Moving sucks...and we've moved TWICE since coming to Quincy.
Here's the story:
When we first came out here for Tim's job interview, we checked out a house that the bishop in Quincy had told us about. $850/mo, he said...but when we talked to the Windermere realtors, they gave us a number that was just over our price range. So we checked out a new townhome--3 bd/3 ba for $770/mo--and decided to go with it. The next day, Windermere called and said the owner of the house would lower the rent to $850; however, the house would remain on the market and if anyone bought it, we'd have to vacate within 20 days. We figured, since the house had been on the market for a while, we'd be okay...and that the pics of the inside of the house would suffice since driving out there again would require gas $$. So we chose the house over the townhome.
We moved to Quincy on the 11th and went straight to the Windermere office to get our keys and sign some papers, but before we even sat down with a realtor, we were told that an offer had been made on the house. Huh. Well, we got our keys and drove to the house, totally excited to unlock the door and check it out for the first time but found...*shudder* I don't want to go into too much detail because that's how traumatic it was, but let's just say that the owner of the house only took care of the yard so the outside looked inviting...but he hadn't touched the inside in about six months. I'll leave the rest to your imagination. We stayed there for only eight days before moving into the townhome. Luckily we got a lot of help--both times--from members of our new ward and are finally settled in.
Aislin has finally calmed down and takes regular naps again, Tim finally has a set work schedule and we finally have internet :) :)
Here are some pictures of our new home:
Here's the story:
When we first came out here for Tim's job interview, we checked out a house that the bishop in Quincy had told us about. $850/mo, he said...but when we talked to the Windermere realtors, they gave us a number that was just over our price range. So we checked out a new townhome--3 bd/3 ba for $770/mo--and decided to go with it. The next day, Windermere called and said the owner of the house would lower the rent to $850; however, the house would remain on the market and if anyone bought it, we'd have to vacate within 20 days. We figured, since the house had been on the market for a while, we'd be okay...and that the pics of the inside of the house would suffice since driving out there again would require gas $$. So we chose the house over the townhome.
We moved to Quincy on the 11th and went straight to the Windermere office to get our keys and sign some papers, but before we even sat down with a realtor, we were told that an offer had been made on the house. Huh. Well, we got our keys and drove to the house, totally excited to unlock the door and check it out for the first time but found...*shudder* I don't want to go into too much detail because that's how traumatic it was, but let's just say that the owner of the house only took care of the yard so the outside looked inviting...but he hadn't touched the inside in about six months. I'll leave the rest to your imagination. We stayed there for only eight days before moving into the townhome. Luckily we got a lot of help--both times--from members of our new ward and are finally settled in.
Aislin has finally calmed down and takes regular naps again, Tim finally has a set work schedule and we finally have internet :) :)
Here are some pictures of our new home:
The study is the first room downstairs and the bathroom is connected to it. It's great being able to walk from the study to the bathroom and then out to the hallway!
We decided to have a big living room and no dining room. We'll just squish a little table and chairs against the opposite wall.
A kitchen big enough for the three of us!
Upstairs bathroom with a washer and dryer in the closet. So nice to be able to shut a closet door and also a bathroom door, and hear nearly...nothing :)
Our bedroom. It's a really long room so I had to take two pics of it. It's very bare...
Tim's being goofy
Upstairs hallway
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