Escrow here we come

We drove out to the house today to make a final decision if we want to go through with it, after a couple hours out there and a few walkthroughs Brandon and I decided to go with it. The house is sound but in need of some TLC, nothing some paint and cleaning can't fix. Here are a few of the pictures I took...Oh also a lot of family has been asking size and what not it is a 5 bedroom 3 bath and a little over 3100 square feet. We love the potential and the space for growth...okay back to pictures

3 car garage, single to the left double to the right


kitchen was MUCH bigger than we thought, we'll eventually go granite and stainless steel (we do have 30 years to upgrade lol)


and cabinets don't need replacing like I thought


windows in stairwell


dead but Brandon will fix




Doors to master bedroom


Master bath/ his and hers



2 sets of cabinets upstairs, these in the hallway and one in the loft


these are just a few, will post more once I take better ones (wasn't in my photographer mood today)

Research paper

We had to write a 8 page (2 of the pages were the title page and the other was the works cited) research paper for history. He gave us this assignment right after the class started and of course me and my procrastination waited once again till the day it was due to start. Not only was the paper due that day but 5 chapters of questions were as well.

I took the kids to school came home and started on the questions. Only break I took was to watch the Michael Jackson Farewell. The first week of questions took me 4 hours and the second week 7 hours, Tuesday wasn't any different another 7 hours! After a quick dinner I started in with my paper.

My goal was to be done by 10-10:30 so that I could have Milie or my mom proof read it and have it submitted by the due time of 11:30. After a lot of nagging from Amya, Brandon, Milie and everyone else I finally finished and thankfully Milie took the time to proof it for me and caught a few errors. I submitted it and have been waiting for my grade all week, it came today and I got 100%

Good attitude paid off

I had just sent our agent a new list of houses that we want to see tomorrow and then not even 10 minutes later he calls. I'm thinking it was to say he got the list and that we were good to go but it was that our offer was accepted!















These pictures are from the listing, we are headed up in the morning and I will post the ones I take in afternoon

Knocked down, but back up again

My frustration is real but my determination is strong. Tomorrow we're headed back to Murrieta and this time we upped our limit. We have been really smart about our max and even though we are pre-approved and our agent has shown us some beauties we want to be realistic...I am a full time student and we don't want to put ourselves in a bind. No if's and's or but's will we put ourselves in a position will I have to quit school and work just to pay our mortgage.

We are in good running on one house, best and finals are in and it would be a SWEET deal if we get it. If not I found 3 more I really like, one even has a pool, that could be good and bad, but I'm going in with a better attitude so we'll see.

They win

Screw it...we're moving into a condo here in San Diego, screw square feet, screw huge lots, and screw investors who have $300,000 cash laying around to buy up all the houses on the market!

Investors SUCK!

All these investors and cash buyers are ruining our chances at buying! We have lost 4 great homes to cash buyers and were told that we just need to wait it out and that our house will come along...I agree but we all know Brandon and I aren't the most patient people and with everything else going on it almost too much for me...plus Brandon is OUT TO SEA AGAIN! House hunting is no fun alone and I'm second guessing myself to put in an offer since Brandon and I have seem to fall in love with different houses. Here is to hoping those bleeping investors don't like this one...



More pictures to come if everything works out, don't want to jinx ourselves

4th of July

When you think of the 4th you think of BBQ's, picnics, hang out with family and friends, fireworks...well for us this year we have one sick little boy and another one on a plane. To top it all off Brandon and I woke up and decided to clean the house. Brandon had a wise idea that I would want to spend the next few weeks while he is out to sea setting up for a garage sale. Fun huh? In this heat, I'm not so sure about it.

Hope y'all have a wonderful 4th and are safe