I don't blog.

I don't blog.

I had a blog. I think it started back in middle school. I had it all the way up until Alex and I started dating. After rereading some of my older posts, I realized that was a part of me that really didn't need to be kept alive online. Since then, I've never had the urge to blog - other than the occasional guest posts for Cogito Ergo.

So what am I doing here? Well, Alex and I are buying a house. I was never the little girl who dreamed of her wedding. I was the little girl who dreamed of her house. Well here we are, closing on a house exactly four months after our wedding (awwwww.) I thought it would be fun to start this so we (see: I) can document our progress. It is a very old house, built in 1900, and the most recent interior updates may well have been in the 60s. (Just a guess, by looking at the wallpaper.) Being so far away from Ohio now, I also thought this might be fun for friends and family to see. So here we go.

Our little apartment was made much more little yesterday when we packed the majority of the dining room, all of our books, and the vast majority of the kitchen. There were a great many little conversations over found items and, where do you think this will go in the house? I've only been in the house once, and Alex only has me beat because he's been in twice. The next time we get to go will be the 21st, once the electric has been updated and the radon mitigated. I took all the unframed posters off the walls and put them in tubes, and Alex boxed up all of our DVDs and video games. We were both amazed at the amount of difference it has made just having those things boxed up.

We'll start moving things on Tuesday the 22nd, the day we close. Just little things, stuff we can fit into our cars. The real move won't happen until Saturday the 26th, when we're getting a U-Haul. Last time we moved, we vowed to never move again without the help of paid professionals... Well... We'll see how we do on our own.

Figuring out what needs to be fixed first has been a personal favorite topic of conversation. The only bathroom currently doesn't have a shower, so that's a priority. The cistern in the basement doesn't have a proper cover, so that's another. The kitchen has - literally - no counter space, so that will be interesting for a little while. We'd like to add a second bathroom and fence off the yard, but those are projects for down the line.

I'm really just stupidly excited. Our little apartment has taken very good care of us, but we've yet to feel comfortable with inviting more than two people over at a time. I can't wait to actually have room where people can come, relax, and visit. It will be a while before the house looks nice enough for guests, but the possibility of having people over is a little thrilling. Having a destination for Rakases, Hildrethes, Rosenbergs, Kerrs and Pattersons sounds really, really nice.

So. I guess I blog now.