Couch bandits
Now that Brian and I are soon-to-be home owners of our very own 1,500 square feet we have come to realize that unless we want to use milk crates as furniture, we need to figure out how to furnish our… Continue Reading
Water woes
Well, the dreaded home inspection is over… kind of. The inspection went about as well as it could at first, our inspector George said that most of what he was seeing was typical for a house built in the 50s.… Continue Reading
Under the microscope
It seems like we are getting closer to owning our home each day. Despite a few additional required documents, we are well on our way to securing our home loan, and the house is already listed as “contingent” on most… Continue Reading
Reasons I will miss Chicago #3
I realize that this entry might not be politically correct, but I couldn’t resist. Being that Rogers Park is so close to Evanston and Skokie, we have a large Jewish population, including several Jewish nursing homes and senior centers. I… Continue Reading
Progress
Wow this last week/weekend has been busy. Between the house debate, a crazy work schedule and moving/cleaning, I am pretty excited for it to be over. On Friday, Brian and I decided to officially go with the La Londe house.… Continue Reading
The last night
I can’t believe this year has gone by so quickly. It doesn’t seem possible that just a year ago I was just moving into an amazing apartment on the lake. Over the last year, this little studio has become my… Continue Reading
Seriously?
Today was another crazy day for our house search. Not to mention a crazy work day too– I just got home after a 12+ hour day, only to face another 12+ hour day tomorrow. Thankfully I love my job and… Continue Reading
The waiting game
Our revised bid on the La Londe house went in at about 9 a.m. Once again, we are back to waiting. I swear, house hunting balances between warp speed insanity and slow motion anxiety. I guess that is how much… Continue Reading
Bidding wars
The last few hours have been quite crazy on the house front. We have learned, yet again, that nothing is as simple as it seems. Instead of a simple ‘yes’ to our bid, the bank decided to come back with… Continue Reading
Flashbacks
We are still waiting to hear back on the La Londe house. Anthony said he sent in the requested information on Friday- hopefully we have an answer today or tomorrow. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to… Continue Reading