It's ours!!

We settled on the house yesterday at 2 central time. After a hectic week of trying to get things done, it finally closed! We signed a contract with the builder to make sure that the backyard would be fixed in a timely manner. About 1 hour and 45 mins after we started, I had signed the book of papers. I, of course, couldn't just sign my name, I had to sign my hubby's name too. Which means that I had to sign my name twice plus his name. And I couldn't just sign "Paul Evans POA Amie Evans," I had to sign "Paul D. Evans by Amie C. Evans, his attorney-in-fact." Then sign my name. My hand had a HUGE cramp in it! It was a huge sigh of relief when I signed that last paper and when I knew that the house was ours!! It was also nice when I saw that the monthly payments are less than what we get for BAH. Thank goodness!!!
Now it's just waiting for Paul to get home so we can get to work on the little odds and ends around the house. We are going to put up a privacy fence in the backyard, so Kahlua can run around without being attached to a leash. Also, we are going to do some major landscaping out front. The builder put in the cheap ugly bushes and cheap mulch, so we are going to build up the flower beds, to create another wall to keep water away from the house, and put pretty flowers in them.
That's about it! Now it's just a waiting game... waiting on my amazing husband to get home!

Sgt. Evans is doing pretty good. He is bored at work, and doesn't really have much to keep him busy. Therefore, he is trying to help me out and it is not working out very well. But its the thought that counts! They cut the shifts down to 9 hours, instead of 12 hours, which is always better. He still does not have internet in his room, so he can only use internet when he goes to work. That's the newest update! I will try to keep updating as I find information out!