They say a man's home is his castle...

So, yep, it's official, I am now a home owner. All the paperwork was completed roughly 5:15 or so. I even got a check for $9 and some change because of overestimation of my closing costs.

My monthly mortgage payment will be roughly $685 a month. It's less than expected. In fact, the lady handling the settlement said that was less than what she pays in rent. Sweet.

Anyway, naturally, I have photos!

After signing the paperwork, and eating some supper, I went down to the house...and promptly started cheering.
Shouldn't be a surprise to anyone as to what the FIRST thing was that I moved in.


A tour: The front door/entry area, with the bookshelves on the left and the living room on the right.


The bookshelves, looking into the entry area from the living room. Seeing these built in babies are what cinched the deal for me.


A close up of the beautiful stained glass in the front window.


In the living room, looking into the dining room and the kitchen beyond.


In the dining room, the stairway going to the second floor.


Through the kitchen window, showing the small yard out back. I didn't want a large yard and was quite satisfied with this. Also, between the house and the yard is the offstreet parking area.


I wanted to get the shelves clean off so I could immediately start putting books on them, and so, I set to cleaning them.


And finally, this is me, on the front porch of my...own home.


Wow....it still doesn't seem real to say that. Guess it hasn't hit me yet.

POLT Listening to "Hungry Like The Wolf" by Duran Duran

Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old. - Swift