In Other News...

Since Niels gave the latest on the house, I thought I'd give an update on wedding news. Mom came up last Thursday to meet Niels. We were hoping she could have been around for the closing but she missed it by a day. Our realtor was kind enough to let us in to show it to her. She gave her stamp of approval...and lots of great ideas for how to get it all warm and cozy.

We were able to work on a second objective...shopping for a pretty white dress!!! Of course, since Niels is part of this blog, I can't say much about it. It feels kinda weird planning something like this without talking to Niels about it, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the look on his face when he sees me in it for the first time!

We have a house !!

OK, all done now!! House is mine, all mine... at least until Jluy 29 ;-) No issues with any of the inspections and the subsequent closing. Thanks to Jim Pepper from Cutler Homes and Mike Stoffer from Stoffer Mortgage everything went smoothly. Already looked at appliances and the first thing to get is the fridge. It will be a Whirlpool Side-by-Side in white. Would have preferred a aluminum finish, but since the rest of the appliances are all white (and Whirlpool) we're keeping it the same.

After that will come the washer and dryer, but that will be for early April after we get back from the Holland trip.

Let the bleeding begin... ;-)

Mom braves the blustery North

What can I say? My mommy loves me. Niels and I greeted Mom at the Cleveland airport. Even though she grew up in the frozen tundra of northern Minnesota, four months in sunny Arizona has already turned her soft. Her face when the first blast of air hit her was priceless!

It was great to have Mom here. She and Niels really hit it off well. (Maybe too well, I have a great blackmail photo!) She was able to see the new house and I was so happy that she was the first person I took shopping with me for The Dress.

Thanks for coming, Mom! We love you!

Result of the inspection

Yesterday we had the inspection of the house and short of an issue in the water ventilation, a double-wired fuse and a breaker that didn't trip the house is in a very good condition. Insulation is well above the norm and with a high efficiency furnace the heating bill shouldn't cause major heart-attacks. The well and septic tank inspection result should be in tomorrow at the latest.

On to the close...

Productive Week

We have a house!

We have a date! July 29, 2007

We have a ceremony site!

We have a reception site!

We have a honeymoon booked!

We have a ring!

We have a very good life.