Its so hard for me to imagine that fifteen years have gone by since I made an offer on my house. President Obama had enacted a bonus for first time home buyers, and I qualified!
When I took my first walk thru of the house, eek. It had been closed up for about a year. The bank owned it. Previous owner had begun making improvements. I was fine with all of them except the color. He had everything sprayed in a brownish color ..... walls, closets, cupboards. No character, everything just blended.
Once I was approved, the bank allowed me to get right in and start painting. I painted my room a lovely lilac shade, and Brian did three tone grey. I let him choose, it was the first time he had a choice in the scheme of his room!! We had a blast. We would head over after work and paint a couple hours, pick up some drive thru, and repeat the next few days.
But painting the main rooms was harder. My fav aunt and uncle came over one Saturday to help us get started. She even brought over some home made chili!!
I've always been one to believe that when you help someone, or someone helps you, on a project, a part of them becomes part of things. I will always remember them helping paint the living room. It was the same when I started painting stripes on my fence .... everyone who came over had a part in making this happen!
Being a homeowner isn't for everyone, but it was my goal my whole adult life. And I love it!
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