As I have mentioned April 10th 2020 we closed on our home, moved in & started our love for DIY projects!!

To commemorate this I wanted to share a little about our house buying process- which happened to be right at the beginning of COVID! 

Matt and I lived in a duplex that we owned and rented out the other side. Our plan was to get married, buy a house with land and get out of the middle of town 😂 

December 2019/January 2020–  We had been looking at houses casually for a couple months. I had seen our house, it was a little out of our budget but I added it to the viewing list just for the heck of it. Honestly, the moment we walked in we looked at each other and I was like” can we move in tomorrow? “ Matt said “heck yes”. We got home, did some crunching of numbers and made an offer- with a fair amount of back & forth we came to a number & it was accepted!!

Meanwhile this was in January/February 2020 and right at the very beginning of COVID-19. Places were shutting down, working from home and it took a lot of communication to get a loan, inspector and just to be able to sign the paperwork was a challenge. Long story short- April came along, we did not have the “usual” house closing that we were used to- but instead we signed our bank paperwork on the sidewalk outside the bank in a snow storm!!

In the moment it was wild, crazy and frustrating. But in hindsight it’s a very funny story to tell & we are just so thankful it all worked out.

Our house is stunning, but it needed a little cosmetic updating so we started the kitchen. Then moved to the living room with the gigantic walls and high ceilings! It was not as “quick” of a project as I was expecting. Matt thought it was the  second worst painting experience to date (first was the kitchen cabinets) and from here on out he quit all painting— here we are 11 months later and still hasn’t painted another wall (lol- jokes on me). 

Here is a quick breakdown of the year! 

April – bought the house- painted kitchen and living room

May- full month of studying for NCLEX

June- passed NCLEX / changed wedding plans / painted bedroom and made a bed/headboard 

July- hosted a beautiful backyard wedding 

August- started first RN Job 

September -November – both working lots to catch up our savings 😛

December- our first Christmas!!! (With a giant tree)

January- April— work work work 

This house bas been the best opportunity for both of us, in different ways, but I couldn’t be more thankful or happy. I have learned so much about adulting, mostly house related, power tools, money management and more. Im excited for our future projects & future accomplishments. The best year of our lives!! Bring on more!! 

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Much love, 

Lauren xoxo