New House

We moved this past weekend!  Since we moved to Stewartville at the beginning of August, we've been renting while we looked for something more permanent.  At the end of November, we walked through a house that I (now we) fell in love with!  We have many things to be thankful for:
1. Our offer was accepted shortly after we made it in November, and we closed this past Friday.
2. Our rental contract only goes through March, so we will have some time to clean and move the last few items, but will not be paying double housing for too long.
3. Saturday found us with tons of help from a couple coworkers of Steve's, some of our wonderful church family, and available family members as well. 

Although our house is not on a large lot, it is fenced in with gorgeous landscaping, a large play structure, and Steve has the proximity to his school, which was very important to him.  The house was originally built in 1910, I believe, but has recently been updated.  It has tons of character, white trim (which I have wanted FOREVER), beautiful hardwood floors on the main level, and a jacuzzi tub in the master bedroom, just to name a few of the reasons I love it.  There will be some wall paper to be removed and painting to get done, but overall it was move-in ready and wonderful.

Since I'm currently up in the cities for two professional development days, and have all evening to myself, I have some time to share some pictures.  These photos were taken before the majority of furniture and belongings were moved, but we have since been in the process of unpacking and organizing.  Enjoy!