Passed!

Matt Passed The Bar!

So proud of you! I knew you would pass!

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I think if you asked Matt or I where we would want to live, if we could live wherever we wanted, we would both say Boone. I know I would. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about this place and long to be back there. With all these kids starting college, it made me wish that I would have taken the 7 year plan...


I'd Just As Soon Be In Boone!


Picture Credit: www.crownpointnc.com

Back To The Drawing Board

Well, Matt and I did not get the first house we put an offer on. We made our offer Tuesday afternoon and on Wednesday we got a counter offer. No worries, we were told this is how home buying works. So we talked about it and decided we needed a little more time to think of what to come back with. Well Thursday morning we get a phone call that another buyer was going to make an offer on the house by close of business Thursday. We were skeptical... and decided we would wait it out and see what happened. At 5:30pm on Thursday we received a call that the sellers did in fact get another offer, and our Realtor wanted to know if we would like to go ahead and make another offer. So we took a little time, called her back and made our final offer. We wanted to go ahead and say, "This is it, this is the best we can do. We are not going to get in a bidding war with someone else".

And we did not get the house.

So back to square one, but with more knowledge on how this process works. What these sellers thought was that they had our perfect house, they in fact did not. Matt and I really liked this house but there were somethings that we did not really love, so it was just not meant for us.

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Fondue is this weeks Friday Friend!


Matt and I decided to make a cheese fondue and then a broth for cooking veggies and meats. It was delicious!

We Did It...

We made an offer on a house today! We are so excited! Our Realtor Lisa (see Friday Friend) said we should hear something by 5pm tomorrow! So now we wait for the phone to ring...



Picture Credit: http://blog.oregonlive.com

Put This On The Want List *Edited 9/18/09*

EDIT: 9/18/09 - Bought this at Borders this week, had a 30% off coupon... seems like I had too. :)

Actually the NEED list...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0740783955/?tag=wwwpinkchalks-20

It is a different sewing project for everyday of the year from some of my favorite blogs! I really really really hope this comes to me for my birthday or is in my stocking! :)

Matt's New Office

Spent a good chunk of Saturday helping Matt set up him office, I think we moved around 300 books...

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This week's Friday Friend is...

Our Realtor Lisa!

Here is some Fun Facts about Lisa

• Lisa sends emails on the weekend, I appreciate that!
• She has sent us dozens of houses to check out.
• Whenever we call, she is available to show us a house... same day!
• Very knowledgeable about the Apex/Holly Springs area.
• Understands a "first time home buyer"
• Doesn't think we are overly picky (we kinda are) :)

Photo Credit: www.allentate.com

Furniture Findings

It is well known that I love Craigslist and that I love looking on Craigslist for random things. Looking at all the houses we have looked at had made me start thinking about furniture and ways to set up houses. So I turned to Craigslist. Now let me inform you guys that you would NOT believe what people will a)try to sell b)will buy and c)think is awesome. Here is some of the best ones I have ran across tonight...

Queen Bedroom Suite only $400... I wonder if the blanket is included?

What is up with that middle cushion?

1986 called they want their bed back

Priced to move.... really?

Why is a car in the living room?

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Wordless Wednesday Beach Edition

National S'mores Day

Happy National S'mores Day everyone! What a fantastic holiday! To celebrate here is a blog (Skip to my Lou) I found with the best idea ever! She used "Fudge Round" cookies, you know the ones that are striped with chocolate and have chocolate bottoms and put the marshmallow between two of those cookies chocolate sides in. I think I will give this a try at the beach later this week...

Quilt Updates...

Whew! I updated somethings over at

http://www.courtneyquilts.blogspot.com/

Go check it out :)

I Shouldn't Have Watched Shark Week...

This is exactly what I feel like... why did I watch Shark Week before going to the beach?

Still At It

We are still house hunting... did tour a wonderful house tonight. The people that lived there have excellent taste! Check out the Master Bedroom:

Love that color!

Here is one of the spare rooms, another great color choice:


We are planning to do some more looking tomorrow and into the weekend. Next week is the big beach trip! Looking SO forward to that!

Picture Credits: www.realtor.com

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5 Things You Wish You Could Do...

Matt
1. Speak a foreign language
2. Play an instrument
3. Speed read
4. Fully understand the rules regarding use of the hyphen
5. Plant a tree that grows money

Courtney
1. Dance well
2. Make a living sewing quilts
3. Paint/Draw/Be Artistic
4. Sleep till 9am everyday
5. Go on vacation every month

House Hunting!

What an excellent day!

Matt and I started our first trip house hunting... we checked out one Open House (more the check out Sunday) and drove by a few houses that were for sale but not open. We have learned a lot about house hunting in just a few short hours:
#1: Pictures online can be very deceiving! There was one house that we really like, great location, big backyard with a fence and a good price.... yeah we found out why, nutty neighbors with a ton of junk outside their house!
#2: A GPS is a must when looking for houses in an unknown neighborhood. Thanks Garmin, we couldn't have done it without you!
#3: Matt and I do not like ranch homes. Sorry, we love stairs and the look of a 2 story home.
#4: We need a yard. Does not have to be a big yard, but we need some sort of yard.
#5: Everyone has a dishwashers but me.... its true.

Here are a few pictures of some houses we checked out today, I pulled all the pictures off of zillow.com...

Too cute! I think this one is my favorite just by the look of the outside, couldn't get inside.


Yes, I know we said no ranches, but this one kinda stood out... mostly because of the great price!


This one was really nice from the outside, sat on a corner lot.


We walked through 3 different floor plans at Creekside Commons and decided that we just had to have some sort of yard! Cute houses, I just loved the colors all lined up together. Would be perfect at the beach...

After all the house hunting was done we got a phone call from Matt's dad inviting us out to dinner. The whole Quinn family had a lovely dinner at Chef Warrens in Southern Pines. I love this place, everything is always so inventive, Nothing plain Jane about it. I had soft shell crab atop cheddar grits with grilled tomatoes, most everyone else had a filet, which looked delicious too. And I learned that yes I do like figs, if they are cooked in brown sugar and paired with prosciutto and cream cheese... yum! What an fantastic way to end such a wonderful day!