My Piece of Land
I bought a house today! Isn’t it absolutely amazing? 2 story 3 bedrooms with 2.75 bath and a den type room downstairs. Okay, I’ll admit it’s not as pricey and lush as those Branson homes for sale everyone is talking about, but we love it! This is our first home purchase, we have rented as a family for 6 years. Like my brother, our realtor, said “Good things come to those who wait.” It took us months to get pre-approved because our debt/income ratio is a little high due to my student loans. After getting approved for the loan, it only took us 3 days to find this dream-house and today they accepted our offer.
It has the coolest pool you ever saw. It reminds me of one of those 1950’s pool party movies. Sarah and I are thrilled. We can finally start taking pictures of our family in a place we are paying on to own. This is a great feeling. Since I share a lot of what’s going on in my life on here, I figured this was definitely appropriate! We move in in Mid May! Say tuned for the mother of all housewarming party pictures!
(and then … the Funny Farm Blogging convention party LOL)
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Congratulations! Here’s to many happy years there.
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That’s awesome and congrats! I dream of the day we buy our first home!
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Awesome! Congratulations, Damien and Sara. I hope there are many musical family moments there.
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YAY! Congrats to The Rileys! You guys must be so excited! Is that the actual house? It’s gorgeous!
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Yes the pictures are of the house! I would have made them bigger but that was all the mls had on there.
To Jillian: Like the song goes - “For everything … tunr, turn, turn, there is a season.” ;)
Thanks you guys for the awesome comments.
To Marcia: YOU GOT A GRAVATAR!!! And a very hip pic too i might add. Is that a color filter?
Wow Damien, that is truly awesome! I want to see more photos! So when are you holding the 1st Annual Blogger Escapes there? ;) Gotta make good use of that pool right?
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Congrats to the Riley family. I am sure owning your own home will give you all kinds of new inspiration for blog entries!
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Damien, congrats to you and the entire family! The house looks fantastic and I cannot wait to see more pictures.
You certainly deserve all the good things that come your way and I am very happy for you guys that you have found a home that will be the place of many memories!
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Congrats to you and Sarah on your new purchase! Will you be doing any impromptu concerts by the pool?
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Damien, I just made it black and white from color, I think. Thanks.
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@Beeker: Thank you so much! I am sure it will, I already am drafting some as we speak!
@Derek: Thank you bro! That pool is going to get me in the mode more than once I assure you!
@Malcolm: Yes yes yes. I was kicking the idea around of doing a little podcast video of a song a week on the acoustic now that you mentioned it ;)
@Marcia: Your Gravatar looks great, I am so glad you made that move!
Congrats on the new home purchase!
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Wow! Congrats on the amazing house!! I’d LOVE to own a pool. Although, it might not be very smart in the White North (: You must be really excited!!
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Congratulations on your very first home, it looks wonderful. Can’t wait for more pictures.
Happy moving - my advice hire someone. We are doing it ourselves and it is so much work.
We move as of 4/15, still renting though.
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wow, that is one sweet house and awesome pool! Sarah may never have time to blog again with that pool out there…
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