WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!

It really is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!!
Tyson and I are thrilled! We'll be moving in a couple days after Christmas! What a great way to spend this holiday.... I was really hoping and praying that we find the right house, at the right place, within our budget before the end of the year and it's actually happening! We really needed this and we just feel SO blessed! I know that Heavenly Father and my little angel have been watching out for me and wanting me to be filled with joy this Christmas! I'm feeling so grateful!
It's amazing to me how much we've been blessed. We've been patiently saving and waiting for the right time to buy and it seems as if it's all paid off!
We'll be saying goodbye to our cute little 2 bedroom apartment. I have honestly really loved living here. We have out grown it at this point but we really made it into a cute little home the past couple years. I'm thinking our new place might look a bit empty for a while until we can upgrade a few things. For example, our current kitchen table, while we love it, is a little bar height 4-seater. We're thinking we'll just stick our bar stools up to the bar in our new kitchen and eventually invest in a new large kitchen table. I'm excited to scout out furniture I love now that I have a place to furnish!
Harland Ranch was having a CLOSEOUT special going on for the end of the year. We got our upgrades, stainless steel appliances and Washer/Dryer for free! Plus, they are covering all closing costs! They also gave us a 3.75 fixed interest rate for 30 years. This home is just right for us. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathroom, 2 car garage, and 1, 450 sq.ft. My favorite part is the KITCHEN! And I LOVE the master bathroom and closet!! Our little nursery will be absolutely adorable and we are already planning getting the garage outfitted to be a play/project area for my little class. We plan to put down carpet, heating, air conditioning, and lighting. It will be just perfect! I only plan to do one class next year with 6 students 3 or 4 days per week and just 3 hours per day. I found out today that one of my students for next year is building a house across the street from me! I think almost all of my students next year live really close by. We checked out the Club House, the trails, the Olympic size pool, the parks, and all of the amenities today and we think it will be a really fun year for us and our new baby in 2011! They even do a movie night in the amphitheater during the warmer months and they have a Saturday morning Farmer's Market! How cute is that! We are just beaming about how the Lord's hand in our life has led us to this point and blessed us so much!