The closing finally happened!

After quite a few roller coaster weeks (and many days of saying "well, hopefully we'll hear something today...") we were finally approved for a loan and closed on our condo/townhome at 795 East Sherwood Hills Drive!! We had the good fortune to be working with sellers who were patient along with us and persevered to the closing day, and to have a mortgage broker to "fight" for us and help arrange all the details for the sale (it was a for sale by owner).

So now it is a huge relief to be able to move into our own place - I (Jul) find myself saying and thinking, "okay we Live Here Now" - and start setting up our home and routines in this new place. We do have a second bedroom so come visit!! Katie G and Dad & Mom H are coming in October...as are Mike and Heather from Cape Town...

The day we closed Mom and Dad G drove down to help us unpack boxes and do some much-needed projects. It was definitely a non-stop work weekend!! We shopped at Lowe's, painted the bedroom and put up more shelving in the kitchen and laundry area. What an amazing help and inspiration they were! Who's next? We still need to paint the guestroom/study and bathroom, and replace some light fixtures and mirrors...