Buying a home!!!

A few months before we were married we decided it was really getting down to the wire about finding a place to live. We looked through the papers, online, and drove around looking for a place we could afford. We had orginally thought about renting but there were not many options with that that we could afford. When we called about the house we ended up with we never thought we would be able to afford it but we decided to look at the house anyway. Brent asked his grandfather to co-sign for him and low and behold we were approved for the loan. Two months later, after many hours of paper work and getting everything together, we finally closed our loan and were the proud owners of our first home! We bought a ranch style home at the top of a hill in Long Bottom, Ohio. The house has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, family room, living room, basement, kitchen/dining area, and a garage. It is a very spacious home and to make it better there is even a hot tub in the living room! There is a covered front porch and a back deck that spans the length of the house with a tree house in the middle (which our nephew loves!) We own roughly 3 acres of yard and 3 acres of woods which our dogs go crazy on. We moved into the house exactly one week after our wedding, it took several months but we finally got everything put into place and looking like a home!

Our Story

We first met in May of 2008. At the time Courtney was working at the local Ravenswood Pizza Hut as a waitress and Brent had just graduated College. Very close to closing time at Pizza Hut Brent and some of his family came in to eat and celebrate his cousins High School graduation. Reluctantly Courtney took the table (since it was five minutes to close no one wanted the big and rowdy party) and began the daunting task of waiting on a very large group late on a Friday night. Courtney started to notice that it was not such a bad idea to take the table because she had started to notice that Brent was flirting a little with her which made the night a bit easier. As they were leaving Brent informed her that he had left his number for her on the table (along with a very nice tip!) After nearly a month with the napkin tucked away safely in Courtney’s purse she decided to give it a shot. While at the beach with her friend Samantha she began to talk to Brent. We went on our first date on Courtney’s 20th birthday. Brent took her to his brother’s house to hang out and watch movies. Shortly after our first date Courtney had not heard from Brent in over a week. Courtney just assumed maybe he did not like her and didn’t think too much of it. Almost two weeks after their first date Courtney got a phone call from Brent. It turns out that he had a very severe tonsil infection and was unable to even speak. Later that fall Brent ended up having his tonsils removed with Courtney right by his side to care for him and it is all history from that point on. Brent and Courtney were engaged on December 14th 2009 and were married on August 7th 2010. We now live in Chester, Ohio in a lovely ranch style home. We have two dogs and are trying to start a family. The dog’s names are Jack Daniels and Hunter Easton. Jack is a rottweiller that Brent had when we met and Hunter is a black lab Brent got Courtney for her 21st birthday. We are also the proud aunt and uncle to Brayden Michael and Caleb Dylan. Brent’s brother also has twins on the way to add two more to our nephews.

We are currently enjoying the married life but are wanting to add a baby to our family of us along with two fun loving dogs. We are working with our OBGYN closely and trying to find what works best for us. Courtney's family has a history of problems when it comes to conceiving. We are trying to take it day by day and pray for the best! We are currently enjoying being an aunt and uncle and taking thing with stride.

Brayden Michael Hensley Caleb Dylan Hensley