Kyle and I have come up with a new hobby for ourselves. We enjoy viewing and offering on houses in our spare time. These are the three that we have offers on right now. They are all short sales, which means it could be a long time before we hear anything about any of them. Which is why it is fortunate that I am no longer pregnant and am only occasionally bothered by the mystery smell in our apartment (rather than breaking down in tears about the smell at least every other day). Wish us luck! Or pray for us, or send us good energy! Whatever floats your boat!
Those 3 houses all look really cute! Are you hoping for any one in particular?!? I loved looking at houses. Some people are nuts! One lady left her lengerie (spelling?) all over for us to see. awkward!
Owning a home is awesome! but it is a lot of work, but its good you guys are buying now when prices are sooo low, and you can find good houses for super cheap that don't require a complete overhaul. Am I right or am I right Kass? I wish I could see bigger pictures of your houses. I like the middle one I think. But I can't remember now which one that one is...
Plus who wouldn't want $8000?
We will totally send you good vibes and pray for you. :)
I'm sending you good vibes--cause that's how I do it. Also, how am I missing all these posts? This is what happens when you choose a couple of days to clean your house or run errands instead of sit in bed with the laptop...er, if hypothetically that's what I did... I think it's smart to make offers on houses you see and like. Like you said, it takes forever to get a yes or no.
NBA 2k12 --- I know. I KNOW. I've probably played the NBA 2k series for atleast 350 real life hours. And yes, I KNOW that if I applied that time to any sort of constructive endeavor, I could probably boast actual abs, an add-on to the house, or a historical fiction novel. But I just don't care. The 2k series is the best sports simulation series ever made. And I will probably play it until I die.
Madden 12 --- Since the NBA is in a lockout, with basically no signs of ever becoming anything more than rich people personally spitting on me and my devotion, I felt I needed to find a new outlet. As the NFL is the country's biggest obsession, I figured I had probably get on board. I bought this game in large measure to relearn everything I'd forgotten about football since the early nineties when I last cared. And it did it's work well.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution --- Upgrading a bionic man while tiptoeing through warehouses? I accept.
Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword --- It seems at first glance everything you could want in a semi-tactical, mostly action-oriented historical battle game. You rouse troops, you train them, you arm them, you lead them into battle. You track looters and punish them. You try to navigate the political turmoil of 17th century eastern europe. But it's just so messy. It tries to be epic to the point where it seems unfocused. The interface is clumsy to me, and I got so sick of trying to learn the nuances of directing my troops that I always devolved into eventually abandoning them to their fates, while riding around lopping heads off. Cause that's where the fun was at anyway.
What Kyle's Reading
Nightlife by Rob Thurman --- Jeff introduced me to this author. After the density of A Song of Ice and Fire, it was nice to just jump into a light story with fun characters. Basically the story of what happens when demons make a baby, and the baby doesn't turn out to be that bad at being a person.
A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin --- He introduces a giant roster of new people. Some of them interesting, some of them not so much. It's kind of a grab bag of new information about regions not heard from before. But overall, the only book in the series that I had to force myself to read, instead of forcing myself to stop for the sake of sleep requirements. Still a good book, but one I had to just get through moreso than savor.
A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin --- This is my favorite volume so far. There were goosebump moments galore.
A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin --- Has one of the most intense battle sequences I've ever read. I can't wait to see it on HBO.
Kelli's Favorite Books
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Dexter Series by Jeff Lindsay
Divided Minds by Pamela Spiro Wagner and Carolyn Spiro
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Series by Rebecca Wells
Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
Gone With the Wind by Margoret Mead
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Room by Emma Donaghue
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
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Those 3 houses all look really cute! Are you hoping for any one in particular?!? I loved looking at houses. Some people are nuts! One lady left her lengerie (spelling?) all over for us to see. awkward!
The last one is ideal. I feel like if I say it outloud I'll curse it or something.
Now is a good time to buy! If you buy in 2009, you get a tax credit of $8000!
I love how your whole world is now tinted by the lens of tax season, Keri.
I honestly do love it.
tax credits you have to pay back. not worth it.
This new tax credit for 2009, you don't have to pay back!
And the one for 2008, you pay back, but it's still an interest free loan. Totally worth it.
Cancel cancel Kelli!
Owning a home is awesome! but it is a lot of work, but its good you guys are buying now when prices are sooo low, and you can find good houses for super cheap that don't require a complete overhaul. Am I right or am I right Kass? I wish I could see bigger pictures of your houses. I like the middle one I think. But I can't remember now which one that one is...
Plus who wouldn't want $8000?
We will totally send you good vibes and pray for you. :)
We are all about zero redoing. If it needs work we won't get it. The most any of these need is different paint and that's just because I'm picky.
I like the middle one but I think it's just because it's spring in that picture.
I'm sending you good vibes--cause that's how I do it. Also, how am I missing all these posts? This is what happens when you choose a couple of days to clean your house or run errands instead of sit in bed with the laptop...er, if hypothetically that's what I did...
I think it's smart to make offers on houses you see and like. Like you said, it takes forever to get a yes or no.
Oh, and where are these houses? Inquiring minds want to know.
Good Luck Kelli!
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