Wow! What a month! We have been so busy the last 2 months looking for and buying a house! We have finally found one in Eagle Mountain, Utah! That's right folks we are moving back to the 801! This experience has been one that I truly do not wish to repeat. I knew buying a house would bring a lot of stress and moving from one state to a different one would bring even more stress. But goodness! The Navy has made this unbearable. I'm not exaggerating either. Between pay issues and then telling us last min we have to cancel our move and do it 2 weeks later, I'm ready to pull out my hair!
This move means a couple of things for us. 1 that we will finally be in one house for more than 5 years. 2 Josh will once again be separated from the family for 9 months. 3 I get to find a job. 4 The end of Josh's Navy career is near! Yes the separation will suck. However, we have been apart for longer periods of time. But right now is the most logical time for us to buy a house and for the kids and I to leave. Because, Josh will be starting workups again next month, they are going to places like Canada this summer and he would be home next to never, which is harder on the kids vs. one long deployment. Josh's ship is scheduled to leave anytime between October and January. So there may be a chance he doesn't deploy but there is always the more likely chance that he will. While Josh is still enlisted we will be getting the BAH for San Diego, which means we will be able to put some money in to savings, or towards the car loan, or towards finishing the basement.
The house has 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms 2000 ish square feet and an unfinished basement which has a cold storage room, plumbing for an additional bath and plenty of room for a family room and an additional bedroom. We are planning on putting an office/craft room down there. There is a 18x20 deck in the back yard. And the View is to die for! You can see most of Utah county and a good portion of Utah Lake! The location was something we put a lot of thought into. We wanted to be close to family but not so close that we feel like we are being suffocated. This way we have the best of both worlds with a 30min drive to family. Since Josh is active duty we get a discount on our utilities, which is awesome! And when he gets out he qualifies for disability with in the state of Utah you get a discount on your property taxes! So the Navy is kinda helping.
Well thats about it for me. Ill post pic when I get there next week! eeeekk!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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