THE GARVEY'S

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Our Home Away From Home

We thought we would share of few photos of where we've been calling "home" for the past month and half. It truly hasn't been that bad, more like a small apartment than a hotel room. With the benefits of housekeeping, and no yard work.... Please excuse our piles of stuff, and mounds of dog toys all over the floor. We've tried to stay organized with only the bare minimal of belongings we brought with us, but we seem to be collecting more stuff as the weeks go on. Greg's office is serving as our "storage unit" right now, with 4 ceiling fans, a garage door opener and a few other little items we have already purchased for the house.

The latest news on the house, we will close NO later than Monday the 21st, but it might be sooner, if the appraisal makes it the the mortgage company, but it appears that no-one knows when the VA will be there to do the appraisal or who to contact regarding the appraisal, so at this point it's just a waiting game on when the paper hits the right desk. We did our final walk-through on Friday morning, the house looks amazing. With only a few little minor touch ups of paint, a light fixture in the kitchen needs to be replaced and the breaker on the water heater was bad and causing it to trip the rest of the house. So all in all, there was very few issues to be addressed. ( keep your fingers crossed that the right person gets a hold of our appraisal- and we are able to close a lot sooner than the 21st.)

Again Excuse our mess- but this is our home for now...... T-Minus 8 days and counting !!!!!

This is our building #16- our room is actually around the other side

A look down the back side- just like apartment life

The stairs leading to a full bedroom and bathroom upstairs. That's where Sierra and I sleep each night.

Excuse our mess, but this is part of the living room- there's a murphy bed which Greg and Shelby fold out each night and hold their nightly snoring contests..... ( there's also another full bathroom around the corner as well)

This is the "one butt" kitchen. Although I think it might be just a little larger than the one in our first apartment we had in Houston. It's small, but it beats eating out every night.

This is the living room. The dogs LOVE to climb up on the back of the couch and look out the window, I think we're in trouble with all the windows we will have at the house, and there all at "dog" level......

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Almost There........ we hope

Today's update regarding our house...... Not such good news, we were told this morning that our closing date has been pushed back to the 21st. It seems the mortgage company can't get a hold of the appraisal for the house in time for the 15th date they originally had set. The house is 100 % complete on the inside, and we will be doing our "final" walk through in the morning. The weather has caused some delays in getting the fence up in the back, but hopefully they will be able to get that done in the next day or two.

This picture was taken on Sept. 3rd. They had finished the drive way a few days before. The grass and landscaping will not be done until after we close, that way they are not responsible for the care of it.

Our front door, it looks soooo good !!!!!! Hopefully no one will steal it, we've already had all the toilet seats and light bulbs stolen from the house.

Part of the kitchen, this was the first time we got see our kitchen all put together. Pretty exciting.

This is the back yard, after they leveled it, Greg is already looking at riding lawn mowers. I think the size is a little over whelming.... but the dogs are going to love it !!!!!!!

We go back to the doctor on Monday for our 16 week check-up. It's hard to believe how fast the weeks are flying by at this point. I'm still feeling pretty good, my gag reflex is in over drive these days, and walking the dogs- when they have to "go" has been a challenge, poor Greg is not only trying to clean up after them, but also making sure that I don't get sick over the smell. And brushing my teeth is still a major project everyday, usually ending with the toothbrush winning the challenge. Other than that, I'm feeling good- and finally starting to get more energy back.

We'll keep you all posted on the progress of our closing on the house, and the doctors appointment on Monday.

Hugs,

Greg and Tina

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Introducing "Peanut" ......

That's right....... we are pregnant and expecting March 7, 2010. Although, I believe most of you have heard the news by now, we thought you might like to see "Peanuts" first pictures. I'll be 14 weeks along on Monday, for the most part it's been pretty smooth. With only a few days where the whole "morning sickness" has gotten me down. Knock on wood, today was probably the worst of all the days. I was feeling fine when we went to breakfast, we came back to the room and I got in the shower ( still feeling fine) within 5 minutes of getting out of the shower I was sicker than a dog, and have felt that way all day long. Not sure if it's a combination of being so tired from work, or if I'm coming down with something, but today was a horrible day.

This was "Peanut" at our 8 week check-up- only really saw the heart beat at this visit, but it was a sure sign that this is really happening...

This photo was at our 12 week check-up. Kinda hard to make out, but we saw the head, 2 arms, 2 legs and strong heart beat coming in at 167 beats a minute that day. ( according to the book I'm reading- a high rate like that means it's a girl....) any bets out there yet??????

As you can see our "adventures" will continue to "grow" !!!!!!!! stay tuned

That's all folks..... for now

PART TWO.... WHERE DID THE TIME GO ?????

As promised, here is part two of our adventures this summer. Below you will find pictures of our house and the quick progress it is making. As of now, we are scheduled to close on the house September 15th, putting us about 3 weeks out from completion. Yeah !!!! Although, hotel living has not been that bad we are all very anxious to get moved into our "own" home. The dogs have been spoiled with weekly trips to a dog park to run off some of the energy they keep bottled up with not having the room to run in. We've also put them in a Doggie Day Care a few days ( which is nice for us, they run and play so hard that when they return home they do nothing but sleep for a day or two. AHHHHH !!!! Our sleeping arrangements have become quit comical.... I'm upstairs with Sierra and Greg is down stairs with Shelby... Yes, that's right...... the beds here are much smaller than what the dogs are used to, and there just is not enough room for the 4 of us. So we decided instead of getting no sleep with tossing and turning and tucking for covers we would spilt up in hopes of a few good hours. For the most part it has been working, but there are those nights where one of the dogs is up and feels the need to go outside. Not as easy as it use to be.... we can't just open the door and let them out, it becomes a group project with leasing them up, and us stumbling out to the Doggie Area. UGHHHH .....

The picture above was taken July 15th, not bad for a weeks worth of work

This one was taken July 22nd, The guy on the patio is Greg's boss Mike.....

July 31st, moving day.... we filled this truck and then some.. anyone want to help unpack??????

This picture was taken August 22nd. The outside is complete with the exception of the drive way and yard. The inside is coming along nicely we have painted walls, light fixtures, cabinets, bath tubs, and sinks in the bathrooms, vinyl in the kitchen and breakfast area, and tile in the bathrooms and laundry room. All that's really left is the finishing touches and carpet ( we hope)

We took the dogs to the house the other night for the first time, and boy did Sierra have a great time looking out all the windows, which are "eye" level to her..... Should be an adventure.

As I bring part two to a close, we hope everyone is doing well. Stay tuned for part three and then hopefully we'll be caught up for now.

With love,

Greg and Tina

Friday, August 28, 2009

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO????

Okay~ I first must start this blog update off by saying we are truely sorry for the lack of updates over the past month(s). It's been a crazy two months for us, and it still blows my mind that it's almost September already. Since there is a ton of updates and pictures to post, this one will take me several days to publish, so please stay with me on this journey to get you all caught up on the happenings here in Texas.

Right after our last post in July, we were able to head to Colorado for a much needed vacation. Although, it was a world wind of events and adventures it was truely a great time for us. Here a just a couple pictures from my nieces wedding, my parents 50th anniversary celebration and some of our adventures.