Finally

We are officially homeowners!!! We have moved all of our stuff over, and unpacked like all of it. We have been having a hard time with the internet and our address so we still have the Apartment until Wednesday, You know in-case we needed the internet. So that means that this is the last week we will ever (or for a really long time) live or have any of our stuff in an apartment. That just means it might be a few weeks without internet.

My mom and dad came up this weekend. They were supposed to come up and help us move. So of course that means that Jon and Dad leave to go hunting and fishing and camping. That really helped us out. Mom and I got a lot done...we cleaned the garage, got rid of boxes, hung up pictures, did laundry and as always shopped. It was a pretty fun weekend. Jon and dad had a blast too.

We are doing really good and remembering every day that we are truly blessed.

Busy Busy

Here is just a quick update. Yesterday Jon and I signed our lives away! After we did our final walk through and everything was perfect. We are planning on getting the keys on Wednesday or Thursday. We just have to wait for the paper game between the Escrow company and our Mortgage company. Which I guess is fine, we do have just a little bit more packing to do. But we are just super excited we just have a few days left of apartment living!!! Just can not wait to get out. I will update more after we get some what settled.

Side note: I am sad to leave the apartment, with all of our ducks. You know spring time is in the air. And so far we have counted 7 little ducklings. They are so cute, and love bread!

T-Minus 2 Weeks

We seriously had to break in last night to get a last look before the walk through. They finally put a door nob on the outside garage door, and they remembered to lock the back door. The only thing they forgot to do was to lock the windows. Since they do not have screens up yet it was really easy to get in. Well like I said we wont be going in until the walk through on April 12, but there also is not a lot left to do. Now it is the waiting game!!

It is finally painted on the outside!!! They prepped for paint at the end of last week but it has been so windy they held off. Luckily the last few days have not been as bad.



The backsplash tile is in, the nobs are on, the fridge was all the way in and the microwave too, just waiting on the stove. It will look even better when it is all dusted!!



This is our bathroom, but the tile is in, nobs on. Again just really has to be cleaned and than it is ready!



We have started packing again, luckily we do not have that much to pack. Last night our upstairs neighbors were being kind of loud. You could hear walking and doors and the bathroom. Jon and I just looked at each other and smiled. Because in 2 weeks we will not have to hear that stuff, above or below us anymore!

Almost Home

Great news!! I got a call last week, confirming that our house is a head of schedule. So that means we are no longer closing on April 27...it is April 13!!! We are just so excited! We are now trying to plan accordingly, starting to pack ordering blinds and getting some lawn care. The really cool things! The outside of the house is still not painted, but they taped up the outside and they should be doing that today, or Monday. But until the finish product here are some updates with the inside..



This is looking at our entry way.



This is our living room, I am so excited to have a fan!



This is where our dinning table will go, but right now is holding our appliances.



This is my pantry!!!



Laundry room, it will look so good with my CHERRY Red front loaders in!



Our Bedroom!



Our bathroom, so much space!



And finally the outside. It is so nice that they put in a front yard!

Oh My...

Well I was not going to put up anymore pictures until it was all done...but I got out voted by my husband. Since Monday they have done a lot of work, just see for yourself



This is part of our bathroom. We got his and her sinks. So the tub was already in (you can't see it but its off the to the left). And yesterday they put in cabinets, counter tops and flooring. Not to mention base boards and doors.



This is my laundry room. Again they put in floor, base boards and door. All they have left is to fill in hole and paint base boards and door, and to put a shelf on the back wall.



This is from the living room facing the front door. I just wanted to show how white our walls are, I can not wait to paint. And the big closet will be our pantry. I did not get a picture of it but they laid tile in the entry way as well.



These are our kitchen appliances which are taking up half of our living room. There is the fridge, which we got really lucky that they are paying for it. The gas stove, dishwasher, and stuff. Did I mention stainless steel?? That is right!! No more cheap apartment appliances.







This is our kitchen. I love all the cabinets and counter space I am going to have. I would have to say that I love my floor, (but no picture is doing it justice since it is covered in sawdust). They put all this together in 2 days!!

The house is coming along so fast, and I can not wait for the phone call today from John (the Realtor), about the meeting with the contractors.

Side Note~ I am off to Idaho for a week leaving this afternoon. I old Jon to make sure and get house photos this week. And I just cant wait to see the progress. I am really excited to go. Mom, Grandma and me are going to sew like crazy!! And I am going to Rexburg Sunday and Monday, it is crazy how much I miss that place!! Since I will be gone this weekend Jon is heading down to my families property. It is about 2 and half hours. He is going to do a little work, and coyote huntin, and scoutin some turkeys. He really deserves a break and it will be so awesome for him to go. Lets just say, both of us are really happy!!

Oh the Joys

Last night was awesome. It is good to know that our new front door is hard to break in to, but we need to remember that the sliding door is always easy. That is right we had to break into our new house last night. We were just dieing to see what they have done. The dry wall is up, the walls are textured. The cabinets were in boxes on the floor, all the doors were in the garage. And our garage door was on, and our driveway was poured. What was really cool is that we measured the back yard, and it is a really good size for that neighborhood, probably the biggest one. We are right next to the corner house, you would think that they would have more yard, I think we beat them. A little birdy called me this morning (our amazing Realtor) and told me that the house is a head of schedule. Now we do not know exactly what this means, there is a big meeting taking place on Thursday with contractors and we will know after that.

