Apartments Interior Design Ideas and Pictures

House Hunting Adventures, Part 1

Welcome to the first installment of our adventures in house hunting!<br /><br />I'll be posting (essentially) real-time updates as we journey through this process and sort out the good, bad & the ugly.<br /><br />If you caught my <a href="http://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2013/10/were-home.html" target="_blank">last post</a>, you know that we've been pre-approved (yay!) so we can make an offer at any time, and we're working with my mom as our realtor.<br /><br />Before we dive in, here's some background info on our needs/wants. It's a little more challenging this time around because Brad and I have somewhat different wishlists.<br /><br />These are the absolute must-haves we both agree on:<br />-A studio area for me (ie basement, loft, guest house, large room)<br />-At least 3 bedrooms<br />-At least 2 car garage<br />-At least 2000 sq ft (originally, but after seeing what's out there it's now more like 2500+ sq ft)<br />-A nice view<br /><br />And here's the part we don't really see eye to eye on...<br /><br />Brad's wish list:<br />-Bigger the better (ideally over 3000 sq ft)<br />-Space for a home theater room<br />-Newer construction<br />-Remodeled in a modern style (no updates needed)<br />-Acreage<br /><br />Jenna's wish list:<br />-Nothing crazy huge (3000 sq ft is about my max)<br />-Cosmetically outdated but not a total fixer<br />-Amazing view—this is a deal breaker<br />-Character—I'm picturing an A-frame with lofted ceilings & wood beams<br /><br />The biggest point of contention we have is the age/condition of the home. Of course I plan to renovate this place so I don't want to pay more for someone else's upgrades and feel bad when I tear them out, you know? At the same time I don't want it to be falling apart and have to deal with replacing structural or maintenance things like the AC, roof, windows, plumbing, etc. We'll have to come to some sort of compromise.<br /><br />Now that you know what we're looking for, let's get this house hunting party started!<br /><br />Here's some highlights from the houses we've seen over the past couple weeks. Photos were taken with my phone so you'll have to excuse the quality in some of them—we're just trying to get the general idea here.<br /><br /><b>House #1:</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUH2GhtAb4hnbbEd26n1-Pa149yJ2SErzdGEzpjTmp8553wW-lrGAhvtnaVHQKaPx_5YPfiaJFoILn0onWsQ_FpWYKz1SV0hyaB8fD5EzSh0Ksi7LooBqKuvcY4cvRRX_PH0awxyAbhStY/s1600/IMG_0063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUH2GhtAb4hnbbEd26n1-Pa149yJ2SErzdGEzpjTmp8553wW-lrGAhvtnaVHQKaPx_5YPfiaJFoILn0onWsQ_FpWYKz1SV0hyaB8fD5EzSh0Ksi7LooBqKuvcY4cvRRX_PH0awxyAbhStY/s1600/IMG_0063.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Great curb appeal. On a quiet street overlooking downtown.<br /><br />View from the front door, with the living and dining room to the right:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsz3OnL40YTTHVeAALgieKCa05Hirqi6w7SjuSRM6mYQPq4I0LvCSvn7xzUoovx2CpxZjilf0G0G03ugsRzAo1VTApRFnqxTj90UsOl4fx7XYFSYHcDpk3NenSDvJSYK32TT1_0DXlLTL3/s1600/IMG_0040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsz3OnL40YTTHVeAALgieKCa05Hirqi6w7SjuSRM6mYQPq4I0LvCSvn7xzUoovx2CpxZjilf0G0G03ugsRzAo1VTApRFnqxTj90UsOl4fx7XYFSYHcDpk3NenSDvJSYK32TT1_0DXlLTL3/s640/IMG_0040.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br />Loved the two story foyer/living room.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63gpluX872KHcGENUfEtLCBjBYlhlN7exJJivtDnznEwvF_vZbtsXa-dU9pFzALJjzBamgRuo25NnJO_frJHZ9Z-B_hD4T_XmxrhMoOUPqQcygSNX6kEeINfQcxu7dWOWWUTtvM_MJ8QM/s1600/IMG_0039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE39F4BVl6iHwgwH7rifiNOEAZ1LXeajSRFpp1NyffDbTnoryE7ffrrE1Ft1OQTIy4KDsn6LUG-HBFvBPIccJHpdCGPnKwWciuxQdbX9uWqM0LWWRSlDwwsXOdtBBl71CXWCAHRqOMt_b_/s1600/IMG_0049.jpg" /></a></div><br />The dining room had large windows with a great view and a ton of light:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM94uKVc6WU8R3WteLkEvMgkVNrhHdSThtKaIVgPSDyha-pe-y7LYRmncZOotU3fv11OTWEMJCmZDOiBnHg_XC9m-0XJvIyzLZGVYvSthj91E1u_dVAmGKbyapaerB-igIdpqN2aK7wQd/s1600/IMG_0042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM94uKVc6WU8R3WteLkEvMgkVNrhHdSThtKaIVgPSDyha-pe-y7LYRmncZOotU3fv11OTWEMJCmZDOiBnHg_XC9m-0XJvIyzLZGVYvSthj91E1u_dVAmGKbyapaerB-igIdpqN2aK7wQd/s1600/IMG_0042.