Closing Day!

We haven't really mentioned this on the blog yet, but we bought a house!! We found the perfect little house in Brentwood and put an offer on it the first day we saw it. We are happy to be staying in the same area. We have lived in Brentwood for the past two years and really like it. It's such a central location and we can get just about anywhere in St. Louis in 20 minutes or less. We aren't moving far from where we are now - 1.1 miles to be exact!

The house itself is perfect for us. It's an all brick ranch style house built in 1955. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, a finished basement and an awesome back patio and yard. Just right for a starter home. It's on a quiet cul-de-sac street and the neighbors that we have met seem very nice. The older man across the street filled us in on who lived in each of the houses and when he came to the house next door he said his daughter lived there. She literally moved out of his house and across the street! That has to say something good about the neighborhood. I only have a couple of pictures that I took during our final walk throught last night. The house was covered in boxes so I didn't take too many. More to come though!
Front of the house:

The back of the house and deck:

The kitchen:

So today was the big day. We closed on the house and are now officially homeowners! Jason and I were both very anxious and a little nervous as we headed to the title company for the closing. We both felt a little sick to our stomachs at the thought spending our life savings and now being in debt for the rest of our lives! But once we got there and started signing the papers all the nerves went away and we were just so happy and excited!

A big thanks to Jason's Aunt Cathy who was our agent. She made the whole process so fun and easy and we couldn't imagine working with anyone else! Thanks Cathy!!

We are planning to start moving some things this weekend and then move all the big stuff next Friday, July 3rd since Jason and I both have the day off. We can't wait to get settled in our new home!