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WHEW!

Y'all guys, ohemgee yall guys, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE! It's ours. I can not begin to tell you the elation that we feel being in a home of our own! It is seriously the greatest. We have been going non-stop since closing, but we are like >< this close to having everything put away, organized, decorated.

Closing day was a little crazy, as the lender had the wrong totals on our 'cash due' so we had to get all that straightened out, but seriously, we wouldn't know what to do with ourselves if anything in our life went off without a hitch.

We closed on Friday, June 30th and got everything moved that day, got up at 4am on the 1st and headed to Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma for our annual 'get the hell out of town and be crazy with all my Arkansas peeps' trip. It was wonderful and a much needed escape from reality. We came back to Amarillo on the 5th, and have been wildly unpacking and getting settled since then.

We are madly, madly, MADLY in love with our home. It's quiet and peaceful. When the wind isn't blowing, you can literally hear the electricity buzzing from the pole at the road. We get to look at the skyline of Amarillo every evening and not be in the middle of town. The neighborhood is full of precious people, someone even came by and brought us brownies, and our littles have made friends already. It's perfect. We love it. I could go on for days.



We are grateful/thankful/joyful that we got to work with 29:11 Homes to get our dream home built for us. If you are looking, or thinking about looking to build, you should definitely contact them. And hey! They just revamped their website, and if you click on their name above, it will take you right to it.

I know I really owe you a longer update, but kids, I've still got stuff I need to get settled! More photos to be uploaded so you can take a peek at their work.

Chat Soon!
xo
b





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