It's Official!

So Friday was a huge mess... we were supposed to close at 10am.  US Bank didn't realize until Thursday that our transfers to VA were not confirmed.  Apparently you need to make money in the place where you are living for the bank to consider giving you a loan...

So we FINALLY closed on the house at 3pm.  As of 3:45, we had signed our life (and the largest check I've ever written) away and we were headed to MD for Drew and Kristen's Halloween party! Jessica bought us champagne and we toasted to our new house before the party started!

We had a great time at the party and then we came back just in time to move into the house!

The movers were really quick and then our house (I've been calling it that for a few weeks, but it really is now!) was ready for the pup-inspection.

They sniffed EVERYTHING.  Twice.  Gus was thrilled and Lucy got more and more excited the more she recognized.

We showed them the yard (and their camping 40-ft wires... darn the HOA for making me wait on a fence) and then it was unpacking time.  Lucy tried to help.  She supervised.  She also sat on stuff, but she was not concerned.

Gus did what Gus does best - create chaos.

When we fed them that evening, this was the scene from their food bowls.  Lord help us.

So now there is lots of unpacking, lots of cleaning, and lots of planning for future projects (a fence, mainly).

And here is a random picture of Gus laying in the grass.  It reminded me of the Lion King when Timon, Pumba, and Simba lay in the grass and talk about dead kings/balls of gas.  I love Disney.