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The Final Peek: The Guest Room and Outdoors

Nothing is ever final until it is final, right? As I wrap up the tour of our previous home, we are also wrapping up the details of an era. I’m motivated to finish this post because we have accepted an offer! After nine months of patiently (ok… i’m not sure how patiently, but at least prayerfully) waiting for the right buyer, we suddenly need it ready for move-in in three weeks. The best part is.. we are on vacation for a week of that. No problem… 😉 One thing I really miss is being able to say to out of state friends and family is to just pack up and come visit us! I would always say it, knowing we could find a place for everyone to sleep! We wanted a place for guests that would give them privacy, yet still be a part of the family. We didn’t want a separate guest house, so the entrance to the guest suite is tucked away, down a hall and under the stairs. We love living in the …

Why Not?!?!

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Some small amounts of happy crazy have been going on over here. Our friends and neighbors think we’ve lost our minds. I mean, who picks up and moves from a 7400 square foot house with a pool and a theatre room situated in the perfect enclave of a neighborhood to a small historic home on a lot half the size, near a fledgling downtown that is tucked in right near the local police station? Well… we do. I’ll share more about the lovely home that lured us away from suburbia in the next post, but I feel like I need to do some explaining first. Did I mention that we are a family of six? Did I mention that we built this house sixteen years ago? We have updated finishes and expanded over the years to fit our growing family. We have built our lives here and our children have only known this home. As a couple, we have been through our chubby phase together and then our “let’s get super fit” phase… and a …