Friday, May 31, 2013

Our 1st House


Welcome to our FIRST home.  We (Steve purchased, but we shopped together) got this house my senior year of collage.  Steve and I knew we would be getting married, Steve had a good job, and his housing situation had recently changed so it was the perfect time to buy.  Not to mention interest rates were very low.


For a single guy then a married couple with no kids, the house had more than enough space.  When we first moved in, we had rooms that weren't being used at all...no furniture.  Slowly, over the past 4-5 years rooms have been filling up.  We added pets to the mix (first two cats, then a dog) and that made the house shrink a little.  THEN we had a baby.  Our first son.  All of the sudden every corner was filled.  We currently have 0 extra space.  Honestly, we could probably live here forever and be just fine.  How much room do people really need??  Living here longer would just mean we would need to start purging a lot of the "stuff" we have accumulated over the past few years and doing a lot of organizing.

This is our entryway

From the entry, you go strait into the living room 



The kitchen we renovate 



Our granite countertops  

Our eating area (no dining room)

Anyway, due to some exciting life changes, we will be moving from our first house.  We have made many wonderful memories here.  This is where Steve and I started our lives together.  This is where we worked on many projects together.  This is where we started our family (fur babies), and this is where we brought our newborn baby to live with us.

Master Bedroom 





Master Bathroom 


Bedroom #2 (Hudson's room) 



 Full bath (main and guest bath)

Bedroom #3 (guest room) 


It has been a wonderful house and I am a little sad to leave.  Hopefully the next owners will love it and make many great memories, like we did.  Thankfully I am reminded each day when looking at my husband and baby that "home" is not a specific place or location.  It is wherever your heart and family are.  As long as we are together, I will be happy.

 To the basement (stairs in entry)

 Basement living area


Office area in basement 


Basement bathroom 

Exercise Room, looking at office area 


Backyard deck we renovated 

 Backyard we fenced in and landscaped

 Hard to believe it was nothing but dirt when we bought it




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