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3.26.2009

House Hunting

Well, we checked out the house I posted earlier.... and it was great.... on the inside. The neighborhood was pretty awful, so we're looking into some other places! There are several but I'd love to get my friend's and family's input!

Here is House A:


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This house has been COMPLETELY remodeled, and its gorgeous. It's small, but it has a pretty good sized yard with a creek out back. It's 2BR/2Bth, 750sq/ft.



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This is House B:




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I love this house, it was built in the 20's and still has a little bit of that charm, lol! It's been partially remodeled, but obviously we'd need to repaint.... it's a little dark for my taste! It's 1 1/2 story on 0.6acres, 3BR/1Bth. The top floor is 500sq/ft and the main floor is 1557sq/ft, so it's pretty large!


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This is House C:


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We don't know much about this house, but we're still interested in looking at it. The only picture the realtor gives us is the one you see above. It's on 1 acre of land, 3BR/1Bth, 1150 sq/ft.

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This is House D:


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This is actually a singlewide that was remodeled and added on too. They did an AMAZING job! It's 3BR/2Bth, 1215 sq/ft on .23acres. It's already been vented for a woodstove (which is awesome) but we don't entirely like it's location.... it's not a bad neighborhood, just further from our hometown then we would prefer!

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This is House E:

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This house is one of our favorites, it's a 2BR/1Bth on a small lot but the yard is pretty good sized. It's 768 sq/ft and has been remodeled. It's in a GREAT location near a friend's home, lol.

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This is House F:

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This is a 2BR/1Bth house with 980 sq/ft. It's on about .17acres, this is one of Justin's favorites, lol!


Well, those are all the houses we're hoping to look into. We meet with the loan officer next Thursday, and hopefully we'll get approved for the loan we want and can meet with Rosie to check these houses out! Please be praying for us, this is something we thought could never happen for us.... and there's a good chance that it will. We are BLESSED.

3.25.2009

A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

There are some HUGE changes coming for us! HUGE, AMAZING, EXCITING changes! We've been talking to a good friend of mine (it's actually my childhood bestfriend's mother) who is a realtor about purchasing a house. We HATE renting, because it feels like that money goes down the drain every month! Why not invest that money into a house? Well, we found a house we LOVE that is SO affordable.... and we also found out today that there is a loan (that just last got approved for 2009) for first time homebuyers.... I AM ECSTATIC! It's not for sure yet... but there's a possibility that by this summer we will be the happy owners of a home :-D Here's a few pics below.... the inside has bright orange and blue walls (we WILL be painting them lol if we get this house) and ofcourse, being an older home it needs a little work. Snickers has a good sized yard to run around in and we would have a fenced in yard if we get it! Start praying!!!

3.18.2009

Anger

I have so much anger in my heart today and no matter what I do... I just can't get it to go away. I know the Devil is pushing at me with full force today, and Lord I wish you would make him stop. For the past week or so I've been having dreams about a former bf, in every dream he tells me how he made a huge mistake and that I should be with him and not my husband. I argue with him, and I always wake up with tears out of frustration and anger towards this person even though I know it's not really him doing this to me. I had HUGE feelings for this person, but not nearly as huge as the feelings I have for my husband. So for this past week all this anger has built up and I've taken it out on my husband... although there are days where he doesn't make it easy for me NOT to be angry with him. I'm just so frustrated and annoyed... and I can't take this anymore! I hate when my emotions get played with... especially when the Devil is involved. I could be wrong, maybe God is trying to teach me something, but I have yet to figure out what. I just can't take it.... I'm stressed as it is. Pray for me... pray that I will get through all this hectic and tiring emotional stress.

3.15.2009

So Here We Go....

It's taken me a long time to figure out who I am, who I want to be, and who God created me to be. I'm still not completely there, but I guess you could say that in a way I get glimpses of who I will be. My job doesn't describe who I am, nor does my residence, my family or even my husband for that matter. If you don't know me.... this includes talking to me a few times or knowing of me.... if you don't TRULY know me, then you haven't a faintest clue of who I am. Sometimes I think people get wrapped up in thinking they know someone inside and out without ever actually having a heart to heart conversation with them. They know FACTS... such as "She's a freshman at NC State" or "She got married right after high school" or even "He used to drink." That's now who any of these people are..... those are things they've done... things that they have experienced but in no way does it describe who they are. There are so many people out there who think they know who I am, they assume that since they have been in my life and experienced different events with me that they know who I am. You're probably asking yourself.... what the heck is this girl talking about!?!?! Let me ask you this..... do you know who you are? Do you know who you truly are? Or are you just a girl who got married after high school.... or a guy who used to drink? I used to be that person.... I told myself that I was that girl who got married young... the girl who used to play music and sing in the hallways at school. I was that girl who dropped out of college... but I'm not. These are things that I've DONE. Want to know who I am? I'm still learning that myself.... but this is what I have so far. I'm an unbelievably UNWORTHY child of God. I am a woman who loves this crazy dorky man and doesn't care what anyone thinks about that! I am a woman who is going to be a mommy someday, who is going to cherish every moment with her children and teach them that a Jewish carpenter named Jesus gave His life to save their beautiful souls. I don't just think I am that person.... I KNOW that's who I am.... what I've done in my life (right or wrong) doesn't describe who I am. My relationship with Jesus Christ does.... and the paths I take THROUGH Him describe who I am..... So let me ask you again. Do you know who YOU are?

3.03.2009

Overwhelmed

I am SO overwhelmed. PLEASE pray for me! But this is a good overwhelmed, I have SEVERAL job offers to take into consideration and I must say GOD IS GOOD! I have an interview (over the phone with the family) for a nanny position. This family just moved to the area and the mother needs some help with her young children during the school year M-W. She is willing to pay $10/hr plus gas reimbursement. I think this would be a fun job, but I'm concerned about what I would do AFTER the school year. Next, the food service coordinator (aka Mary, my boss) offered me a supervisor position in the dining room where I'm working VERY part time now. And if for whatever reason, the guy who is managing nights at the cafe summer can't do it, I would be the night manager for the Huck. Also, at the same conference center, the front desk manager offered me a position as night auditor. I would work 3 nights every other week and 2 nights during the weeks in between. He will pay me $8/hr with a potential raise. This said.... he knows I want to go back to school and said that I would be FREE to do homework and study while at work. There aren't a lot of things to do during the night shift but they HAVE to have someone on duty at all times. AND I can still work in childcare during the summer for $10.75/hr like I planned on doing. So I'm leaning towards that job.... but it's still a tough call! So please be praying for me!