Oh my - what great events have come to pass! And the camera cord... in a box...
THANKSGIVING
We spent the holiday with family... such good times! My mom hosted and it included: my mom, Evan, Dana, Trevin, Amanda & Ella, Mindee, David & Ashley, my dad, Kelley's mom, and the three of us. It was a feast with my favoritest part: PIE. Visiting, Wii, family, and many many blessings. What a wonderful holiday! We have so much to be grateful for! OH, and of course Seoul LOVED all the food - little muncher!
SEOUL'S 10-MONTH BIRTHDAY
She's our little angel. Here are her latest accomplishments/quirks:
* can do the sign for "more" (slight variation)
* fold her arms for prayers* throws fits when the food is gone
* takes her beanie off quicker* puts her arms in her sleeves by herself
* says "gobble gobble" when prompted (Kelley taught her)OUR HOUSE
After months of looking, waiting, looking, waiting, looking, and waiting... we did it! We bought a HOUSE in Canby and we love it! Once we got word it was go-time it went super fast!
Day 1: received confirmation on our loan
Day 2: signed papersDay 3: bought carpet
Day 4: packedDay 5: bought paint
Day 6: Kelley and my dad painted the interior of the house - all rooms & ceilingsDay 7: packed & Kelley finished painting
Day 8: carpet was installed, finished packing, loaded Penske truck, drove to Canby & slept in OUR NEW HOUSE!Day 9: cleaned, unloaded & unpacked in OUR NEW HOUSE
Day 10: my mom, Seoul & I went down to the Salem place to cleanThe original plan was to have a week to pack and move Saturday 12/12 but smart Kelley looked at the forecast and decided we better move sooner (Monday 12/7). We moved to Salem on the hottest day ever and moved to Canby on the coldest day ever! Fortunately it was just cold with no rain, snow, or ice.
Thanks to EVERYONE who helped!!
It is a blessing and super exciting to be in our own place; 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a hallway, kitchen, dining room, and living room of our very own... and of course the yard for Seoul!! What an excellent Christmas present! Seoul feels more comfortable and cruises all over the place! We're still unpacking (really, it's never ending!!) and getting settled. I'm very excited to start picking accent colors for the different rooms. We have a list of "honey-do" projects that we will get started after the holidays. Already my fabulous brother has helped move the water heater so I can fit my washer/dryer (no clean clothes is such a bummer!).
So... life is crazy busy but SOOOOO good. On to the glorious Christmas holiday!
6 comments:
Congratulations! Isn't it so amazing owning your own place and doing with it what you want. I'm so excited for you guys.
yay! Congrats on your new house! Back to Canby, too- how fun. Can't wait to see pictures!
Also, forgot to mention how awesome it is that she can say 'gobble gobble'. Too cute!
So exciting to have a house. Maybe you can give me a tutorial sometime on how to be that grown-up. We are thinking of doing the same in a few months. Seoul is so cute. So Cougs on the 22nd-huh? Hooray!
That's great congratulations!! I hope you are enjoying being homeowners!
WoW! Congratulations on the house! That is so exciting!
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