House stuff is moving along nicely. There were some jitters early on (What if it's not big enough? What if a missile hits it? What if we just decide we hate it? etc. etc. etc.) but I think those are mostly because I'm dropping all of my non-401K savings on down payment. It's scary, I guess, because it's like a money-reboot. I've been thinking a lot about how nice it will be that it's our house and we can do whatever we want with it (Erin is more excited about this, though, I think). We already have a kind of extensive list...
1) Gutters -- this house has no gutters. We would also like to install a rain barrel of some sort to collect the rain water and use for watering the yard/whatever.
2) Closets -- we want to install some sort of modular closet system. I think we're leaning toward elfa because, despite the cost, they have tons of reconfigurable things we could use if we wanted to "remodel" it.
3) Closet doors -- the closets have hinged doors that don't really fit in their tracks very well. Besides taking up floor space with door swing space, I think they just kind of look bad. We're going to put some IKEA Kvartal sliding panels up instead.
I have really slowed my running down (I still try to go once a week or so) just because I don't want to turn into a skeleton. I'm down to the low 150s in terms of weight and I'm afraid I might be a bit bony. I still stuff myself about once a week (or more) but my body has just turned into a furnace, I guess. I haven't been skating or swimming since my last post (got cold/rainy again). Erin is busy and Kerstan will be out of town this weekend, so I won't be doing much there this weekend either.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Cause I'm a man, not a boy, and there are things you can't avoid, you have to face them when you're not prepared to face them
I feel like I'm getting much older all of a sudden.
I have held off on posting about this but I think now is a good time. Erin and I are trying to buy a house. This is terrifying. We have our eyes set on one and are in the negotiating phase of it. It's an older house (originally built in 1945 but has been updated) but it has a lot of things we really love. It is a really small house (~1250 sq. feet) but has a great livable layout. There is almost no wasted space. 3 bedrooms and 2 bath, living/dining room and a kitchen. The garage is in the back and it's HUGE. PERFECT for a work shop. There is a fenced in side yard with a small doggie door already installed (we would want to install a slightly larger one when we wind up getting a dog). There is tons of concrete in the backyard, so I can actually skate back there a bit and not worry about getting kicked out or anything. It does back up to Mopac, but that is a blessing and a curse, I guess -- we can be a bit louder (which is perfect for me) but the sound might take some getting used to.
There are some issues we need to get addressed and still need to investigate namely:
1) The foundation has been worked on recently, but we're not 100% certain that it was done correctly. There is a warranty on that work, so we will need to discuss with the person who did it and figure some stuff out.
2) The plumbing has some smallish leaks and water pressure to the master bath was miserable during the inspection. We need to have a plumber look at it.
3) Electrical system has some issues. Everything works, but there are some hazards. Outlets that should be grounded aren't, and some issues with the recessed can-lighting.
4) The furnace and water heater have issues with ventilation pipes being too close to combustibles.
We have put in a request that the seller address these issues. If he does, we will be buying the place. Erin and I seem to be going through phases...we're really excited one day, then really worried the next, and repeat. We just don't want to wind up making a really expensive mistake.
Other growing up news:
-Erin and I now share a cell phone plan. I added her to my plan and we ported her number and everything...so it's like we're married.
-Erin is going to be graduating soon. She might not find a job with her degree, so she's planning to get teacher certification over the summer and teach until she finds something.
Resisting growing up:
-I went skating and swimming the past 2 saturdays in a row. My legs look like I pissed off Tonya Harding. I believe the bulge on the side of your ankle (on the inside) is the knob at the end of the tibia (Amber? A little help here?) but my left leg had 2 extras along the inside of my leg and another extra one on the inside of my right leg for a couple days that were actually bigger than the ankle bulge itself =\
-Also rock climbing on this past Saturday. It kicked my ass, despite being a relatively easy climb (I think). I guess it is technically over vertical, so it's not the easiest...but we could fall into the water, so there was no fear of hurt.
I have held off on posting about this but I think now is a good time. Erin and I are trying to buy a house. This is terrifying. We have our eyes set on one and are in the negotiating phase of it. It's an older house (originally built in 1945 but has been updated) but it has a lot of things we really love. It is a really small house (~1250 sq. feet) but has a great livable layout. There is almost no wasted space. 3 bedrooms and 2 bath, living/dining room and a kitchen. The garage is in the back and it's HUGE. PERFECT for a work shop. There is a fenced in side yard with a small doggie door already installed (we would want to install a slightly larger one when we wind up getting a dog). There is tons of concrete in the backyard, so I can actually skate back there a bit and not worry about getting kicked out or anything. It does back up to Mopac, but that is a blessing and a curse, I guess -- we can be a bit louder (which is perfect for me) but the sound might take some getting used to.
There are some issues we need to get addressed and still need to investigate namely:
1) The foundation has been worked on recently, but we're not 100% certain that it was done correctly. There is a warranty on that work, so we will need to discuss with the person who did it and figure some stuff out.
2) The plumbing has some smallish leaks and water pressure to the master bath was miserable during the inspection. We need to have a plumber look at it.
3) Electrical system has some issues. Everything works, but there are some hazards. Outlets that should be grounded aren't, and some issues with the recessed can-lighting.
4) The furnace and water heater have issues with ventilation pipes being too close to combustibles.
We have put in a request that the seller address these issues. If he does, we will be buying the place. Erin and I seem to be going through phases...we're really excited one day, then really worried the next, and repeat. We just don't want to wind up making a really expensive mistake.
Other growing up news:
-Erin and I now share a cell phone plan. I added her to my plan and we ported her number and everything...so it's like we're married.
-Erin is going to be graduating soon. She might not find a job with her degree, so she's planning to get teacher certification over the summer and teach until she finds something.
Resisting growing up:
-I went skating and swimming the past 2 saturdays in a row. My legs look like I pissed off Tonya Harding. I believe the bulge on the side of your ankle (on the inside) is the knob at the end of the tibia (Amber? A little help here?) but my left leg had 2 extras along the inside of my leg and another extra one on the inside of my right leg for a couple days that were actually bigger than the ankle bulge itself =\
-Also rock climbing on this past Saturday. It kicked my ass, despite being a relatively easy climb (I think). I guess it is technically over vertical, so it's not the easiest...but we could fall into the water, so there was no fear of hurt.
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