Firsts!
First day in the house by ourselves: December 1,
2007.
First piece of mail opened with our new address:
Christmas card from Dad & Mari.
First bill paid: Part of December's HOA. ($6!)
First errand: To deposit a check at the local BofA.
First neighbor met: Nolan, across the street.
First doorbell ring: Soliciting gardener.
First thing cooked in the oven: Pizza's for the
guys on moving day.
First thing burned in the oven: Pizza's for the
guys on moving day.
First thing microwaved: Popcorn when there was no fridge.
First piece of furniture in a room: 1/3 of the computer
desk.
First intercom usage: Matt and Brian upstairs.
First item bought for the house: Ocean shell potpurri for the upstairs guest
bath.
First injury: Mike's knuckles pushing the TV through the front door.
First friend to see the house: Matt.
First night slept in the house: December 22, 2007.
First dinner cooked: Pasta
First repair: Dishwasher plastic piece snapped off.
First grocery run: December 22nd.
First hole in wall: Curtain rod in dining room.
First overnight guest: Matt
First room painted: Side of the fireplace
First large upgrade: Grass and sprinkler system
First Game Night: Saturday, February 23, 2008
First External Upgrade: Palms (which died), then more palms (which also died),
then some juniper topiaries (also died), and now drought-resistant Mediterannean plants!
First New Kitchen Appliance: Stainless steel blender (thanks Wink & Ginny!)
First "Surprise": Pidgeons caught in the attic, March 2009.
First thing I didn't like about the house: Mailbox
is far away.
First BIG homeowner mistake: Fertilizing
the backyard with fast-acting nitrogen and completely burning the entire lawn. Had to re-sod from scratch.
First laughable "oops" moment: Forgot that our property
taxes were bound in with our mortgage payment and over-paid when the tax stub came in. Luckily they cut us a check back.
PHEW.
