Bury my lovely: Home

Well, I finally had a free moment to write, so here it is- the house.

We closed Friday at 9am, and I immediately went over to the new house to clean. The sellers left the house is "alright" condition. The bathroom was dirty, and the hardwood floors were left pretty gross. They also hadn't vacuumed the lower level. I had also decided to paint the bathroom that day, as we boarded the dogs until Sunday and thought it would be good to get it done before they came to the new house. While I painted and cleaned, Rob made trips back and forth from the old house to the new with all the boxes. We spent the majority of the night unpacking, as when I finished the bathroom, my feet/lower legs were quite sore from standing on a ladder the entire day.

Saturday we moved the rest of the house with the aid of Jill, Aaron, Les, Andy and Matt Moody. We started at 10 and were done at 1. It went super fast! We treated everyone to lunch after at La Ranch (Mexican food rocks), then returned the truck and went back to the house to finish cleaning. Spent the rest of Saturday working on those boxes, as I wanted the house to look and smell like ours for when the dogs came home on Sunday. We took a quick break when Rob's fam came by with KFC.

Sunday the dogs came home, and we went shopping for various things for the house like curtains/shades, paint, groceries, etc.. We continued to work and unpack until a Labor Day party at Ann and Arshia's house just down the street

So, everything is out of boxes, the house is in order, and the dogs are happy with both the yard and ALL the space they have to stretch out. It is a real treat for all of us after living in that teeny tiny rental for a year. We also are thrilled to be a block (literally) away from Abbey, Anya and Oliver, who we've seen everyday since we've moved in. The neighbors are really nice, and we're so happy to be living in a diverse neighborhood. The neighbor on the right is hispanic, and the neighbor on the left is black. We are proud to say that we will be able to raise our kids in a place that is diverse with all genders, races, sexual preferences; and more importantly, looks like America.

And now, what you've been waiting for...

The studio. We are planning on changing this room a bit in the coming months. Since I am the one who will teach in here, I hate how dark it is. Plus, who paints their ceiling dark like that? The house is filled with gorgeous woodwork, and for some reason, a previous owner painted the trim in just this room (???!!!). So we'll be stripping the trim and then painting it a nice sandy brown in the months to come.

Living room, complete with Golden Retriever. I love this room. The hardwood is so pretty in all these rooms, and I love the dark green/brown color.

Dining room. This used to be the same color as the LR, but we wanted a red dining room. I spent most of yesterday priming this sucker to paint tomorrow.

Guest room. We finally have a proper guest room! The sellers painted it a lovely cafe au lait color, and we love it. We went with a travel theme for the guest room. It's totally fab.

Kitchen. Love this room, too. It's so freakin' huge. The sellers left their stainless steel fridge, stove/oven and brand new dishwasher. Plus, a butlers pantry and brand new slate flooring. It's gorgeous.