Friday, September 11, 2009

We closed on the house and moved in!

My husband and I are officially home owners now! Moving out was very hectic because we were due out of our apartment a day before we closed. We ended up sleeping on an air mattress in our empty apartment and sneaking out in the wee hours of the morning. We did the final inspection at 7:30am and then went to sign our lives away at the reality office.

I wanted to share some pictures of moving out of our old apartment in the city:

The living room with city views:

Apartment living room with city views

Here are some pictures of the new house pre-move-in, while we were doing the final inspection in the morning. This is the last time for a long time that you will be able to see the house empty:


The living room:

Living Room



The kitchen:

Kitchen

Kitchen


The dining room:

Dining Room


The master bedroom:


Master Bedroom

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