News from a new Homeowner

So, closing happened, and now I'm a homeowner. It was great, I showed up at the lawyer's like I was told at 11am, and they turned me away saying it was scheduled for noon. I drove all the way back home, when I got a call from my agent telling me to come back. After getting back, I waited around for another 15 minutes, making it almost noon . . . Then I signed a bunch of paperwork, and went about my day.
Over the weekend I spent over $1,000 on a couple pieces of furniture and blinds for ALL the windows. I bought a new refrigerator for about $1,500 and a new bed for around $2,000. All of this is on credit . . . Gonna keep my expenses as low as I can so I can pay off that debt as quickly as possible. The bed is to be delivered today, the fridge tomorrow. Luckily, most of that was financed with zero interest if paid in by the deadline. I think I might start putting in some extra overtime once I'm done moving to get that debt paid down faster.
I'm going to be moving slowly over the next couple weeks, a carload at a time. We'll be spending a lot of time there over the weekends doing some general work on the place (installed a mailbox yesterday, need to clean the roof and gutters, install the blinds, etc).

Tomorrow is the day!

Yesterday I got the final number and got a cashier's check cut for the amount. I know where to go, and when to be there. I just need to remember a few things to bring with me when I go to the house for the first time. I need to bring a pen  and some paper (duh) and a tap measure. What else? I don't know. I need to figure out how big the master bedroom is and how much space I have for a fridge. I'm going to bring a few other things with me, stuff my mother is holding for me.

2 days to go

Two days until closing. I still have not been told where I'm supposed to go, I have emailed my realtor about that. I also have not received information about how much the check is supposed to be for, but I was told to expect it tomorrow.
What I do know is I have the entire day off work on Friday. I am supposed to be somewhere at 11am to start the closing process. I need to bring a cashiers check for an unknown amount of money.
I'm anxious, but in a good way, can't wait to get this over with and begin the next big thing. I'm nervous, but only a little at this point, I'm confident things will go well. And I'm calm, because I know this is almost done and at this point I have done everything I can, so there is nothing more for me to do.

3 Days Remain

Only three days till closing. I need to make sure to bring a tape measure with me because I plan on going straight to the house afterwards. I need to get a measurement for the fridge as well as determine what size bed I can use. I think I'll wait till after that to pack my first load of stuff to bring over.

Four days and counting

So there's only 4 days until closing. I think I'm going to use today to make a couple lists, what I need and what I want.

Need:
New Locks
Refrigerator
Bed
Dresser for The Boy
Desk for The Boy
Desk for me


Want:
New Dishes
Washer and Dryer
Freezer
Mini Fridge
Roomba

That's all I can think of, but I'm sure I'll grow this list over time.

Home Improvements anyone?

Haven't even closed on the house and already thinking about home improvement. What I want to do is build a paver patio behind the sun porch. I've been doing some research and found that it takes a lot of sand to do what I want. I think the project would be a lot of work, but I also think it could be a great addition to the house. As it stands now, there really isn't a good place for my grill.
It looks like I'd need to put a base of at least 4 inches of compacted sand below the pavers, and then fill in the cracks between the pavers with polymeric gelling sand. It would cost a couple hundred dollars to do, I could possibly even substitute gravel for the sand if it were cheaper.

Friday Update

Everything is moving along with the closing, so far I've dealt with everything I need.
I got utilities scheduled to be in my name the day after closing (as is required).
Finally have all the insurance stuff dealt with, which is a relief.
Other than that, there's not a whole lot to update on. I'm excited and nervous about closing.
There will be a lot of stuff I have to do after closing, I still need to contact an exterminator which I think I'll do today.