Sneak Peak!

Well we are officially under contract and on our way to being real life home owners! After 6 counter-offers we finally found a compromise with the seller.  The biggest issue was the closing date. See, until about 6 weeks ago we had no idea that buying a home was in our near future.  We especially had no idea we would find a great home so quickly!! Problem A is that our lease on our apartment isn't up until the middle of August. Problem B is that we will be gone for 5 out of the next 8 weeks. Well, I am only gone for 3, but Stu is gone for all 5. We were pushing to close mid-July which would give us a month to move, and it's after most of our big trips. The seller didn't want to wait that long because he was getting a little antsy and impatient (shame on him)...Anyway, I'm sure you don't care that much about all of the boring details, so I'll stop now.  Simply put, our closing date is officially June 29th!! You'll have to come to our house-warming party (or should I call it our "town home-warming" party) to see the whole thing, but here is the outside!

Isn't it cute? :)  We love it and are so appreciative of our real estate agent Amber. She's been so helpful to us, making the whole thing a breeze on our end. We plan to sign all the papers on June 29 but then leave 3 days later for Panama. Most of the moving will take place after we get back. Anyone want to help paint? Or donate furniture? Or move furniture? Or go swimming?? Come on over!