First Post

Well, I've decided to create a blog in efforts to keep all of you updated on my life. Of course, I must admit that my life isn't nearly as interesting as some. I've tried several attempts at this blogging journey before on livejournal and have failed. I thought maybe a fresh start and a new "journal" all-together would give me the desire to update better. :) We'll see.
So James and I are on our first journey of buying a our very first home! We are both so very excited and nervous. :) We've began packing up things around the condo and are expecting to close around the 31st of January. So far, everything has gone pretty smoothly. I'm not typically the pessimistic person but I'm just waiting for the first bump in the road! We've heard so many stories of unpleasant house buying that I am just figuring that something is bound to happen. But the very optimistic side of me is hoping I'm proven wrong. :) The move will be so good for us. We are moving back to Chesapeake from Newport News which will put us only 10 minutes away from our Jobs and 2 minutes away from our families. Compared to the HOUR that we have been traveling to get to both, it's just a relief! James and I have been so grateful to have lived in such a wonderful area and a great condo the past year and some months. In fact, we are a little sad to leave!! But it will be such a blessing to be so close to every thing that we need on a daily basis. The extra hour of sleep in the morning is nothing to complain about either. :) No more 4:30am mornings!!James and I also have not found a church that we had fallen in love with here in Newport News. The church that we were members of prior to getting married was about an hour and a half away and though we were able to attend on Sunday morning we didn't feel like we were able to enjoy the fellowship that we wanted out of church being so far away from it. We have sought out numerous churches here in Newport News and none have struck our hearts as home. Gods been keeping us on our toes since we've been here, knowing that he had a future planned elsewhere. He knew we weren't settling here long and though we had enjoyed the churches we attended, none were "home." Now that we will be finally settling into our own home we'll be able to start seeking a church home again. If you could please be keeping us in your prayers as we enter into that journey, James and I would truly be grateful! We can't wait to find a new church family and settle into that routine as well.God is so good and is constantly reminding James and I of His constant blessings. It doesn't seem possible to already be buying a home, especially in todays time. A lot of people have given us credit in doing such a good job and James and I tend to even pat ourselves on the back. But at the end of the day, we both remind ourselves that it certainly isn't ourselves that landed us a wonderful start. It's our wonderful King in heaven. He has blessed us with all the things we need. Given us the guidance through our parents and his words. Through his word's He has taught us how to manage our money. We certainly can not take all the credit. God has given to us so much. It certainly is a Joy to be able to buy a house and be married at such a young age. But without God, the constant support of my Parents and our families we would NOT be buying a house.Anyhow, we certainly can't wait to be moved into our home. We'll no longer have to worry about Maya barking and disturbing the neighbors connected to us (just the ones NEXT door!). James is excited about mowing the lawn and cooking on the grill. I'm looking forward to a bigger kitchen. Not so much the bigger bills however. :)
Anyway, More posts to come. I'm not sure how often I'll be at upating. Hopefully this won't be a first AND a last!! Sometime soon I'll post pictures of our new home... and moving. :)