We bought a house!

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Channy

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So it's been a long, long.. looooong... endeavour. Since spring of last year when me and my boyfriend of four years started looking, we've walked through dozens of houses, put in offers on half a dozen, had an offer accepted and waited an extra two months for them to be able to move everything out because we weren't really in a rush. But for the last four years (because really, I became a permanent fixture on his couch two months in) I've lived in his house, owned technically by his dad in a duplex sort of situation, so it was never "my space". As welcome as I was, I couldn't have my things here, I went home intermittently to my parents house to see my poor kitty and exchange clothes and sleep in my bed once a week, so it was still very awkward.

But as of yesterday, we have finally taken possession of the house. We went in, took measurements, got ideas and just sat on the floor to marvel that this is ours. But it's like.. holy shit... this is adulthood.
 

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How wonderful! May you have much happiness inside its walls.

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Congrats! I'm very familiar with the stress and excitement of home buying. I bought a place of my own a few years back (by myself, as a single woman). Totally know the feeling!
 

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Congratz on a major "adult" accomplishment. :Hug2:
 

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Congrats! We bought our first house last year. It's a great feeling.
 

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Congratulations!

There is nothing like the first time you own your own space.
 

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Congratulations! It's such a huge thing to have your own space. I hope you fill the walls with life.
 

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Congrats, Channy! That is so exciting.
 

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Thanks everybody, it's been a crazy week. I've been feeling under the weather but my partner has not wasted anytime, tearing walls apart and framing spaces for half bathrooms. Meanwhile, I'm sitting in front of the windows, scraping with a razer blade because kids think it's soooo awesome to put stickers and decals and some weird jelly hardening crap all over the glass. Not the most productive week I've had...
 
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