Proof that the housing market has not recovered from the crash.

These were taken on the day we bought our house. (how cute was baby Reese?)
I see these photos and I seriously cannot believe we thought, "yes! let's live here!" and were actually willing to sign a loan and surrender a percentage of our paycheck to this.  The outdoor carpet in the kitchen. The ceramic glitter tile. The vinyl wall paper. The brown and pink toilets. The list goes on...

I am very proud of how little we've spent on everything.  It's really a shame that the appraisal of a home has nothing to do with it's looks.