Home Again

We've spent the last week in the middle of a move and preparing for our majorly awesome and totally flopped yardsale. Spending a year in an apartment is an awesome way to a) accumulate a ton of crap that you don't realize you have because it lands in boxes and hides away there and b) come to the realization that you have way too much crap because the boxes are overtaking the minimal amount of storage and closet space an apartment provides. Which is how this yardsale came into existence. Too bad some lady held a yardsale at the same time and stole all of my advertising/publicity by holding hers on the main road! We shall try again soon.
Moving in was quite an adventure. I say adventure because we went to get our keys only to find out we would be getting ONE key for two people... and that we would have to create and pay for the second key. That left me wondering how the previous tenants, 3 unrelated people who roomed in the same house, managed to get buy on one key. I'm sure they had more than one so why was I stuck creating another? We arrived at the house to find out we didn't have a garage door opener, which sent us back out on the 20 minute drive to the property manager to pick one up. That's when the fun began. By fun, I mean the trip to find a Lowe's or Home Depot so we could create spare keys followed by the photography spree through the new house. The walls hadn't been repainted, the carpets were covered in stains, the front right burner on the stove is possessed and the gas fireplace doesn't work. Did I mention the leak that was coming in through the fireplace anytime it rained? The one that flooded our livingroom? Yeah, there was that, too. But with all of the quirks and damages, I can't bring myself to dislike our funny, little house. I mean, there is 600+ more square feet and a garage and we do only pay $45 more/month than our apartment. And that's before this year's $200 raise. Yep, that's just $45 more than our first year rate at the apartment... the rate the property manager there swore I would never find elsewhere because the housing market is "increasing." If by increasing, she meant people were moving because they were unable to afford where they lived so more options were available, then I agree 100%. But, because of her stupidity, I have a garage and a house and a spare room for another year and no monthly pet fees and this cute place with enough room for my family. My neighbors are pretty nice people, too. I'm starting to feel like I'm home again. So, without further adieu, here are the pictures of the unfurnished house. But only the non-damage pictures. I'm sure you don't want to see what the water leak did to the padding and wood under the carpets...

 Welcome Home!

 Bedroom #1 (guest room)

 Massive closet

 Diningroom!

 Joined diningroom/livingroom to kitchen

 Joined living/diningroom and FIREPLACE (I'm sure it will work one day)!

 Loft (aka nursery)

 Balcony #2

 Master bath (standing shower AND soaking tub = happy preggo)

 Master bedroom (it's MUCH bigger than it looks in the picture)

 View from the loft

Balcony #1

Next up: Nursery pictures! I finished what needed to be done in time for a maternity shoot with a good friend but the nursery has almost come to a complete finish now! I can't wait to show it off through photos!