Closing at Last!

Okay now I can see the end of our home buying will come to an end at last. I got a call from my husband that we will be closing this afternoon. I am so ready to close and move out here in our apartment. It's not that I dread staying here, but our lease will end on the 30th. It is only 3 days from now and honestly I haven't started packing a thing yet. The house that we are going to move is just 2 miles away. We don't have that much stuff to pack also.

I can't believe that we are slowly fulfilling our dreams. I am happy and fortunate to have a husband that shares my values and aspirations. We both wanted to live the American dream like everybody else. I know that with our decision to own a house is a big step toward living that dream. This is something that I have only in dreams way back in my home country. I think I am a living testament to everyone who believe in their dreams and working with the grace of God to reach that dream.

Utilities are easy to forget…

This guest post from Lenny Mcknight.

Utilities are the kind of thing you can easily forget when you’ve moving, especially since there’s so much other stuff going on. It’s easy to let them slip by when you’re dealing with movers or a moving van, packing up all of your stuff or in my case, moving halfway across the country from your family. That’s why when I got to California, I realized that I never called ahead to set up all my utilities. Whoops! What an undertaking that turned out to be…it took nearly a week to get our power up and running. It’s a good thing the weather there is mild! I also forgot to look into security systems at http://securityCHOICE.com until we got there but thankfully, that didn’t take too long. I feel better now that everything’s squared away but next time I move, I’m definitely going to plan ahead better! Maybe I’ll even get a checklist or something to make sure I’ve got everything under control…that sure would have been helpful about six months ago when I moved out here!

Right Direction

A month ago our daughter have their class field trip in a farm. We were given the printed direction to the farm and I was relying on my good sense to follow direction. I was driving following that direction and when it said I have to turn right I followed it but I was thinking most of the farms was on the left side so I turned back and went left. I have been driving farther from what it says as 2 miles and I haven't seen the farm sign. So I turned back. Then the weather did not cooperate. It poured so hard that I decided to just go home. I don't want to drive around in a pouring rain looking for the right direction. That time I wished that I have a magellan gps or any gps for that matter. It is very frustrating for my side because I let my daughter down and I did not follow the right direction. We could have been there already if I did not turned around the first time and just continued on following the printed direction. Lesson learned, follow instruction and always verify the information.

Daddy's Upcoming Birthday

My husband asked me if we are going to have our soon to be place blessed. He witnessed my sister's house blessing and he's thinking if we can have our place be blessed as well. I told him it depends if one of the deacon or minister in the church will do it for us. That we are going to find out when we go to church next week. I really wanted to and if ever they can I am thinking of having it on my husband's birthday as well.

The birthday is still in September but time flies so fast so I better plan early. I am also thinking of gourmet birthday gift ideas for him. The house is the biggest gift ever for him and to our family but I want to look for any gift ideas that he deserve. He is a very good provider for us, a good husband and father and he deserve to get the best on his special day. I hope I can have one soon so I can save money for it.

Looking for a Job

I told my husband that once we can have our own place I will also start looking for a job. I need to help out with the family's expenses too. I have experience in sales jobs but I am looking at the medical field when I am looking for one. I already thought of starting with medical receptionist or medical clerk if there is an opening and then once I am able to have an apprentice for my medical transcription program then I will go into it as well. I am still on the basic part of the program and I have a long way to go. Looking at those that recently graduated from my school, they were able to find a job in a week's time. So hopefully my future for this field is clear. For the time being, I will just continue with my school stuff and do my best to finish the program as early as possible. I am way behind but I know I can make it.

But if ever I can find another job that will suit my schedule before I finish my program, I may go for it. I need to help out the family as well as need to start working building our finances. This is not only for myself but for the whole family. The kids are growing as well as their needs. There are so much to prepare in order for them to have a good life when they are older. Right now, I can't wait to start our life in our new place and building our future together as a family.

First Time Home Buyer Nightmare

I never thought we will have problem with our home buying journey. Everything when smooth but after few weeks of not being able to hear from the builder we decided that we may have to pull out from the contract. We were supposed to close this month but the builder gave us an addendum that we will close in August then another one which will be in September. It was too long of a wait and we already sacrificed the tax credit but to wait for another month is too much.

I believe it is still a blessing in disguise though because we were able to find another house that we think suits our family and we will be able to move this month. Our lease will end at the end of this month and we don't want to do the month-to-month rent. With God's grace, we were told that we may be able to close on the week of the 20th and by the end of this month we can clear out from our apartment. God is really good that despite what happened, He still provided for us. I can't wait to and nervous for the new life that we are going to partake as a family. This will be a meaningful moment and the very big step for our future.