More Pictures!!

Here's a few more pictures of our new house for those of you that don't check my myspace or facebook!!! There's another lot next to us that is still available if anyone wants to live near us!!

We got it!!

We got the house!!! We are sooooo excited!! We will hopefully be closing in less than a month, but for sure on April 17th. It so scary to buy house, but also so exciting. I can't wait to have projects to do and things to look forward to doing. I haven't done anything to our apartment because it's just that, an apartment. I can't wait to decorate, and do landscaping, and plan the basement, and all kinds of other stuff. Anyway, we will be moving in right across the street from Katie and Jared and I can't wait for that. It will so much fun to have barbeques, and wine parties and all kinds of great get togethers. We also celebrated our 1st Anniversary tonight and we had a wonderful time. We went to the Melting Pot downtown and had a wonderful relaxing dinner. After the craziness of this last week, it was much needed. We will definitely have a house warming after we are all moved in, so we will keep everyone updated!!

PRAY!!!

So, we put in an offer on a house this morning at nine o'clock!!! We will possibly hear back from them today, but at the latest on Monday. I am so excited and nervous I can hardly stand it. Yes, we might possibly be neighbors of Katie and Jared's very soon. If we get the house, we will close on April 17th. So that means major packing and insanity for about a month. So everyone pray really hard if you think about it over the next two days. We would really appreciate it. We would love to get the house and I really think that God has led us here. I will keep you updated!

The House Hunt!!

I love looking for houses! I am soooo excited to find just the right house as our first house, that I can't help but keep looking, and looking, and looking, and looking... I have looked at hundreds, if not thousands of houses online over the last few months. It's definitely gotten to be an almost nightly event at our place. I think I am kind of obsessed. Obviously looking at them online is nothing like actually looking at them in real life. It has sufficed for me though. I am pretty picky about a lot of things, so I can tell by the pictures if it's even a remote possibility for us. Jesse has enjoyed looking over my shoulder as I critique houses for the ugly orange cabinets, or the green carpet, and even the pink walls. You would not believe what some people do to these houses!! Thankfully many of those things are easily changeable. I keep coming back to this ONE house though. It is my favorite house by far that we have found. We have actually been able to walk through it as well, and I LOVE IT!! We are just waiting to hear from our mortgage lady and then we can get the ball rolling. Hopefully in the next two months we will be able to get into a house. I will definitely keep up with the updates and let everyone know as soon as we do!!!

Just an update on my back!!!

So, I spoke with the neurosurgeon a couple of weeks ago. He suggested that I try an epidural injection to relieve some of the pain. I decided to go ahead and do it. I went in yesterday for the procedure. The doctor yesterday wanted to do a slightly different injection, but he did have his reasoning for it. So, they knocked me out and then did four injections in my low back. Let me tell you something. When that anesthetic wore off I was in a world of hurt. They told me I would be a little sore, but I wasn't expecting that. So, anyway I'm still hurting but I am optimistic that it will get better over the next couple of weeks. My husband has been wonderful and very compassionate through the whole thing. He is so patient with me! So, if this does work than I just have to get a couple injections every year. I think I would much rather do this than surgery that's for sure. So, since we have been able to put off the surgery, at least for a while, we have come up with a new plan. We are looking into buying a house and we are so excited about it!! I am getting really sick of living in an apartment and I want more space for us. So, we have found some houses that we really like, but we will just have to wait and see. That's about all the updates from the Hemphill's!!!

Life is always changing!!!

So, my husband and I have a very big decision to make. I didn't think this was something that I would have to be dealing with at such a young age, but I am. I have finally gone to a neurosurgeon for the back problems that I have been dealing with over the last few years. It has finally gotten to the point that I dread work every day, because it is so difficult to do physically. So, my back issues started out with a hereditary problem that I have known about for over ten years. Unfortunately it has compounded and gotten a lot worse. I am now to the point that the neurosurgeon has said that he suggests a back fusion. I just worry about doing this at such a young age. It just means that I will still have stuff to deal with as my back ages over the years. I am not very happy about this, but I am hopeful. I can only hope that this surgery will at least help with the day to day pain. I can handle the pain every once in a while, but it's hard when it's all the time. I have actually been a little depressed lately because of it. It gets so hard to even function, that I don't even want to. I know God has led me to this point in my life. He never fails us, I know this! I just keep praying and continue to lean on Him for my support. My husband has been so amazing through this whole situation so far. He is soooo compassionate and loving towards me. It definitely helps me get through the day. More updates later when I know more!!

I'm Here!!!

So, I finally decided to join blogger in hopes that I could try to keep in touch with some people better! I will try and keep up with this, in some manner of speaking. I am not very good about just writing down what's going on in my life, but this is to hopefully better that.