Our New Home--BEFORE

Eric and I closed on our house this past Thursday. We signed a bunch of papers and then left the title company with two pens and a set of house keys. The previous owners were still occupying the house with plans to officially be out on Sunday. So sadly, we couldn't go over and take a look at our new house.

Early yesterday afteroon Eric got a call from the previous owners who they said they were heading out. Instead of having to wait until Sunday, we actually got to go over there yesterday! :)

We plan on doing some renovations, so while we were over there yesterday I took plenty of BEFORE pictures. Click on the picture below to see more!

My 8's

8 things I am looking forward to:
1. The upcoming three day weekend
2. Closing on the house
3. The school year being over
4. Rachel's graduation
5. Wicked
6. Renovating the house
7. Skydiving
8. An old friend moving into town

8 things I did yesterday:
1. Forgot whether or not I closed the garage door
2. Taught about red dwarfs, yellow stars, and blue giants
3. Entered grades
4. Read updated blogs
5. Ate a greasy cheese pizza from Schlotzsky's
6. Hooked up my aunt's computer
7. Backed my car into a trashcan
8. Fell asleep at the computer

8 things I wish I could do:
1. Stop procrastinating
2. Be more decisive
3. Be less of an introvert
4. Run a 5K
5. Do volunteer work
6. Be a domestic diva
7. Travel--for FREE
8. Think of an 8th thing to add to this list

8 shows I watch:
1. Monk
2. The Biggest Loser
3. Moving Up
4. Property Ladder
5. The Real Housewives of Orange County
6. America's Next Top Model
7. Food Network Challenge (Cake Challenges)
8. Golden Girls

8 people I tag:
1. Sarah
2. The other Sarah
3. Stacey
4. Emily
5. The other Emily
6. Erin
7. The random person who just stumbled upon my blog
8. YOU!

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Sooooo Ready!

I am soooooooooooo ready to be done with this school year, even more so than many of my students. It's not like I have super exciting plans for the summer that I just can't wait to get to, I just need a BREAK! Ten and a half more school days. . . I must push through. I must also do lesson plans before the day I am supposed to teach them. Procrastination is really getting the best of me.

Speaking of summer plans:

• We are closing on the house in less than 10 days! :) We have lots of plans for renovations and I really hope to take some great before and after shots. We'll be moved in by the end of June.
• Rachel is graduating on June 6th, and on June 9th she, my mom, and I are going to see Wicked in San Antonio!
• Eric and I are planning to go skydiving, maybe for our anniversary. Gotta keep the marriage exciting, right?!
• A really good friend from high school will be moving into town mid-summer. Yay for good old friends!

Okay, so maybe I do have some exciting summer plans. Bring on summer!

Make Me Babies

I was perusing blogs last night and came across something I thought was pretty funny. Remember in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Andie creates a book for Ben with pictures of them and their future children? Well there is actually a website out there, for entertainment purposes only of course, that lets you upload pictures and, as it says, "make a baby." I had some fun playing with it last night, so here's a sneak peek at the future Little Thornals:

Signed Contract and 30 Day Shred

We presented our offer to the sellers and they accepted! Last night we signed the contract. Our closing date will be May 28th and we will use the month of June to make some updates before we move in, i.e. paint, install a doggy door, replace the flooring in the bathrooms. Here are some of the not-so-great pictures I took the other night:

In other news Eric and I did our first session of 30 Day Shred. I'd been reading about it on other blogs and decided we should give it a shot. Now I don't pride myself on being in great shape (not even good shape), but I had no idea what bad shape I am in! The workout session was only 20 minutes long, but I had to take SEVERAL breaks. It consisted of 3 circuits--strength training, cardio, and abs. I've been doing Pilate's so the abs part was a piece of cake, but the other two were killers. At the end of 20 minutes my legs and arms were like jelly. I'm going to be SORE tomorrow! If anyone out there is short on time, yet still looking for an intense workout, give 30 Day Shred a shot.

Queen of Returns

Today I made my biggest return yet--a house! After lots thinking, praying, and talking we decided to back out of the Centex home we were building. Talk about a relief! There were so many issues burdening us and when we signed the termination papers today a big weight was lifted. Thank you to all of you who left encouraging comments; I appreciated them!

So what now? The house from the previous post is still available. We've seen it several times now. It appears to be in good shape, it's just in need of some updating. With the $8,000 we'll get for being first time buyers, we should be able to complete the needed updates. I'd post some of the pictures I took the other night, but they're not that great. The battery on the camera was dying so I was running around like crazy just trying to get a basic idea of the house. We're waiting for the owners to get back in town so we can talk prices. I'll let you know how it goes!