To me this means I might have to many chains on my count down. It would be such a blessing if we were able to move in before April 27. I am ready to be out of this temporary apartment. I am so ready to have pictures on the wall, and to have that homey feeling back, and to not have to trip over boxes.

A side note. Jon really loves his job. We are really happy that we took this. Now I wish I would have taken a construction class or something...He is always talking about something new that I do not understand, maybe I need "construction for dummies". We are truly blessed and are so thankful for the support of our family and friends.

Update

We are so excited, the roof is on, the inside is dry-walled. We actually went in and walked around the house. The tubs are in, the garage door on. Things are right on schedule. And soon there will only be updates on the inside and no more outside. All they have left to do on the outside is paint and pour the driveway ( yes we are finally going to have a driveway!) and lay sod for the front lawn.



Now I know I am just posting about the house right now, but we are really boring people...until the house is built. I swear every weekend we go by the house. Stop at Home Depot and Lowes to look at things we will need to get or projects Jon wants to do in the house. We come home and I day dream about paint and new couches, and finally getting to use my new washer and dryer (they are currently in boxes in our living room). Needless to say right now we are like consumed by the house.

The Roof Is On

We were so surprised this morning when we drove by and they had the roof on!!! We are guessing and really hoping that by tonight the whole roof will be finished. We looked inside from the garage and noticed that they have done some plumbing in there as well, things are moving really fast!!

It is going up fast!

We are surprised at how fast the house is going up, but at the same time it can not be going any slower!! I should have updated last week, but we have been busy and then we drove by on Saturday and we could not believe what we saw. We have a chain in our bedroom counting down and it seems like every night we count it and than daydream about what we could be doing in the house. But anyways here are some...



And Yes this will be our new address--6414 Pacific Pines Dr. Pasco Washington

We did it!

We found a house!! It is going to be so amazing once we get to move in!!




Ok, so you can't really see it in this picture, that is because we are having one built. We know we should have maybe looked a little bit more...but we just could not find anything. It was either to expensive or too small or in the bad neighborhood. So we decided "why don't we just build one". We drive by every Friday to see the progress. It is so funny since Jon does construction he fills me in. Once it shows more progression I will put up more pictures. Oh I forgot we get to move in APRIL 27!! Well at least that is the closing date, WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!
So here is a floor plan of the house.

Update Time

Hey guys, sorry it has been so long. Things have been changing a lot and we have not had consent internet until now. Also sorry there will be no pix just a lot of words..fun!

Jon and I graduated in July and moved down to Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was a lot to get used too, very different!! It was very beautiful and a lot to do. Jon was working for Western Summit and loved it there. I got a job for Verizon Wireless as customer service. Jon had a calling in the ward over cub scouts and I was over the Beehives. Jon started talking to an old friend from school, who helped us get a job with Bechtel. A bigger construction company and the job site is located in Washington State more of where we want to be.

We found out officially Dec 5 and Jon's start date was January 4. Needless to say that my parents were very thrilled that we would be spending Christmas with them. We packed up right before Christmas and drove from Santa Fe to Kennewick Washington, and than over to Portland.

On Christmas day my mom and I send off Jon and my dad to go camping and possibly hunting at our property. Luckily with the new move Jon and I will only be like 3 hours away from the property, I foresee a lot of trips there.

After Christmas I went with my mom and sister to take her to Rexburg, I just really miss it and I will probably be the only person who really misses it (even in the winter).

Jon and I have been in Tri-Cities for about 2 weeks, he is loving his job. He is working at the Hanford site. I am spending my time right now looking for a house, and than a job. Once we pick on out I will post some pictures up. And once I get just a little more organized I will update the blog a lot more!!

Family Reunion

The Winn/Ussery had our family reunion this summer at Flagg Ranch. Flagg Ranch is where my grandparents meet so many years ago. It was fun to hear the stories Grandpa was telling us. The camp ground is 2 miles from the South entrance into Yellowstone. We spent a day playing around in Yellowstone. It was really fun but really hot!! And a funny thing is that we were looking for bears and moose, because they are the fun animals to see. So when we saw people pointing off or stopped we wanted to see what they were looking at...both times it was elk or deer. They must have been from the city...

Fishing at Little Lake

We spent some time at Island Park right after graduation. Jon and I wanted to go fishing at little lake one last time. So Grandpa took us with Jon dad and my dad too. It was really fun, but the fishing has been better in the past. But one lesson I learned is never give up a chance to go fishing.

GRADUATION!!

Jon and I graduated!!!

For those who do not know Jon graduated in Construction Management. I graduated in Communication, I plan on working in Human Resources. So you might be asking what we are doing now, now that we are grown-ups. I will tell you. Jon got a job in New Mexico in a town called Santa Fe. He is working on a construction sight that is supposed to be up and running in 2011. At that point we are not sure where we will be...