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fun day in Coney Island

Every Year, Taylor honors and thanks the Graffiti Church staff, by taking everyone out to eat a nice lunch.  He also gives every one some “fun” money, which they can use to do whatever.

The rule of the day is: “no stressful thoughts”.  Just enjoy the day and each other, and don’t think about work.

Even though [...]

a good day in home buying

Okay, so we’re moving right along with our home buying process.

Not because she’ll read this, but our realtor rocks!!! She is so on top of stuff. She is always taking good care of us. I’m so glad we found her!

Anyway, all this to say that we’re getting closer to the real deal. [...]

7 years ago, last saturday…

I gave birth to an amazing baby, who’s become an intriguing kid, named Willik.

Willik is an awesome kid who is really bright. He’s quite the conversartionalist, so you can talk to him about almost any subject. He reads vopraciously. I call him my “reading monster”. He reads super fast [...]

we’re finally moving on…

The general home inspections happened on friday.  Fabio went straight there from the airport in Philly, upon returning from Charleston, SC.  I missed it, so this is all second hand knowledge.  I’m glad to report that the inspection went very well.  There was no major problems, just a few minor things to take care of.  [...]

it’s been accepted and we have pictures…

update: you can look at more pictures on Fabio’s picasa album.

Yes. Our offer was accepted on friday night, and I got a call about it while on the women’s retreat. We’re really excited and now we have to wait for the inspections.

The settlement date is supposed to be at the very end of July, [...]

the money battle

This home buying stuff is a good lesson in math, investments, planning, and borrowing money.

The whole time you are searching for a home, you have to keep in mind your price range. Your price range largely depends on how much you have saved to put down as your initial down payment. Your budget [...]

maybe third time’s a charm…

update: Here’s a picture from the bird’s eye view of the property we put the offer on…

This weekend was another whirlwind of house hunting.

We made arrangements for the boys to stay with my parents, and we went and stayed overnight in Bucks, in the effort of trying to see as many houses as we [...]