I'll post more pictures of each room soon. Every room is a work in progress but it's so much fun!

Come back again soon!

-Sara

Sneak Peek

While Todd and I were away this past week, we had the main areas of our new home painted. Here is a sneak peek!

Before:

After:

The color is Accessible Beige by Sherwin Williams and I love it! It makes the room so much brighter and I absolutely cannot wait to get new flooring. It's amazing what such an easy update can do!

I'll be back with more in the next few weeks. Lots to do but we are so excited! 

-Sara Davis 

Happy Homeownership Day!

Today was the big day. The day we officially became homeowners. I had no clue what to truly expect at the closing but it was a very smooth and easy process. When we arrived, we were greeted by the sellers and their realtor. We obviously knew very little about the homeowners other than they were older than us and have a strong faith. You may remember me telling you in earlier blog posts about when I first viewed this home back on May 28th. From the moment I walked in, I felt a strong sense of peace.

After giving our hellos and handshakes at the office, the sellers presented us with a small gift of a prayer cloth and cross. How incredibly thoughtful is that? I will cherish this forever.

Later during our closing, the seller continued to tell us that as they were putting their house on the market, they prayed for the right buyer. While we do know they had several offers the day we presented ours and we will never know what those were, she did say that our personal letter and video by our realtor was the reason that she knew we were to be the new owners. In our letter we expressed the peace we felt in the home and how we wanted to be good stewards of the home they had so very much loved. Their backyard (excuse me…our backyard…that sounds so strange to say) looks like something that should be in Better Homes & Garden.  During these past few weeks, I've kept thinking about how great it will be to enjoy the beauty and stillness of the backyard. I almost teared up when I heard the seller say that she had many great devotionals on the patio.   

All this to say, the process was even better than I expected. Thankfully, paperwork was light and the atmosphere was just as exciting as I've always imagined it to be. We exchanged numbers with the sellers to have them over to explain more about odds and ends of the house in these next few days. Not only will we need to learn some practical information but I love hearing the stories of their life in the house. We heard a few today and I can't wait to make memories there as well.

So what do you do as soon as you get keys to a new place? Well, we were hungry. We did call our parents and had my mother-in-love, Carol, meet us at our favorite breakfast place to celebrate. We then took her on a tour of our place. She claims to not be much of a lover of yard work but if you saw her yard you would say differently (I lovvve her yard). It was helpful to have her tell me more about the plants and even gave me a few ideas in order to make the yard less work but keep the beauty of it all.

So there's all that. The day we bought a home. I wanted to write most of this so that we will never forget this day. We are so grateful for the Lord's provision in so many ways of our marriage. I'm looking forward to this new chapter in our lives. 

Special shout out and thank you to our realtor, Sami McDonald, with Savvy & Co. Sami, we cannot thank you enough for all your hard work on helping us not only find a house but making our dreams come true in finding a home. We very much appreciate you always being quick to respond to our needs and walking us through the process step by step. You were easy to work with and we are thankful for the new friendship we have formed with you! May the Lord bless you greatly in your career! 

Now…if only I could decide on a paint color!

-Sara

HBD Maggie!

Sidenote: tomorrow is our closing day. Everything is scheduled as planned but I don't think I'll actually breathe until the keys are in my hand. We are very excited but I'm ready for the process to all be over. I'm even ready to move in so that my brain can move on in life. Still not sure when we will actually move because we want to get new floors and paint first. I'll make sure to take lots of before photos so that I can keep all you dear far away friends updated on our home ownership  journey. 

But let's back up a few weeks to when we celebrated Maggie's birthday. She turned 2 years old and you know we spoiled her with some yummy puppy pie. Are we cruel dog parents for making her earn her pie on her birthday by doing tricks? Maybe.

We love, love, LOVE her. I can't imagine life without her. Todd had work to do Sunday uptown and we decided to take her with us. Maybe not the best decision when you are trying to work but she was so chill and would just lay down most of the time. I fell in love with her even more that day and so did lots of strangers in the city. The only thing she barked at was the horse carriages. She did NOT like them. 

We hope to have many more years with this sweet pup of ours!

-Sara