Yesterday, I made my first purchase of a major appliance: a brand-new, shiny stacked washer/dryer unit. Whoo. No more treking across town to the laundromat.

Today, we met with a mortgage lender, to kick off the whole process of getting a loan. It's shocking who they'll give loans to (i.e., me). I thought I was doomed considering the shaky state of my post-college finances. But it sounds like we're pre-pre-approved for a big chunk of change. We may have a pool before we know it....