http://www.mls.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?vd=&SearchURL=%3fPage%3d2%26Mode%3d0%26vs%3d1%26rlt%3d%26cp%3d%26pt%3d1%252c57%26mp%3d150000-200000-0%26mrt%3d-1-0-0%26Beds%3d0-0%26Baths%3d0-0%26f%3d%26ft%3dall%26o%3dA%26of%3d1%26ps%3d50%26ptgid%3d1%26aid%3d6401%252c6402%26MapURL%3d&Mode=0&PropertyID=3683380
That's the one I want. And it's in my price range. And right where I want to live. There are a number just like this one in the same price range.
Or this one:
http://www.mls.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?vd=&SearchURL=%3fPage%3d2%26Mode%3d0%26vs%3d1%26rlt%3d%26cp%3d%26pt%3d1%252c57%26mp%3d150000-200000-0%26mrt%3d-1-0-0%26Beds%3d0-0%26Baths%3d0-0%26f%3d%26ft%3dall%26o%3dA%26of%3d1%26ps%3d50%26ptgid%3d1%26aid%3d6401%252c6402%26MapURL%3d&Mode=0&PropertyID=3628013
There are a number of houses in Sundance that would be nice.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Update on the housing situation
In order to not trap my 18 y.o. brother into having to stick around for a year, potentially limiting his options just b/c I want to own a house.
So my parents are going to buy it. Technically it will be theirs, theoretically it will be mine. They are able to get a much better interest rate, lower lawyer fees, and can put down a bigger downpayment (that I can pay back later).
It does mean that I can buy a house as opposed to a condo though. Which is super awesome! I've been looking at places down in Mckenzie Lake/Town, or Douglasdale, etc... I like the places way down there. They are close to Deerfoot, so I don't have to deal with bad traffic heading east or west, are fairly new (mid 90's), so I don't have to deal with the problems that older houses develop, or the shittyness of the newer homes (which are being slapped together so fast, they are already falling apart). I like McKenzie Lake the best b/c then I have glorified pond access, as well as being right next to Fish Creek Park
We'll see what happens though. My dad is talking to the bank about a morgage today. I could have something next month, or maybe in October. I'm so excited. I can't wait to have my own place. Derek might move out with me too, which would make the morgage payments even easier.
Work is slow today; the joys of Sunday's and Thursdays. I've been idle for almost 30 min, and of the 40 ppl on the floor 23 ppl are idle. It's kinda nice. I also passed my test, so I have completed my training and have been officially hired. No more stressing for me. I still get a little nervous when I come to work...but it isn't nearly as bad as before.
All this happiness is going to get to my head.
So my parents are going to buy it. Technically it will be theirs, theoretically it will be mine. They are able to get a much better interest rate, lower lawyer fees, and can put down a bigger downpayment (that I can pay back later).
It does mean that I can buy a house as opposed to a condo though. Which is super awesome! I've been looking at places down in Mckenzie Lake/Town, or Douglasdale, etc... I like the places way down there. They are close to Deerfoot, so I don't have to deal with bad traffic heading east or west, are fairly new (mid 90's), so I don't have to deal with the problems that older houses develop, or the shittyness of the newer homes (which are being slapped together so fast, they are already falling apart). I like McKenzie Lake the best b/c then I have glorified pond access, as well as being right next to Fish Creek Park
We'll see what happens though. My dad is talking to the bank about a morgage today. I could have something next month, or maybe in October. I'm so excited. I can't wait to have my own place. Derek might move out with me too, which would make the morgage payments even easier.
Work is slow today; the joys of Sunday's and Thursdays. I've been idle for almost 30 min, and of the 40 ppl on the floor 23 ppl are idle. It's kinda nice. I also passed my test, so I have completed my training and have been officially hired. No more stressing for me. I still get a little nervous when I come to work...but it isn't nearly as bad as before.
All this happiness is going to get to my head.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
complete and utter happiness
So I got engaged on the weekend, as noted in the previous post. It's was (and is) wonderful. Everytime I think about it, a
big grin fills my face. I spent my Saturday afternoon setting everything up. I made a candlelit path from the door, littered
with rose petals (yes, they were real *jo didn't believe it at first*) down the stairs leading to a candle-lit table with a
single rose in front of a ring box surrounded in rose petals. I was standing in the shadows off to the side, and when Mama Bean
walked up to the table, I came out of the shadows, and knelt at her feet only to her her exclaim "You're not serious!?!"
But, being the resilient persistant guy that I am, I forged on ahead, despite this outburst, and asked her to be my
wife. To which she obviously answered yes, thus making me a very happy man.
We are planning the wedding for May 2007. Want to come? Let me know. It's probably going to be a large enough wedding as it is...what's a couple more guests?
