Home, Home, On The Range (literally)

We got the house! (Obviously, thanks to my crazy text messaging as soon as they accepted the bid & we signed the contract). It's phenomenal! It's a townhome under condo ownership (no difference in things, just a cheaper rate on homeowner's insurance!), and it's GORGEOUS! 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 2nd floor laundry room, 2 linen closets (one in the master bath, one in the hall next to the laundry room), deep closets (walk-in in the master bedroom), large kitchen with tons of counter space, big living room, cute dining room next to sliding glass doors that lead to our little patio out back. It's big enough for a glass table & 4 chairs, and has 2 big wooden barrels that are used as planters. It's so fabulous!!!
So when we finalized everything, put down a bunch of money, and got our mortgage approved (that was a story in itself), we went a little crazy and went shopping! Derek's parents told us that they would buy our dining room set, my uncle said he'd buy all of our living room furniture, and my parents bought us a queen mattress and patio set! We were so stoked.
We went to Macy's and bounced around on like 7 different mattresses until we found "the one" that was perfect for us both. We close on the house on June 27th, move in on the 28th & 29th, and our mattress is being delivered...July 1st. 2 nights with just my twin bed in the guest room, oh well.
We then went to IKEA **(LOVE IT!)** and went insane buying furniture. It is currently being stored in my parent's living room, spare bedroom, and my bedroom. We bought: a 2 1/2 seater sofa and 2 matching recliners (in light beige microsuede), a coffee table, 2 side tables, a curio cabinet (HUGE!), 2 bookshelves, a dining room table (with hidden leaves to expand for 8-10 people), 6 dining room chairs, a craft table & stool for Derek, and....that's it. Then I went to Target and bought a shower curtain for the other full bath (the master is a glassed-in shower), sheets, a king comforter (we're both sheet pullers, so the bigger, the better!), and all kinds of things... cleaned out the garage & found dishes, knives, glasses, pots & pans... *phew*
But hey, I know we're lucky. Not many people start off with everything they need to fill a home! It's pretty unreal- in less than 4 weeks we'll be official homeowners. Who knew?!?
Alright, my fingers are tiring; time to leave this post where it is for now. Nicole, are you ever coming in to visit??? If you do, make it in the middle/end of July & you can camp out with us for a night or two!!!!!!! :)