zach called me about all the broker information. the good thing is that we have above average credit! she said that the smartest thing would be to only take out $73,000 instead of the money that we want to take out for the summerside house (the newer one). i guess because there's a better chance we'll keep our credit in good shape. also she says our debt-to-income ratio is a little up there with my car & all that stuff and the fact that zach doesn't make too much (oh, and i don't have a job, either).
i'll be happy with whatever happens. as long as we can take out more than the house to get the fridge, the couches and all that stuff that we need to upgrade.
Five things you always have in your refrigerator:
- milk
- water
- soda
- cheese
- bread
Five actresses/actors that you think are over-rated:
- brad pitt
- angelina jolie
- orlando bloom
- jessica biel
- tom cruise
Five things around the house that you hate doing:
- changing the kitty litter
- emptying bottles because the formula is disgusting
- dishes
- laundry/mainly folding clothes
- vacuuming
Five of your favorite movies:
- dazed & confused
- pan's labyrinth
- little miss sunshine
- juno
- garden state
Five businesses/stores (IE Circuit City, Kohls, Hollister, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Home Depot, etc) you would love to win a $2,000 gift card to:
- hollister
- abercrombie
- pacsun
- crate and barrel
- ikea
we got more of our pictures back from melissa today! i can't wait to start ordering them!
i'm really excited to see them. i think they turned out fabulous --- of zach & kai, anyway.
Show us the last thing you bought.
What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.
i miss my dogs! all i would ever do when i got home from school was go outside and play with them for as long as i could. after i moved out of my mom's house, we had to get ride of most of them. since then, i just haven't had the free time to really enjoy it like i used to.
i miss my friends from elementary school. by middle school, they had all moved to other cities and never really came back to visit much.
i miss not being aware of stupid & petty things. not having drama in my life. etc.
xo
kai love
5 things you collect:
- letters
- pictures
- magazines
- documents (bills, banks statements, etc)
- everything about kai --- onesies, blankets, everything.
- blah.
- half natural color, half not
- straightened
- naturally curly
- dark
5 random things about your pets.
- spoiled
- crazy
- moody
- hyper
- smart
- pens
- matches
- rubber bands
- notebook spirals
- post its
- slushies
- sundaes
- malt drinks
- cocktails
- smoothies
we're supposed to hear back from the brokers tomorrow. zach's leaning toward the older house. he has so much stuff that he wants to do with it. we'll see! i'll be back later. zach needs a WoW fix.
kai love
the house in the top picture is pretty much brand new. it has everything already in it. built pretty new, but not sure what year. it's got a great fireplace & french doors. it has two bedrooms instead of three, like the other house we like. the yard is awesome, but the dogs next door are rowdy. it has cable hookups and a place for the washer and dryer. it comes with the fridge and it's being sold for $91,000. it's been on the market for a while, so we're going to try to knock off a couple thousand from that. zach's dad is a realtor so we're going to see what he can do for us.
this next house was built in 1925. but it's FULLY remodeled and it's so pretty inside.
the only thing is that the washer and dryer hookup is outside instead of inside and there's not hot water hookup. we would have to use the garden hose for that. zach and his dad think they could set up a drywall outside and a screened room in one weekend so that we could have a laundry room. we're not sure why they left that out after making everything else perfect. they put in all hardwood floors, central A/C & heating, crown molding, they put in a landscape, nice ceiling fans, new patio, everything, but didn't put in a laundry room. the fridge doesn't come with it and we're also not sure that they're going to put in a stove. this one is priced at $68,000 & has been on the market for three days.
we'll see what happens. here's from more pictures:
(i didn't get as many pictures here...)
the $68,000 house ----
which house do you think we should try for? we think we're going to shoot for the new one and if that doesn't work, then definitely going to try for the older one because it's such a great deal.
we'll be closer to zach's work. we'll be closer to san marcos than austin and i don't think there's as much traffic there. housing is MUCH cheaper than out here. taking a break from the in-laws (zach wants this). they'll get off our back about moving out of their other house. we'll see how it goes and hopefully it'll be easy to qualify for one since he's a firefighter.
zach's rushing me.
xoxo
What were you doing ten years ago?
july 20, 1998. i was about to start 6th grade or i was out of 6th grade, so not much of anything. i think this is the year my best friend was moving to alpine and i was devastated. i think i had just moved in with my dad.
What are five things on [tomorrow's] To-Do List?
- tanning
- phone calls to a few places
- call about duplexes/apartments/houses in lockhart
- groceries
- clean the house
Three snacks I enjoy:
- sushi
- sugar free vanilla pudding
- hummus
Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
- pay off debt
- get zach a new car
- buy a house
- put money back for kai
- get kai into the best schools
- buy my parents new houses & cars
- get aubrey a chi iron, lol.
- i would probably buy some clothes
- get a gym membership
Places I have lived:
- tyler, tx
- lindale, tx
- georgetown, tx
- round rock, tx
Jobs I have had:
- sales associate at FYE
- smoothie artist at smoothie king
- receptionist at mecca hair salon
- "model" at hollister
- homemaker/stay at home mom
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