Update: Suzy and Jerrel's new house!

I wanted to take some time to give you guys some great news. Jerrel and I closed on our first home last Friday! It is a 2 bedroom/1 bath house and approximately 1000 sq ft of living space located just off of 59N in Splendora, TX (the location is about the equivilent of the Woodlands on 45N). This house was a great bargain for us, unfortunately it is a fixer-upper home (all of which we can manage). Last Sunday, the house was painted a clean coat of white - and Jerrel's family kindly offered some appliances as a gift for our new home (we were stressing this one a little bit). Eventually, we will install some new laminate flooring in all of the rooms. The second bedroom is small, so Jerrel would like to turn it into a "laundry wash room". What sucks right now is: I still have 2 months left on my lease, so Jerrel and I are not able to combine money which will otherwise go to my rent and expenses. So, why move out there? Well for one, the commute on 45N sucks, and it seems no one's hip to 59N, the traffic's significantly lighter. Second, my job will be relocating to the Woodlands this coming January - the move puts me that much closer to work. Third, Jerrel had lived in the area before, and he feels we can be very comfortable. Last, the cost of living is much cheaper (in regard to houses) and is far less than most apartments for rent in Houston. The funny thing about all of this, there is some new apartments being built in front, and to the side of my apartment complex. This means it will not be the secure, and secluded place it once was... and I couldn't move out at a better time. We are very excited! We are hoping to have most of our furniture moved this weekend, and just in time to celebrate the new year.