Happy About Drywall

"Congratulations!" our Realtor exclaimed as he shook our hands and only then did it hit me that D and I are now owners of our first house together! (Plus, we're going to be proud owners of Debt, as well.) We officially get the keys in a little more than two months.

D and I went to visit our house this past weekend after sealing the deal and were happy to see that instead of the wooden frames, the walls have been plastered already.

Welcome in!

In this picture, D was standing from the middle of our living room facing our stairs, the doorway to the crawl space, and our kitchen.

Our pantry.

Here's my new soaker tub!

As you can see, our fireplace is not in place yet, so D and I decided to create a bonfire in the middle of our living room to keep warm. Marshmallows anyone?

A couple of weeks before D and I removed all our subjects for our house contract, we found listings on this new development that were within our price range, but when we went to check out the listings again they weren't there! How could several houses be sold in a matter of weeks? We're talking about houses in the boonies, boonier than Mission! So on Sunday, D, his dad, and I went to see if we were missing out. We drove almost half an hour east of Mission and found these houses behind the Sandpiper Golf Course. The funny thing was not even the house that was reserved for open house was completed! People were standing by the second-storey "window" looking out at the view. All I can say is those realtors and builders better be insured if anyone falls out! However, the view is spectacular, even in this dreary rain. You can see the majestic mountains and in some areas, Lake Errock. By the looks of the winding cul-de-sacs, old-fashioned lampposts (similar to the one shown in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe), and the large eagle sculpture at the entrance, this new development was going to be geared for the exclusive community (the rich and retired). Some houses were even in gated areas. As beautiful as these houses are and as breathtaking the view, I can't imagine living there until they have at least established a Superstore and a Starbucks within 10 minutes of the community. I remember passing a few family-owned convenience stores, but where else will these families buy groceries, savour Pho in their mouths, or shop for my pet hamster? I'm not even sure where I would teach unless schoolhouses were disguised as barns because those were all I saw coming up the mountain. BC Hydro doesn't even reach this place as every house was equipped with their own propane tanks and air conditioning units. To top it off, a penitentiary is located just yonder the hills. Not too uncommon even in Mission where preschools are built next to jails, but...still.

We were close to Harrison Hot Springs, so the three of us decided to take a walk there seeing as the rain had stopped for a while. Harrison Hot Springs was nearly deserted, but the hotel was busy, probably because of Spring Break. Too bad the weather wasn't nicer for those tourists.
There's D's dad on the left, D on the right, and "Tree" in the middle.