The new house...

Yay, we finally got a house in Baton Rouge! The whole experience has been so frustrating, because we went into this house hunting thing thinking we were going to get an amazing deal on an awesome house since we're in a recession and all. NOPE! The housing market seems to be booming in Baton Rouge. The first house we found we were out bid on. Too bad because I really liked that one. So we decided to go back for a second trip and look at some houses that had recently been listed. On the Wednesday before our trip we sent our realator a list of properties we wanted to see and by Friday 3 of the 7 were under contract! These houses had only been on the market for a few weeks tops. Anyway, we finally found a brand new house in a great location that we love. We weren't going to let this one get away from us so we put in a serious offer, negotiated a little and we got it! They still have to put in the landscaping, appliances and the fence, but other than that it's pretty much finished. I can't wait to live in a house with a yard and not have to share walls with anybody! Oh yeah, and it's only a few miles from the temple and THE mall!