i'm a new homeowner!!
no, i don’t own a new home, but i do own my OWN home. =)
yeah… escrow took a little bit longer to close than i anticipated but finally FINALLY i’m into the new place as of thursday, january 18.
i spent this weekend as plumber/handywoman fixing all the problems in the house. we started off friday morning with no hot water in the shower upstairs, and then when i came home from work there was no electricity and no water at all! the city of colton had turned all of that off on me! with a bit of calling around and a lot of extra after-hours charges, i got electricity and water back into the condo.
then, with the help of caity, the kitchen is looking good - we emptied out 4-5 boxes worth of knick knacks, mismatched plates and glasses (some antique looking!), and scrubbed and sanitized all the shelving. caity also lined all the cabinets with contact paper. she’s so cool!
then eric and joy visited on saturday and gifted me an over-the-range microwave that i have yet to install.
then my parents visited me and gifted a nice knife set. yay! i’ve been wanting a good set of knives for a while now!
on sunday, i borrowed some tools from perry and laid on my back under rita’s sink with the pliers and the wrench and i successfully stopped the leak. i also cleaned all of the faucets so that they no longer shoot erratically to the left, but they all have nice and even flow. i was so proud of myself, i texted my mom about everything i accomplished. and then i was so proud of her - she actually texted me back! my mom can text! no way… that’s frickin awesome!
anyways, it’s really exciting seeing all of the house come together. i see more fix-it projects for me up ahead, and they excite me! the joys of home-owning… heck yeah… i’m excited about this!
i want to see pictures, Kimi! I’m so excited for you!!
Posted by laura on 02/05 at 04:18 PM
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