Oh, and in other wonderful news, I've been pre-approved for a morgage pending my completion of 3 months of employment. There is a catch though...I'm co-borrowing with my little brother. I asked him the other night if he'd move out with me, he said he would. So I called the morgage specialist, gave him our info...ta-da! Give me 2 months and I can apply, and will be subsequently approved for a $150-165,000 morgage. :) How totally cool is that? Now I just have to talk to Derek, convince him to move out with me, and pay half my morgage payments, give or take. I also need to convince him to stay for a year. We probably won't move out until close to Christmas, so that will give me some time to work on my parents to help with the downpayment, and to save up some money so that I can pay off some of these dratted student loans that are plagueing me.
So here's hoping everything works out fine. I could have a condo/townhouse (a really nice one) by Christmas. How cool is that?
So this is my happy post. Have a good week. One more day of work!
big grin fills my face. I spent my Saturday afternoon setting everything up. I made a candlelit path from the door, littered
with rose petals (yes, they were real *jo didn't believe it at first*) down the stairs leading to a candle-lit table with a
single rose in front of a ring box surrounded in rose petals. I was standing in the shadows off to the side, and when Mama Bean
walked up to the table, I came out of the shadows, and knelt at her feet only to her her exclaim "You're not serious!?!"
But, being the resilient persistant guy that I am, I forged on ahead, despite this outburst, and asked her to be my
wife. To which she obviously answered yes, thus making me a very happy man.
We are planning the wedding for May 2007. Want to come? Let me know. It's probably going to be a large enough wedding as it is...what's a couple more guests?
Oh, and in other wonderful news, I've been pre-approved for a morgage pending my completion of 3 months of employment. There is a catch though...I'm co-borrowing with my little brother. I asked him the other night if he'd move out with me, he said he would. So I called the morgage specialist, gave him our info...ta-da! Give me 2 months and I can apply, and will be subsequently approved for a $150-165,000 morgage. :) How totally cool is that? Now I just have to talk to Derek, convince him to move out with me, and pay half my morgage payments, give or take. I also need to convince him to stay for a year. We probably won't move out until close to Christmas, so that will give me some time to work on my parents to help with the downpayment, and to save up some money so that I can pay off some of these dratted student loans that are plagueing me.
So here's hoping everything works out fine. I could have a condo/townhouse (a really nice one) by Christmas. How cool is that?
So this is my happy post. Have a good week. One more day of work!
Sunday, June 19, 2005
We're Engaged!!
Mama Bean and I are engaged. I asked her tonight. She said yes, of course. :)
I am so extremly happy! Story to come later. Sleep now.
Yay!
I am so extremly happy! Story to come later. Sleep now.
Yay!
Friday, June 17, 2005
my theological standpoint
This is what I received when I did this Theology Quiz. It sounds pretty close to about right. Some of the questions are a little leading, and I often think outside of their answers, so they didn't alway fit. eg. "Homosexuality is one fo the worst sins." No it isn't, all sins are equal. So ther are a few questions like that which I didn't really like, but here we are...
 | You scored as Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan. You are an evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God's grace enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life of obedience to which God has called us. You are influenced heavly by John Wesley and the Methodists.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
World Blood Donor Day
Today! To honor all those unsung heros out there. (Like me)
Remember...It's in you to give. Yes even you Mr. Requiem.
And all you ppl that are scared to needles. Just think of those little kids with juvenile diabetes, or other sick children that have to get needles everyday...
Remember...It's in you to give. Yes even you Mr. Requiem.
And all you ppl that are scared to needles. Just think of those little kids with juvenile diabetes, or other sick children that have to get needles everyday...
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
everquest 2
oh, and i do believe that i'm going to install and start playing everquest 2 again in the next couple of days. i will not let it over run my life this time, as i do still have my bass, and my bike, but it will be fun.
home = the parents, at least for the next couple of months
So it looks like I'm gonna be living at home for the next little while. I was planning on moving out July 1st, but didn't think I could make enough money in June to get started. So I was gonna move out in August, I didn't want to be a bother on my parents, sticking around and such. But it's looking like I'm welcome, nay, not just welcome, but almost expected until Nov. Hopefully I won't be here until then. Maybe September or Oct at the latest. But it will definately help financially. I can pay off ALOT more of my student loans. And finish paying my parents the money they owe me.
So we will see what happens. I really want to move out, partly because this is the idea that has been instilled in my since I was young, and partially because it'll be nice to be on my own again. But I don't really want to look a gift horse in the mouth, so we'll see what happens.
So we will see what happens. I really want to move out, partly because this is the idea that has been instilled in my since I was young, and partially because it'll be nice to be on my own again. But I don't really want to look a gift horse in the mouth, so we'll see what happens.
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