Okay so this weekend has been really interesting and I thought I would share some of the happenings....
Well recently John and I have been trying to pay off some bills and get in a more "comfortable" position before he goes to Grad school and on of the things we are up in the air with is rent. Currently we live in an apartment and trying to decide if we should possibly look into building a home in the area (he's got many connections so the price will be right) that we could sell down the line. So that made Friday an interesting discussion night. I'll let you all know what we decide, but I'll also take advice if you have some :).
On Saturday I was able to spend time with Jenn and Matt and we had a blast. We met up in downtown ATL and went to Cafe' Intermezzo (John's fav). Then we headed down to a great restaurant choice of Matt's..but for the life of me I can't remember the name. It's a micro-brewery passed the Fox. Anyways it was delicious. Then we headed out to Dad's Garage for a night of improv show downs. Just tons of fun!!
Now today just was a nice way to top of the weekend. We went to church this morning and was able to attend the "Welcome to Heritage" class. Since we have only been going to this church for about 2 months it was great to find out more about it and I must say we are thrilled. This church truly has a heart for the community and outreach. Then as we were leaving I spoke to the "Lifegroup" Leader (they are weekly home Bible studies) spoke to us and stated that he was real excited about getting us into a drama/praise team group. The Lord is certainly working here with us, this was a great decision. But the most surprising turn of events for the day was when John and I visited the local YMCA for a tour. As we were walking around trying to decided if we wanted to join I really hit it off with our tour guide (who was also the membership director) and she asked me if I would be interested in working with her Part-time for a free membership. I said I would think about it and she handed me an application. So when we left John was so funny he said, "Only you could go somewhere in 20 mins and get a job offer." Now I don't necessarily agree, but it sure was a nice compliment.
But alas the weekend is now coming to a close and the work week is about to set in. Hope everyone has a great week!!
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Hey girl. Give me your email and I'll send you the answer to that riddle. Do you really want to know? LOL.
About the house thing, purchasing a house is one of the smartest things you can do. If you think about it, when you're renting, you're kind of throwing money out the window. Yeah, they cut the grass and keep the area clean but think about it......when you purchase a house, obviously, it's yours! You're putting $$ into something that, if you decide to sell after you've had it a short time, it just might make you some money. Jennifer and I bought a new home and the appraisal when we got it was $96,000. NOW, it appraises for $117,000.......that's what we call INSTANT EQUITY. Most all houses, if located in the right area are going to increase in value. If you buy your home in an area where they are planning to build a housing development, if you can get your house earlier in the process, first, it will, most likely, be cheaper because they want you to build in their area.....the want it to grow. Second, the more houses they build around you and the larger the neighborhood gets, the more your house is worth. Also, you have your own personal connections which will definitely help. And lastly, interest rates have been the lowest in the past year and a half, then they've been in almost 20 years. GO FOR IT! You've got everything working for you. If you can come up with some kind of down payment, you might actually be able to get a lower house payment. My payment on my house ended up being almost the same as what I was paying to live in an apartment. Oops, one more thing, some companies build houses to sell on a continual basis. Some times you can talk em into giving you a 1 year guarantee that if anything goes wrong, they'll fix it for free within the first year. Let me know what you decide.
You are too crazy. We are still thinking about things but I will definetly let you know what we decide. About the answer yeah we do want it to see if he was right. My email is sara.cola@valsrv.com. Talk to you soon!!
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