(written by Zack)
We have a new house!!! It’s both more wonderful and more
stressful than anything we’ve done before. There’s just something to be said
about having your own big space you can decorate and change however you want. 8 years of living in apartments makes you so sick of the small spaces, landlords, rent money you'll never see again, and so on.
For the first year of our marriage we lived in a married
complex near BYU called Harmony Square, but were tired of the noise and having
our stuff stacked to the ceiling due to a lack of space. We moved into the
complex because of some other married friends, but when everyone started
talking about moving out we figured we’d do the same. So where to go? In order
to even think about that, we had to figure out what we’d be doing the next few
years. If we were leaving the state soon we’d find another place to rent, but
if not then we’d find a place to buy. Since I have a pretty good deal going on
with Vivint, we figured we’d stick around 5 years and see how that pans out. So
lets buy!
I started reading all I could about buying a house, getting
a mortgage, etc. and spent many weeks looking at houses around Saratoga Springs
and all places west of I-15. We found a few we liked, but none we were set on
until a real estate agent was showing me some homes in Eagle Mountain and I found
one that I knew I had to have.
It sits up on a hill overlooking the valley and the lake, and it has plenty (more than we need by far) of space inside. The view alone made me want it, but it was complemented by lots of space inside and plenty of upgrades planned. Only issue was that it wasn't finished yet! We hadn't planned on buying a brand new house, but this one made me change my mind. I called Hannah and told her this was the house I wanted, so she made a trip out to see it after school one day and agreed. It was great!
Three months later, we signed the papers and got the keys to our brand new house, where we've been living for over a month now! We've been blessed to have such a great house that we can turn into our own home. We have lots of plans for the inside and outside, but for now we're content to have room to ourselves. Come and visit us!
