The new house... almost... and we're in!!

*Almost* there... a snafu in the mortgage application led to the closing being rescheduled for Tuesday, but God (and Countrywide) willing we'll be finalizing today. More updates tonight, hopefully with pictures!
UPDATE: The underwriters at Countrywide are a bunch of incompetent JO's, we're up to lunch on Wednesday and we still are waiting on them. Unbelievable, they still hadn't given a final review approval to a few things (like our marriage certificate) and it's getting ridiculous. We're hoping by this afternoon...
UPDATE II: Signed the documents last night, should have the sellers sign this morning and finish the transaction by lunchtime. What an exhausting day yesterday was, and we didn't even get the keys to boot. Jen and I went to bed before 9:30...
AND FINALLY
...We're in!! We got it!!! Click on the title above for the Google Map of the house. After a good deal of hassle, the keys were in our hands by 4pm. T.J. ran a few errands (including getting a microwave off craigslists for $20) and got stuff from the house, including one doggie, and met Jen at the house. We got ready and then walked into 1601 as ours for the first time.

There's a kitchen that needs some updating, a dining room, a living room with a fake fireplace that might not be real, but might be a little tough to move since it seems like it's made out of real brick. Off the living room is a small den that likely used to be a Florida room, with a side office/bedroom off it and a laundry room. The master bedroom faces the street, with what seems like the original bathroom. There's a second and third bedroom on the west side of the house, facing into the backyard and towards the water.

Ahhh the backyard. We have 33' of waterfront, with a dock that needs some new boards. Zoe loved having the yard but totally wanted to go in the water; at one point she snuck over to the neighbor's dock, so we had to build a temporary fence to keep her in. We loved being able to sit on the dock and dangle our feet over the water, even if Jen swore she would never go in (ha ha riiight!) because there were fish swimming all over like crazed poissons after happy hour. The front yard also offers a lot of space, and there's a side part of the yard that, once redone, will be nice. And one of the biggest selling points is that it is on a cul-de-sac AND is right across from a big park with a playground, baseball diamond, and basketball court. For where it is east of 95 and on the water, it offers a lot of land/space.

We had our first meal - delivery by Dominos, with some champagne (thanks Jules!) on the dock as the sun set. Not a bad start to many good days and nights with family/friends in that backyard. Click here for the entire album of pictures from the house.