[im]patient

The title of this post really sums up how I am feeling... The windows did not get done this week, as they were supposed to, and I am realizing more and more how much we are depending on people who we don't even know! Within in one week we have had a plumber, a contractor, and an electrician all in our house promising us prices, dates, and deadlines and now another week has gone by without any progress. I am trying to remain positive, but often times I find myself overwhelmed because I feel as though I am losing control over the situation. On the bright side, we bought a new bathtub today and a new kitchen faucet!! Now, let's just hope the plumber doesn't keep us waiting...Here's to hoping!!

Bring on the Plumber!

Today the plumber came in, and we were very excited because plumbing is the root of our entire problem! The people who got the house inspected before us must have filled up the tub to test the jets because there was a nasty stain on the kitchen ceiling and a large pool of water on the kitchen floor that was not there before :( This caused all the major work that we now have to do. But, we are staying positive during all of this (trying to) :) So, with the help of our plumber we are going to be well on our way into fixing up and moving in!!!! Next week, we will have a new tub and new plumbing..woohoo!! Also coming up next week: the electrician-- yayy!!!

This is awkward :-/

My boyfriend, Pete, and I (mostly my boyfriend) have found ourselves to be in an awkward situation-- Pete's best friend's dad is a contractor, who seemed very willing to do the work on the house...a month ago! Now, we CANNOT get in touch with him! Pete has called and emailed him and he has failed to get back to us. What makes this even more awkward is the fact that Pete and his friend work together!! We understand it is a busy time, but we would at least appreciate honesty and some form of communication. I mean, is he really screening our calls and emails?? So my question is... Is it worth having people you know from your personal life work for you???

A little tour...

I thought this blog would mean a little more to the readers if I posted some before pictures. So here you go...!

This will be our bedroom. Not much to do in this room, just small cosmetic updates.

Looking into the room where we would put the kitchen table.

I think this is supposed to be the dining room, but we are going to use it as the living room... the advantage of  owning your own house- you can do what you want!

I love the fireplace!

Kitchen- if you look closely at the ceiling you can see the water damage :(

These pictures are a little deceiving.. they make the house look like it is pretty good condition, which it is, but there are a lot of small cosmetic projects to do. But, we are ready..bring it on!

Is this real life?? That is the question my boyfriend and I constantly ask each other every time we go to our new house...OUR house! At 25 years old, this is a very exciting time for us, and it almost seems surreal. This house was the first and only house we looked at during our search and we fell in love with it! It is so unique and has so much character, it is perfect (at least we think so)! Before we can move in, there is some work that needs to be done, so I thought to myself, why not blog about the work we are doing to make this house our [first] home! We have not done much so far, at least not inside. My boyfriend did some yard work in the front of the house and it looks 100 times better:

Before:

Lots of ugly, dead bushes in the front- yuck!

After:

Ta da! Ugly, dead bushes gone!

Next week, we are getting all new windows in the house, yayy!! Who knew at 25 years old I would be excited about getting new windows??! We also need: a new bath tub, new bath tub plumbing, new kitchen ceiling, and a new kitchen floor. Those are the major things. I am very excited, but I am quickly learning that we are at the mercy of our contractor, who is not the best communicator and who is very busy this summer. Our goal is to have the work done and to be moved in by mid- August- hopefully this isn't wishful thinking...

I will end this post and leave you with a picture of my favorite part of our house... :)