A view into our new backyard ... with a rainbow on top!

Today, we signed the papers on a house!!!!

Finally, instead of investing in someone else’s property, we’ll be investing in our own.

Overall, the process has been as easy as it could possibly have been, but it’s still been stressful (mostly because Kevin and I both think and fret too much).

We are very thankful for the awesome ladies who have helped us get to this point.

• Our realtor Gaynelle Crowder has also been a great friend in this process. I’ve known her pretty much all my life and was the flower girl in her wedding. :) Always smiling and kind, Gaynelle is very sweet (and we love her!). She put up with our inconsistently picky requirements.
• Katie Smith at BB&T has been so kind and sweet…and patient with us and our questions. She has really made the painstaking bank yadda-yadda not so painstaking.
• And Gayle Wyatt at Carter Craig was so sweet and patient today, explaining that mountain of paperwork, so that we actually felt like we understood it a bit.

We’re really excited to be starting on this new adventure. YAY!

Now, if I could just wriggle my nose and move everything there…