Nem W. Schlecht

So many cool things have happened lately, I should take note of them:

• Negotiated a great deal on the house – the owners came down more than I thought they would
• Won a $500 gift certificate to Hom Furniture (talk about luck & perfect timing!)
• Got a call from my mortgage banker letting me know he got me a great, low rate (BTW – the feds lowered the interest rate a half point after I talked to him – it might be even lower now, I’m meeting with him tomorrow to find out)
• My proposal for a North Dakota Governor’s School of Information Technology was accepted by NDGS Executive Board
• I was named the new coordinator for the NDGS-IT program (woot!)
• I was able to help a friend save hours of labor with a couple quick UNIX commands, thus furthering my alpha-geek status :)
• Got a call from my friend Chris Grant and had a good “catchup” chat
• Went to the Osgood Hornbacher’s and got some of the Sage Derby cheese I like
• When I came out of Hornbacher’s there was one of the largest, most perfect rainbows I’ve ever seen
• The weight loss trend has continued – I’m down almost 30 pounds since May. Bad thing about this is that I’m going to have to go buy new jeans
• Tons of friends have come out with offers of boxes, vehicles, and labor to help with the move
• Hopefully (not 100% yet) found a good home for my kitty
• Obama is way up in the polls

Much to be happy about!

Figured it was time to buy a house. ;-)

Nice little 1 1/2 story, with gas furnace, water heater, and kitchen range (I’m going to looking into getting a gas dryer as well). Central air, hardwood floors, and a nice porch. I’m looking forward to next living stage in my life (especially after being in an apartment for 13 1/2 years).

More pics and a rough floor plan (done in OmniGraffle) are available here.

And no, buying a house has nothing to do with my horrible, noisy, upstairs neighbors. Nothing at all. No animosity or anger there, believe me.