Tell me about buying a home for the first time

[DeeBye]

Hi,
Yippeeeee! And congratulations.

Magi just said that at any moment you'll have the "Holy sh*t, what the hell have we done?" moment. I remember it well;)

Have fun packing and moving. And enjoy those hours of planning in the next month and a half, because after the move you'll be too busy.

--Pete

I am now six figures of dollars in debt! Holy crap! This kind of thing is hard to take.

I've been announcing to friends and family about our purchase, and I've been careful to leave subtle messages about things we'll need. Since we have spent over our budget, we are poor. I believe that I have procured the following in the form of "house warming gifts" - lawn mower, gas can for said lawn mower, three (3) recycling bins, various garden tools, and my wife says that her girlfriends are going to do a "makeover" of our kitchen. I dislike the sound of that last one.