New beginnings

Well, as most of you probably know by now, Jeremy and I a smack-bang in the middle of buying our own house!!! WHOOHOO!! Well, it's actually a townhouse, but it will most definitely be our own! Here are some pics from the web...

Front

The kitchen

Kitchen again

The living room

Master bedroom

Second Master bedroom - don't worry, they painted over the blue walls to match the other Master bedroom.

It's the perfect place for Jeremy and I to start out in. All three bedrooms have a bathroom and there's also a half-bath off the kitchen; it has a two car garage which is almost unheard of in townhouses in this area (unless you buy a $700,000 one); the kitchen has upgraded appliances; the paint is fantastic; there are surround-sound speakers built in to a few of the rooms; it has an alarm system; and the neighbourhood is wonderful!! It will be the perfect neighbourhood for Jeremy and I to start a family (don't worry, it's still not going to happen just yet!) - there are great schools literally a half-mile from our place, there are lots of young families in the area and they're building a town center with restaurants, grocery stores and shops just down the street. Our realtor and mortgage broker are cutting us an absolutely unbelievable deal - Jeremy and I will be out of pocket a total of $1100 - which is great because without their help and understanding we wouldn't be able to buy this place. But we can and we are and we're both sooooooo excited!!! Hopefully we'll be in by the end of this month. Woo!!

The other new beginning is for me - I'm starting a new job at Jeremy's company, CACI, on the 22nd. I'll be an administrative assistant in the Government Compliance and Internal Audits divisions. I'm excited to start there - it seems like the job will keep me busy, and the VP of the divisions told me that there is definitely room for me to grow while I'm there. The people I'll be working with are all lovely (so far) and Jeremy always raves about how fantastic CACI is.

And that's all our major news. Now I have to go take Adelaide to the vet because she's having ear issues - she keeps scratching at them and shaking her head around, which gets particularly annoying at 2am. Yuck!