Life As Pre-Qualified!

Soooo...I wanted to post a little update about what is going on with us right now! It is pretty exciting! :)

Ray and I have been looking for a new place to live, we were looking at apartments, and we found one not too far from here that we applied for and got approved for! So that is awesome that we got approved! Well, the day after we applied for the apartment I got a direct mailer flyer in the mail for some brand new condos in Issaquah. So I told Ray about them and I called to ask about them. So they are doing an amazing special where you pay $500 earnest money and the mortgage company will pay the 3% down and all the closing costs. So Ray and I decided to go and take a look at these. We went out last Wednesday and got there right before they were closing for the night. So we took at a look at the two bedroom one bath model. AND WE LOVE IT!!!

We went home that night and filled out the form to get pre-qualified. We heard back on Thursday and we are pre-approved! We are going to the office tomorrow morning to talk with the sales manager and sign the sales contract and put our $500 down! We chose the biggest unit in the building! We are hopefully going to be able to see that unit tomorrow and we can take some photos then! All the appliances are black on black and extremely nice Maytag! There is front loader washer and dryer! We had a chose between a unit with a washer, dryer and fridge and no balcony or a unit with a balcony and no washer, dryer and fridge. We chose the one with no balcony. So no BBQ...but at least we have friends near by that we can BBQ with if we are in the mood!

So I just wanted to let everyone know what was going on with us and share in our excitement! :) Yippieee!!! Hopefully my next post will include some photos!

Life with a Tag from Holly!

Outside My Window...
the first window is Ben surfing on the web and the other window is looking into the empty lobby
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I am thinking...
about the condo we are going to look at tonight! about the new portion of the mall opening on Friday since everyone is talking about it. About how we need to rent one more apartment so that I get get free gas and larger comissions! About how I'm annoyed that I haven't been feeling well at all lately, I need to stop eating M&Ms!
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I am thankful for ...
my husband, my dog, my parents and my friends. For the new babies on the way for my bestests friends!
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From the kitchen ...
Memo from the floor: I feel gross.
Memo from the fridge: I'm so full!
Memo from the garbage disposal: I'm lonely!
Memo from the dishwasher: Thanks for buying paper plates!
Memo from the outlets: Let me breathe!
Memo from the cupboards: Where are you going to put all my insides when you move?
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I am wearing ...
my work uniform. White button up and black pants
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I am creating ...
hmmm...I don't think I'm creating anything at the moment
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I am going ...
to kill someone if this stupid stomach ache doesn't go away!
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I am reading ...
Nothing at the moment. I have to start going to the library cuz Ray says I spend too much money buying books that I read in a week.
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I am hoping ....
that we can get approved for a new home! That I find a new career that I enjoy. That we can get pregnant.
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I am hearing ...
Music, the fan and Courtney typing
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Around the house ...
I need to be cleaning and packing!
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A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week ...
Looking at a condo tonight. Seeing Step Brothers on Sunday and dinner at Maggiano's on Sunday! :)
Tag, you're it!

Life in Billings Mt

We just had a wonderful road trip over to Billings Montana to visit my best friend Jessica and her husband Steve. I love Billings! I really hope to be moving there soon! We had a good drive, it was a 12 hours, and we got to have Sonic in Post Falls Idaho on our way there! YUMMY!! We leaft on July 3rd and got there around 5pm, just in time to help Jessica celebrate her birthday with a nice BBQ dinner. We also got to see Sarah and Kloey (Jess' sister and niece) and Sarah is pregnant and her belly is looking so cute!

On the 4th we hung out at the pool to cool off since it was over 100 degrees! We first had breakfast at the Cracker Barrell, it was delicious! I had some great country fried steak and eggs! Later that evening we went to Laurel, a town about 15 miles away, to watch "The Biggest Fireworks Show in the Northwest" or so it was called by the announcer. We took a lot of great photos during the day of everyone relaxing. Steve and Ray got a styrofoam cooler with Coor's Light...how ghetto! It was funny! I ate WAY too much that day as well! The firework show was pretty amazing! We got VIP tickets since they knew Dave, the morning show guy on the radio station. We were as close as you could get to the fireworks, which was amazing! I took so many photos that I had to delete a ton. The scary/funny thing though was that when we were watching the fireworks we all started to realize that the fireworks seemed to be getting closer and closer. Oh, they were. The tube had fallen over and some of them landed right in front of us! We all tried to scoot back as fast as we could with lots of screaming! There were two small fires as well. It was a good thing the show was put on by the local fireman, and that they were there to respond quickly! They had a great tribute to all the troops with candles in a part of the show which was great. Of course I cried during that. It was really special too to have Steve there for that part!

On the 5th Jess took us up to Red Lodge, a little town South of Billings. We stopped at a Drive-In that has 'Elvis Shakes' and over 24 flavors of soft serve ice cream. The food was great! Jess got the shake which was chocolate, peanut butter and banana...so good! I had Black Cherry soft serve...I LOVE soft serve! And Ray had a huckleberry shake. We walked around town and went in all the cute little shops! For dinner that night I made lasagna with salad and french bread. It was good but it wasn't my best...:( We then played Scene It Squabble, a game we got for a wedding present. It was a blast! I really recommend it! Come on over and play with us!

On the 6th we took the dogs to the park and let them run around and be crazy! :) We had Pepper (Sarah's dog) since she was going to be driving Kloey to camp all day. So we each had a dog and they had so much fun just being pups! Jess and Ray got eaten alive by mosquitos! When we got home I made a chocolate chip cheesecake. :) YUM! Then after Steve got off of work we drove around Billings, went to dinner and to see Hancock. Steve & Jess showed us all over Billings. It is a lot bigger than we had thought! There was a lot of nice neighborhoods we looked at and saw some great houses for sale! We had dinner at Texas Roadhouse. It was so much food for not much money! Awesome! They have these great rolls with some cinnomon butter.....oh my! I had the ribs and they just fell right off the bone! I just picked up the end of a bone and it came up clean! AMAZING! It was a great movie! I don't usually like super hero movies but I love Will Smith and this one was hilarious!

On the 7th we drove and looked at a couple of houses that we were interested in. One of them as we were driving by the owner waved us on in and gave us a tour of the home! I really loved the house! It was a 4 bedroom 3 bath home with new carpet, roof and kitchen. It had a big fully fenced backyard, perfect for Max! A corner lot with a park directly across the street! All of this for only $239,900!! Can you imagine what that would cost in Washington?? We then went to the mall right near Jess & Steve's apartment. We had lunch at The Pickle Barrell, a small sandwich shop. We also had smoothies at a little place kinda like Emerald City Smoothie. That night for dinner we just ordered pizza and watched Vantage Point.

It was time to go home on the 8th and I sure didn't want to leave. It was so relaxing the whole trip and it felt like everyone in Billings was more friendly and relaxed then here in Renton. I felt bad for Jess since she had morning sickness while we were there. After watching her I don't look forward to that part of pregnancy! I can't wait to go back, I've already started applying for jobs over there!