Last Friday I was offerred (and accepted) a position as NDSU's Learning Services/Orientation Coordinator. I am thrilled! I am very excited to be working in this area and with that office. I will be starting in mid-December after the end of the semester at Concordia. Learning a new position is always challenging, but I'm looking forward to the transition.
Speaking of transitions... we are also house shopping now. Since my current position is live-in, we are looking for a new housing option. Having Gus makes renting a challenge, and we are hoping to begin "investing in our future" by buying a house. So, we went house-shopping tonight and took a look at seven different homes. Here's the breakdown:
#1 - not too bad, but the basement would need to be finished (half completed) and there had been some pretty serious water damage... pretty much a "No"
#2 - bright orange siding, very cat-smelling, and overall very run-down... another "No"
#3 - adorable little cottage home with beautiful molding, a huge yard, right by a big park, but a little small (only two bedrooms and one bath)... fun to look at, but probably not feasible...
#4 - huge character home with amazing updates, but a basement that would definitely need to be finished (half completed)... this house would be a money-sucker with all of the other updates that would need to happen... beautiful though!
#5 - beautiful updated 1890 home, two stories, beautiful open kitchen, deck, fenced backyard, updated bedrooms and bathrooms... LOVED IT
#6 - cute stucco two-story, brand new kitchen (kind of small though), small bedrooms, but overall a definite prospect
#7 - great 50's home, cozy finished basement and tons of room, HUGE fenced backyard, but it is within sight of the interstate and there is a constant background noise of the cars speeding by that would drive us crazy... unfortunately this one is a no-go
Overall we really enjoyed the time we spent looking. It is a little overwhelming, but we have a great realtor and we're maintaining our enthusiasm right now. Hopefully we will get more info on #5 and see where that one goes. Otherwise we will be looking at a few other homes on Sunday, and we'll keep you updated. We'll leave you with a few pics of #5:
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