Hooray!

We did it- we closed on our house today!

From what everyone was saying, I was expecting the closing process to be really stressful. Really, though, I think it was the most enjoyable part of the house-buying process, well besides picking out the house itself! I think it helped a lot that we had our real estate agents (who happen to be my parents), our mortgage broker (who happens to be a friend of my parents' from church), and a really neat title company officer, all there during closing. The title officer explained everything in terms that we understood, and made the process fun! Weird, right? We actually had FUN signing our closing papers.

Tomorrow, after the seller finishes packing up the last of his belongings, we'll have the carpets shampooed, then we can start moving our stuff in on Saturday! I can't believe we are actually moving into a house! We are so thankful for God's provision throughout this process... and look forward to blessing other people through this amazing gift.

If you want to see more pictures of our house, click on the link to the left that says 'My Love'. Matthew posted a lot of pictures last night. When we get settled in a bit and have a chance to paint, we'll post 'after' pictures for you all.