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August 02, 2004

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Homo(wner) Sapiens...

Twelve (Mon)keysAt 4:30pm this evening, Julianna and I officially evolved into a different species: home-owner sapiens. It is a common species in this country; there are no signs of any impending extinction. It was actually a pretty easy process. We signed papers for about twenty minutes, handed over a check for our closing costs, and took possession of twelve shiny new keys to our new house.

Wait a minute… Twelve keys?! Huh?!

Actually, one of the first questions our Title Agent asked us in a very perplexed tone was, “So… How many doors are in this house?”

Tim & the For Sale SignWe don’t know why there are so many keys. In fact, they are all the same. Maybe one of the previous owners took up key-making as a hobby at some point. Maybe the previous owners had a lot of really close friends. Whatever the reason — which was probebly just that they had a lot of different sub-contractors who needed keys at various times — getting the ring of twelve keys was pretty funny.

Julianna in the StairwayAnyway, after closing on the house, Julianna and I went and had some dinner and then headed over to our house to check it out. There was really nothing much to check out, as we have seen it a few times now, but… I mean, come on! We wanted to revel in our new purchase a little. (And, really, we also had to measure some doorways so that we can purchase the right-sized refrigerator.) We also got to play around a little, check out a few of the things that needed fixing, and pretty much get intimidated by the daunting task that a house is.

All-in-all, we are very happy with our new 100-year old dwelling-place. It’s going to be a lot of work, but I’m sure we can handle it.

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Comments (14):
Congratulations, Tim & Julianna. Looks like a load of fun!

Kevin () (URL) - August 02, 2004 at 9:19 pm

Congratulations!

will () (URL) - August 02, 2004 at 9:36 pm

Congratulations!! That is so exciting. I can’t wait to see it. When’s the 1st party?

Jill Jensen () - August 02, 2004 at 10:46 pm

Congrats on your new investment!!! Good to hear (and see) that it’s official!

corrine () - August 02, 2004 at 11:10 pm

How exciting! Big huge congratulations! And I’m with Jill: When’s the first party?

Mary () (URL) - August 03, 2004 at 09:04 am

how great is it that you have your own house!! congrats!

brooke () (URL) - August 03, 2004 at 09:12 am

Thanks everyone! :)

timsamoff () (URL) - August 03, 2004 at 10:49 am

Congratulations, Tim! I remember that first taste of the big, empty house when it is all yours! It was heady!! Now I’m just wondering if we really have the guts to rip out that bathroom and redo the surfaces on our own… :)

Chris(tine) (URL) - August 03, 2004 at 10:52 am

Party at the Samoff’s!! Very cool. 100 years is a good age for a house. Kinks worked out, but still has a little of that new house smell.. ;)

Katy () (URL) - August 03, 2004 at 11:04 am

Congrats!


Welcome to the club – homeowners, that is. (h)

todd () (URL) - August 03, 2004 at 5:12 pm

:-)

timsamoff () (URL) - August 04, 2004 at 08:52 am

congrats guys! can’t wait to see it..

sach () - August 04, 2004 at 4:53 pm

Wow, congrats Timmy! Send pics when you get all settled in!

Jean () (URL) - August 04, 2004 at 11:37 pm

Awesome. House warming party? schedule ahead in time for to take advantage of cheap fares… hey, i’ll go anywhere for a party.

Dennisthemenace () - August 05, 2004 at 1:26 pm

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