Long Overdue for an Update

It's been a rough past month at the Pitt. Every weekend in May one or both of us were out of town. And even though some of those trips were for pleasure, you never really appreciate how much you love just being home.

First thing is first, three weeks ago we had the house reappraised. As the date was approaching I became more and more nervous, the house had to appraise for a lot in order for us to get the mortgage that we wanted. All of my worrying was for nothing, the house appraised way above our expectations and we now have 20% equity in our home. Good-bye PMI! So now we have a real 30 year fixed mortgage. Deep sigh of relief.

We would like to take this opportunity to give thanks:

• My dad has been instrumental in making this happen for us. Without him there would have been no way for us to buy this house. 
• Good friends helped us out with much needed furniture. (Going from 750 sq. ft. to 3000 was a big step).
• Good friends who stopped by to help with all the little things. They really add up!
• Good friends who listened and are still listening to us bitch and moan about this place and continue to offer encouragement.

Bottom line for this post; real mortgage, real house, real grown ups.