And Now It's Ours

That's it. We are now homeowners. Closing was....well...very anti-climatic. Just a bunch of signatures.

I'm amazed at how much of that legal jargon I actually understood, thanks to college classes and internships, and my master's thesis. I used to teach and counsel on first-time homebuyer stuff, so it has been nice to actually put all that know-how to use. I don't think I would have understood much of what the title company's agent was summarizing, if it weren't for those things.

I think one of the best resources on home-buying is this little guide called Keys to Homeownership by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, if you're interested.

And to spice up our apartment that is badly in need of de-winterization (welcome to you, Spring weather!), last week at  a conference, I was the one with the lucky program with a gold sticker. The gorgeous centerpiece was mine to take home. Don't we all love winning something?