Just 29 more years!

Today marks the one year of home ownership.

It's exciting and crazy all at the same time. Being only 1 year into a 30 year mortgage is odd - especially when we look around and figure that a vast majority of our current friends in town will have moved in the next 3 years. I wonder if we'll live here long enough to "own" our house... (side note: We'll be able to fully own it less than 30 years - perhaps more like 17 -- but that's still a long time....I'll be 41 then. OR if it does take 30 years -- I'll be 54.)

Our cute little house has become a home over the past year. I no longer really notice the uncovered light switches or the subfloor that still shows in closets and at the thresholds. Or the holes in the drywall that haven't been fixed. Or the "newly" made doorway without the trim work. Or the piece of cardboard under the fridge that was kept so that it will be easier to move when we fix the wall and add trim. :) I do notice the random baseboards that haven't been reattached.

We have been able to have lots and lots of guests - which has been fun. I think we should get a guest book for our house! I know that's cheesy but I'd say we've had at least 31 people stay one or more night at our house in the past year. Some for weeks at time! It'd been fun to have a record. We also have lots of high school kids over on Wednesday for club and even more volunteer leaders for leadership on Fridays.

While there are some times I still dream of the "east side" - our little place is perfect!

(AND it'd be even MORE perfect if friends moved in across the street!!! People have been looking -- better call a realtor soon!!!!!)