Too good to be true.

The house inspection came back clean, our loan was approved, the house was getting more and more perfect for us each time we went to visit. And now:
Everything has fallen apart. Because the loan officer did not know about the house needing to be built before 1978, we are now ineligible for the downpayment assistance [...]

Quick Update

We are officially in escrow! Things are moving along quite nicely. I’ll be more relaxed once we actually have the keys though…
Work is going well as is school. Sorry for the lack of posting, I’ve picked up some extra shifts and have gone out of town a couple of times. I’ll post about my New [...]

Our House!

So, Isaac and I have been on the prowl for houses. We found a great one we loved as earlier stated and got approved for the loan and put our offer down today. If all goes well, we’ll have the keys in our hands on November 26th. Huzzah!

Recipe of the Day

This is a quick and easy fix that is quite delicious! Bonus, most of these things are jsut laying around the house!
Ingredients:
- 1 box penne pasta
- 1 package of sausage (I used Chicken and Apple)
-1 bag of greens (I just stuffed a handful in a bag at the supermarket)
-3 tbsp. of garlic from the jar [...]

House Hunting

That’s right, everyone! House hunting. Isaac and I are looking to buy our first our first home- and it actually looks possible!
Neither one of us want to rent and put money into something we can’t keep. So we found this great little house on the really good side of town (only a few minutes away [...]

Recipe of the Day

A lot of you can relate to me on this I think. I know when Isaac and I got married in February and moved in together, one of my first thoughts was “Oh crap, cooking!”
We both work full-time, go to school 2 days a week for 4 hours plus manage homework and studying time for [...]

Back to the Basics

Hello, hello, I hope your weekends are treating you well.
I’m at work, per usual, for today, tomorrow, and Monday.
So while I’ve got a free moment- I want to take a minute to get back to the basics. When I first started this blog, it was really with the intention of journaling everyday life of a [...]

Debating in Mississippi

I went over to my friends house the other night for an Obama party. We had dinner, talked, and watched the debate. It was great!
The debate itself was very interesting- there may not have been a knockout winner according to CNN.com, but I was swayed further. I didn’t have anything against McCain before, I just [...]