It's FINALLY Official!!!

Steve and I signed our lives away today and officially became home owners.

Can I just say WOO FREAKIN' HOO!!!!

I don't care what anyone says... The process of buying a home is not nearly what it's cracked up to be, and I hope to not have to go through it again at anytime in the near future. I am SOOO glad it's over and done!

Funny story (OK, not really, but here goes)... Steve and I were actually supposed to close yesterday at 1:00pm. As we're sitting at lunch at 12:45pm, we get a call from out mortgage company saying there was some kind of name discrepancy. Immediately, I started cursing my parents for naming me Erin and calling me Kasey. But, it turns out it wasn't my name that was the issue... It was Steve!

Steve is named after is dad, and is therefore Steve E. Jones II. He always writes and signs his name as such on legal documents. Well, it turns out that our mortgage company left the "II" off one of the forms they filled out, and the title company was questioning it. So... we were told that it would take up to 24 hours to verify Steve's identity and that we would have to push closing back to today. Grrrrr!!

I was disappointed, and Steve was flat out pissed off! No two ways about it. He spoke with our loan officer a few times, and even ended up talking (loudly) with the branch manager to get things straightened out. The mortgage company ended up giving us a nice little discount off of our closing costs, and rushing things through so that we could close at noon today.

So... we did it!

I can't wait to get moved and finally be HOME!!!

My Sweet Petunia...

I've written before about the lovey-dovey relationship that Cookie and Steve have. He loves her, and she absolutely lives for him. I'm basically just the lady that feeds her and gives her treats every now and then. I've been telling Steve for the past couple of months that since he stole my dog... he owes me a new one!

Well... This sweet little girl is the newest addition to our family.

Her name is Petunia, she is eight weeks old, and she came to live with us on July 3rd.

Poor Cookie had a rough couple of days... She was simply NOT the least bit thrilled with Miss Petunia being here. She was grouchy, and I was heart broken. I thought for sure my Monster hated me, and that is the last thing I wanted. I cried, I worried, and I didn't sleep for two days.

But, it's been four days now, and the girls are starting to get used to each other. We even caught them napping together on the couch this afternoon.

Everyone I've talked to says to just give them time. They pretty much just have to figure it all out on their own. I'm hoping they are right and that they will eventually be good buddies. I keep telling Cookie that she is still the Queen... She just has a little Princes to boss around now!

I sure do love these furry little creatures!