My New House

We finally got keys to our first house today! Our escrow closed today after the bank wired the money to them and they got everything on record. Our real estate agent went over to Bellevue, where the seller is located, to pick up the keys for us and we got it from him later in the evening. Even though we don't move until Saturday, Alex and I could not wait any longer, so we went straight to the new house after getting the keys.

We had never gone to the house at night before tonight, so it was definitely interesting seeing our new neighbourhood when it's dark all around. When we did the walk-through last week, the selling agent mentioned to us that Kenmore, where are new house is, is kind of interesting because it's kind of rural as well as suburban at the same time. Today I definitely noticed the rural side of things as we drove by our neighbourhood at night. Unlike Seattle, Kenmore's not very well lit at all at night. In fact, the street we live on does not have a single street light. The downside of that is it would be really difficult if I ever decide to walk home at night from the bus stop. The upside I guess is I can see the stars better.

It was weird when we stepped inside our own house for the first time. It was just me and Alex, with nobody around and a big empty house. No selling agent, no buy agent, no family members. Just us and this big house. We sat in the kitchen and ate the food we had gotten earlier at Taco Bell. There was no T.V.; the house we eerily quiet. For the first time, the new house felt so distant to me, so cold and unfamiliar. I started to miss Alex's small apartment, his tiny apartment that is the size of our new kitchen and living room. Even though it is small, it is our home.

We couldn't stay at the house long because we had to rush to Best Buy to buy a fridge, washer and dryer. We had picked out exactly what we liked already, but stayed on the cautious side to not order it so early in case something went wrong with the house. Today, after getting our keys, we finally bought the fridge and washer/dryer of our dreams. They are all LG appliances. We got a stainless steel side-by-side LG refrigerator, and front-loading washer/dryer with steam wash capability. I'm so excited! I can't wait to use my big new fridge!

After circling around the Seattle area for more than four hours, we finally returned back home. I take back everything I said about the new house being too big and unfamiliar. It was just a horrendous sight greeting us when we walked into the apartment. Boxes everywhere, clothes everywhere, it was like the apartment just vomited all of our stuff out. I have to twist and turn to get things and get to places. I can't wait for a bigger place.

Today, I bought my first house. :-)