He signed away the next thirty years to a mortgage company! We finally found a house in a location we like, with the space we need, for a price we can afford! We did go through a short sale process, which I may or may not write about at a later date, but now it's ours... and it needs a little work. Okay, more than a little. Quite a bit of work actually, but IT CAN BE DONE! (Yes, I'm psyching myself up for this.)
This is our Brick House- we have dubbed it "The Manor."
In case you're wondering, I do sing "Brick House" in my head every time I think about it.
We don't have a lot to do on the outside... let me rephrase that, relative to the list of things to do inside, the list of to-dos outside is short. We will be putting on a new roof, new shutters, and possibly a new storm door. My super-awesome-talented cousin, Ryan (proprietor of Gangbusters Pottery), is making us a custom house number and there are ferns in the very near future.
Mike is crazy excited to have a real, not a shed, garage which he has claimed as his "man-cave." That's cool, Babe. Just know that my Mom-mobile gets to sleep in your "man-cave." I'll move it for the big game. The garage will be getting new doors with lazy people openers. You know, because if you're going to go garage, you gotta go all the way!
Outside, we've got a huge lot with an in-ground pool and lots of landscaping that I'm hoping to be schooled on by some of my master gardener friends.
I've got at least 4 peony plants, which happen to be one of my favorites! They are starting to bloom right now, so I'm super excited to peek out at them between tasks in the house.
Inside, we've got lots of cleaning, ripping out, painting, and replacing to do. I've got lots of ideas, thanks to Pinterest, including painting the kitchen cabinets, putting board and batten down the hallway, and spray painting a whole lot of brass door knobs!
