so, it has been a really long time. i think the last time i've wrote something was when we went to ikea. Well, since then we have gone multiple times again. recently we have been really busy. this past weekend we traveled to virginia with some friends of ours (nick & heather cochran). our dear friend drew from high school got married. it was fun to visit with him and to see some friends from highschool. the wedding went of without a hitch. next weekend we will be traveling to oklahoma to visit aaron and amy. it will be stacey's first trip to okc. i keep trying to convince her to move there so maybe a visit will help. lol we are both looking forward to it because its been a while since we've seen them. plus, stacey gets to meet her distant cousins (wallace, gertie & abner) for the first time.

i have the day off today due to Columbus Day. I have go figure out what is for dinner. any suggestions????

J

The Past Few Weeks

things have been kinda busy the past few weeks. we have been adjusting to the new house, which we love. the best thing about it so far is having a garage. i love not having a cold damp car in the morning. i will love it even more in the winter when i don't have to scrape my windows.

this past weekend we went to IKEA. that would make it 2 times in the last 3 weeks. we went primarily with bryan and jenna jackson. it was their first time so we were excited to show them how the swedish do it
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we spent a good 4 or 5 hours there. which is pretty easy.

we are looking forward to this weekend because the whole woolsey fam. will be together again. we're excited to spend time with everyone and to get away from work and the busy life.

Ofiicial New House!!!

well, since the last time i wrote there have been numerous changes.  first of all, we found out that our offer on the house has been accepted!!!  so we are extremely excited about that.  we have a house.  but what is even more exciting is that we have already closed on it.  our original closing date was suppose to be today, well,  we got a call last tuesday asking if we could close on thursday of last week.  so, it was a hectic time getting everything together.  but we went through the whole process and now we officially are homeowners!!!  the only thing is that we don't get to move in right away.  in the contract the sellers asked if we could let them have up to 6 days after closing to pack and move out.  we agreed.  well, since the closing got bumped up they asked for those extra days to stay in the house.  we, wanted to get something out of it so we heard they were having a yard sale to get rid of some of their things.  so, we got a gas powered weed eater, a chair, bar stools, a ladder and some other things.  it was a good deal.  we are looking forward to next monday because thats when we get the keys.  stay tuned for more updates regarding the house.

justin

A New House!!!

well we officially found out that our offer on our house has been accepted!!  so, we are going to be homeowners.  we are trying to close by the end of the month.  which is really quick.  this whole process has gone really quick considering the house was a short sale.  sometimes on a short sale you don't hear whether your offer has been accepted for months.  we could possibly have the whole process complete in less than a month.  we both feel like it was meant to be the way things worked out.  so, we could be moving in the first week of april if we close by march.  stacey has told me while she is at work she has a hard time focusing because all she can do is try to figure out what color we are going to paint the rooms.  

Another exciting thing is that since we are officially getting a house we are going to have to a washer and dryer.  it will be fun shopping for them.  to have our own brand new appliances will be nice.  the house comes with all of the kitchen appliances.  so, we are beginning a new phase of our lives.  we are both really excited and can't wait to move in. 

here is a picture of the front of the house.  there is a front door and its on the left side of the house!!

Waiting...

after some more house hunting we have found we love.  so, we put an offer in and now we are waiting.  the problem is that it is a short sale home.  which means the owners are in pre-foreclosure and that the we will be dealing with the lenders.  the bank decides to sell it for a loss,  but not as much as a full foreclosure.  which means a long drawn out process.  it could go a couple of months before we even hear whether our offer has been accepted.  The good thing is that we have a little time to spare.  our apartment lease won't be up until the end of may.  so we are willing to wait and give it a shot because we love it so much.  i just hope everything works out for the best.  we will continue to look for some homes in the mean time just so we don't waste time if it doesn't work out.  

tonight we are planning on going up to muncie to visit bryan, jenna and carter.  we are excited because its been a while since we've seen them.  also, stacey and i plan to get our mops cut by jenna.  we are desperate need of hair cuts.  then we have a nice little sunday afternoon planned.  after church i think we'll grab a bite to eat with nick and heather cochran.  well we're getting ready to leave!  

time for another update.   lately stacey and i have been getting back in the hunt for a home.  we started last year but we felt like the timing wasn't the best.  so, now that our lease on our apartment will be up at the end of may we decided to start looking.  this past weekend was quite an experience.  we looked at 5 houses and only liked one.  we actually loved it.  we had decided to wait and look at some more this weekend and take a second look at the one loved.  well, the house has been on the market since august so, we were thinking no one would make a move this week.  well, of all weeks someone put an offer in sunday night after we looked at it.  we really didn't want to let it go.  so after some deliberation we decided to throw in an offer.  well needless to say we didn't get the house.  it was disappointing but it was a little bit of a relief because we didn't know if we were moving too fast but we absolutely loved the house.  we were in a pickle.  it wasn't meant to be and everything happens for a reason.  

we are looking forward to this weekend because my parents are coming down depending on the weather.  ryan and lindsay are moving into their house.  mom and dad are staying with us.  we'll have to play them in wii sports.  

two weekends ago stacey's mom and dad came down to visit and they stayed with us sat. night.  we introduced them to wii bowling and wii tennis.  it was fun hanging out with them as usual!

well until next time

jw

So it has been a long time since we updated. We're welcoming the new year with excitement and anticipation.  Stacey has officially started her busy season at work.  That means working 65-70 hours a week and working every saturday from now until the end of April.  After busy season  we are planning on going to three weddings this summer and to possibly go to St. Louis, MO to catch a Cardinals game.  Also, we have been playing around with the idea of buying a house.  We haven't pinpointed an area.  The area would depend on where I will be job wise.  I have been thinking about a job change.  Our lease on our apartment is up the first part of May so thats when I guess we will have to make a decision.  So now I am going to leave you with some pictures of Christmas at Stacey's parents house.  Notice Carter and his bottle!!!

Bryan's home made gift to Jeff. Pretty sweet!!

Stacey sporting the sweatshirt I got her.  Of course I had to counter it by wearing my sweatshirt.

Stacey showing her basket with dish towels!

Carter playing with a large bottle of margarita mix