We bought a house!

I'm trying to catch up on everything we've done in the past year...so bear with me! Last December, we bought a house! When I met Austin last April he told me that in November he was going to start looking to buy. Well, luckily I got to help pick it out! We looked at a bunch of houses & found some we liked, but it never worked out. It seemed there was always a structural problem or something of that matter. When we found our house online, Austin had looked at it a few times, but it was slightly over his budget so he'd always put it aside. One night his dad decided to look & saw it and said you HAVE to get this house. He decided to put an offer in and the next day they accepted! It was soo exciting. We closed in December and immediately went in and started painting the bedroom. It's an old house built in 1900 so it has a lot of character, but also needed a lot of updating. First of all, we (or I should say Austin) ripped up the carpet and sanded the floors. Luckily there was beautiful hardwood underneath the carpet- we scored big time. I would say that was the most frustrating job for him, but well worth it! Then we painted our bedroom so we could move in. Since then we have painted the living room, Austin has built a back deck & front steps, completely redone our kitchen thanks to the help of my lovely in laws :) planted flower gardens, planted a vegetable garden, got a new roof, re sided the garage, painted the garage doors, & so much more. There is still some painting to do and a LOT of decorating, but we'll get there. I'm so happy with my cozy home. We love it, but the best part is who I share it with.. :)