“Go Buy a House!” Published March 25, 2005
The loan officer just called and said that we should make our offer! I’m really excited now.
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Waiting Published March 25, 2005
I just talked to the loan officer at the bank. He’s going to do the paperwork for us to get preapproved. We had already applied and were approved for a loan two years ago, so he just pulled that application and had me give him some updated information.
This Sucks! Published March 25, 2005
I can’t believe how long this homebuyer course is. It’s taking forever and we have to do these stupid quizzes after each section. Soon I will be done, and I will be one step closer.
Buy It Published March 25, 2005
My dad’s first comment to me and Carissa was that we should buy that house. They went through the house today with the camera and my parents were both really excited! I’m inclined to agree. My dad sees a lot of things we could do to improve it but he seems to think that the house is in great condition and it’s really a steal. We’re still wondering why the house’s price is so low, but we really can’t pass this up.
CT Scan Published March 23, 2005
I had a CT scan today so they could look at my sinues. The headaches are still here and they really bother me. I’m a little worried that they are going to find something serious though. I’m probably just worrying over nothing.
Finished Looking Published March 22, 2005
Most of the houses we saw were just awful. We were starting to feel like we weren’t going to find anything good in our price range. The house I was exited about just isn’t big enough. It’s very nice and really well designed, but it’s pretty small. We did find one place, though. It has five bedrooms and a huge basement. It doesn’t have air conditioning, so I’m very apprehensive about that.
Looking at Houses Published March 21, 2005
We’re going to look at some houses today. We’ve rounded up seven houses and we’ll be spending the afternoon with our current landlord who we have hired as our broker. I’m really excited to look at one house in particular, although it looks like it may already have an offer so it may be off the market. It has a really niced finished basement with a family room. I would love a finished basement.
Waiting Published March 2, 2005
I’m sitting here in the classroom having just finished up the lab for the day, and I am completely in awe of the fact that I haven’t received any work-related emails today. This means that either nothing happened, or nobody is telling me about it. Either way, that’s fine with me, as I am going to be grabbing some beers with two of my good friends in a few hours.
Cheeseburgers at Night Published March 1, 2005
Cheeseburgers at Night Originally uploaded by bphogan. During our Oracle training, we discovered how great this place was and our instructor wanted to go there for lunch. We told him that it was only open at night, but he insisted that it was open. Upon arriving, he saw that the lights were on so he did a victory dance only to immediately discover that the doors were locked. I took this photo that evening as a gag.
Firefox Tricks Published February 25, 2005
These tips were found over at the Firefox Support Forums site. The ones listed here are the ones I use all the time and so I thought I would share. If you’re not using Firefox yet, you should. CTRL+T (Control + T) opens a new blank tab. Instead of clicking the Back or Forward buttons, hold down the Shift key and turn the scroll wheel to back or forward. You can also use