Homeownership - week one

Devin and I knew that when we bought a house it would be hard.  There would be things that break, things that need updated, etc.  HOWEVER – neither of us were prepared for what would happen in the first week of being homeowners.  Friday February 18, 2017 Devin and I received the keys to our beautiful new home.  We were so excited! We had gone to Home Depot and got some paint samples to take with us, as we wanted to paint the house as soon as possible.  When we got in the house, it was freezing.  We were so cold.  Devin ran down to the cellar to make sure that we weren’t having any water issues.  PHEW! We were in the clear.  When D and I bought the house, there was a big bubble over the fireplace, showing signs of a leaking roof.  My dad came over and he pulled the bubble down.  Turns out, it’s wet up there.  It should not be wet up there.  Dad said it should be an easy fix and since D and I were already anticipating having to fix it, it didn’t bug us too bad. 

Saturday we were up bright and early.  We found paint that we liked so we went back to Home Depot for paint and painting supplies.  We got over to the house and our furnace broke.  Lovely.  I was so super sad about that.  It was really chilly in the house.  We were still able to start the fire place which was nice.  Devin and I have a home warranty on the house that lasts for a year.  We already used it!  We called the warranty people and we were able to have someone come to the house that day and look at the furnace.  He said it was covered under our plan and he’d be able to fix it on Monday.  WOOHOO! Saturday we just spent the remainder of our day painting.  We got a lot done!  We got all of the ceilings painted.  It didn’t look like much, but we all know we did a lot. 

Monday we came back and knocked out a TON of work.  We got a lot of walls painted and the kitchen is almost completely done.  Once we started to put the color on our wall, (we chose ‘clay dust’) we could see a difference-- it was very rewarding! 

Tuesday we went back to work.  It had been raining all night on Monday so we were still a little bit nervous about having water downstairs.  We learned the power was out and left work early cause that meant the sump pump wouldn’t work anymore.  We were right.  We had water in the basement.  I ran to my parents’ house to get their generator and  we got it plugged in and it started working.  Devin, my dad and I all agreed that the sump pump was looking kind of old.  We decided that I would go to Brigham City (closest sump pump available) and get a backup one – just in case.  Grandpa, grandma and I drove to Brigham and picked it up.  The power came on right before we got home, which was a relief.  I’m not kidding you when I say that not even 10 minutes passed by when Devin came running upstairs to say that our sump pump burned out.  UGH! These things come in threes, right?! Cause this was number three.  I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that God pushed us to buy that extra pump.  Devin and my dad installed it and we’ve been pumping again like champs!  This is going to be hard, and things are going to be tough—but I am so grateful for Devin and I’s families and the things that they do for us.  We are especially grateful for our Heavenly Father’s hand in our lives.  Here’s to many more years as homeowners!