Currently, on the side of planning a wedding, Erik and I are in the process of purchasing our first home! We were not too serious or set on buying a house, but thought that it would be good to get out there and look. Our first day we ran across the most perfect, quaint little house and fell in love. We decided to put down an offer just to get our feet wet with the process, and after just one counter offer, the current owners accepted! It has been quite the process to get everything together and signed (you would never guess how many different things have to be signed!) but it looks like we will be home owners on March 25! We could not be more excited and are looking forward to spending married life together in a place we get to call OUR home!
Here are just a few photos...a little preview!
Erik finds out this week if he will be going to Peru or not, and if he does get accepted he will find out if he goes either in May or in July. He has applied to go as a part of his graduate program to gain some more experience in the field and begin to understand his direction better. He is fortunate to have this opportunity, although the timing has been a little tricky as the wedding is in May and we will be newlyweds in July! Not necessarily ideal, but we both have faith that this is something he needs to do and will be rewarding later.
I will finally graduate in May and am more than ready. I feel like I have been in college for years...oh wait, I have! Its very fulfilling to be at this point and to know come May I am finally home free! The real world is still intimidating and overwhelming at times, but I am just thankful I will be done with the school, homework, and studying piece, at least for a little while. There is no clear direction to what I will be doing afterwards, but at least have the open door to stay at the Registrar's Office on campus where I have been for the last year and a half. It's not a career I hope to have forever, but in this economy its a job, and its a job I can enjoy well enough for now!
So there you have a snap shot of where we are and what is going on as we prepare for marriage! This is such an exciting time and we are both so looking forward to being married! Thanks for joining us in all that we are doing :)
