Getting it together

A month into our new home and we are finally making head-way in getting it all together. It was surprising to me how long it has been taking to unpack! We want to put everything in its right place and that is taking awhile... We ended up getting a new sectional sofa as a gift from my mother and all new appliances were part of our loan. We also needed a new bed and ended up getting that as well. So, all and all things are coming together beautifully and we are very happy.

Tired and sore and busy...but happy.

I am also glad we went with the size and style house we did- we are finding our utility bills are equal, or less, than they were at the condo! So at the end of the month (and with our renters) we are about breaking even! Unbelievable! We are realizing we did the right thing financially. We wanted a house, but we didn't want more debt and so far it seems things are working out just as we hoped...sure we could have gotten more (and there is nothing wrong with that), but the peace of mind that comes with knowing we can afford our home, and not struggle to pay our bills every month, is awesome!

Some details of the house- our granite sink, extra deep

new stove and microwave

new fridge

entertainment center- we got a free 42' flatscreen TV when we bought our new bed and my mom had bought us this lovely electric fireplace...and since the entertainment stands are crazy expensive, we bought some shelves for $17 and made our own center- I love it and it saved us about $300!

bathroom- nothing too new here- went with the clear shower curtain and starting to put up some pictures and stuff...

and the master bedroom- still need to put up the crown molding but it is coming together. I am very happy with the color combo we went with, although I wish the grey was a bit cooler, the red reflects off of it and it looks pink- ugh! may need to fix that soon... : )