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXIdjX-lRWIZRLGE4UmeFIRGitPKGALJp8lSCOpJLb7V3MOHp-0aKZR3IWmCmtiNqJOO9PEwoktuadjTKCuMq2Jea_7AGKNreO5uGdLPDAnfK84TmJq8Wkd-PVq94I2HbGOtiqq8ejJY-/s1600/IMG_0043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXIdjX-lRWIZRLGE4UmeFIRGitPKGALJp8lSCOpJLb7V3MOHp-0aKZR3IWmCmtiNqJOO9PEwoktuadjTKCuMq2Jea_7AGKNreO5uGdLPDAnfK84TmJq8Wkd-PVq94I2HbGOtiqq8ejJY-/s1600/IMG_0043.jpg" /></a></div><br />The dining room had a door which stepped out onto the newly renovated patio (there was even a kitchen/tiki bar station just to the left, forgot to snap a pic!)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7ClpEAb6HZvCvbsovyrZplNfTODOdw46-YfVTNMsthIdI2cLfXXuf9D27sjhfUVjCezOKvU3Dg1Gph5fRH6wZYRrG8Z4C2U756qN3_uZwjFXgiQBt_2bJVnBKs1Xun3sDABplHMa0q8E/s1600/IMG_0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7ClpEAb6HZvCvbsovyrZplNfTODOdw46-YfVTNMsthIdI2cLfXXuf9D27sjhfUVjCezOKvU3Dg1Gph5fRH6wZYRrG8Z4C2U756qN3_uZwjFXgiQBt_2bJVnBKs1Xun3sDABplHMa0q8E/s1600/IMG_0044.jpg" /></a></div><br />On the other side of the kitchen was a master bedroom and bathroom...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTE1ChlHISbcW0sKNj2Qg2cb82EObCe7EmLF-RXm8roIiZ4zQru0243aqNi67Ci3QEIrXKqkwZ4Hs3HIEZk1SJR__x8lX2mFgMjaGUktCd2rqrKRXCaBpzRmpu1UQ7oEVjNtAj6uVtufBI/s1600/IMG_0047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTE1ChlHISbcW0sKNj2Qg2cb82EObCe7EmLF-RXm8roIiZ4zQru0243aqNi67Ci3QEIrXKqkwZ4Hs3HIEZk1SJR__x8lX2mFgMjaGUktCd2rqrKRXCaBpzRmpu1UQ7oEVjNtAj6uVtufBI/s1600/IMG_0047.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp1TaBgqLnZLuAd__TsuMO-YJDmGf5CvodxMbA13Y0lucKFKhttfNHZ_2xsykbTdbZMYNWB6Hz-J0HYZW6hVDxisZbC7ye7sfIvPg3XUv387i0gZ3BXLarAkzlJh_G8c3KLv4kM1VamM8/s1600/IMG_0048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp1TaBgqLnZLuAd__TsuMO-YJDmGf5CvodxMbA13Y0lucKFKhttfNHZ_2xsykbTdbZMYNWB6Hz-J0HYZW6hVDxisZbC7ye7sfIvPg3XUv387i0gZ3BXLarAkzlJh_G8c3KLv4kM1VamM8/s1600/IMG_0048.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heading back upstairs, you catch a glimpse of the living room again:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2dsi0uUdcWdT7l0JDvRPm8GsLCRe_QlsQxeX-DQCgbBWTphCIR4kVZv9Nsd7nIkZSpHirqs9-I148SxD-dTTCiTfrnDC0bMWioynWuuPrmFtk16TBGfPe5B8gUxJWayXzqtiLS9MwFc-/s1600/IMG_0062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2dsi0uUdcWdT7l0JDvRPm8GsLCRe_QlsQxeX-DQCgbBWTphCIR4kVZv9Nsd7nIkZSpHirqs9-I148SxD-dTTCiTfrnDC0bMWioynWuuPrmFtk16TBGfPe5B8gUxJWayXzqtiLS9MwFc-/s1600/IMG_0062.jpg" /></a></div><br />And walk into the loft:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NxGrKKF-2NLLF9n6P_Egkr2a4NMzBdk-_RXprJeWyv-Lu68XPZC8LIL6OeWT28HgNh4cOKTkZKpRNJN1znZVwEgOalVQ06C5_Pjd07x9dTLeBMJ1DVN6v81536S2I1eJfhuM27Z0VBlX/s1600/IMG_0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NxGrKKF-2NLLF9n6P_Egkr2a4NMzBdk-_RXprJeWyv-Lu68XPZC8LIL6OeWT28HgNh4cOKTkZKpRNJN1znZVwEgOalVQ06C5_Pjd07x9dTLeBMJ1DVN6v81536S2I1eJfhuM27Z0VBlX/s1600/IMG_0051.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9Ri34v0V1mNeOExdmQjE-BwwvaMb2z-WP7zQSYJpc3HNn4Zg4HGJkt0czsOfWGyrA9f8CTFZUZMpW3o8vsw3U8Q8wANzpldUUZRgeanV-dui82Nlfysn77u_vr8a_XOE646WaaWQumSE/s1600/IMG_0053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9Ri34v0V1mNeOExdmQjE-BwwvaMb2z-WP7zQSYJpc3HNn4Zg4HGJkt0czsOfWGyrA9f8CTFZUZMpW3o8vsw3U8Q8wANzpldUUZRgeanV-dui82Nlfysn77u_vr8a_XOE646WaaWQumSE/s1600/IMG_0053.jpg" /></a></div><br />On the other side of a loft is a hallway that leads into the other rooms,<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vy0P_aQUfCTzHr1QbRKySTrOrMrbRiFAwC6MjNEKbN4dEoqFjiyci_atBJ9shMd-k9bg7Y0N6CTBXmjO0D9yWQX2SmWTQeYg_f_0UKwXonbeDyhqfeGXSzfLDv10bsJkORNcDCDeCeg6/s1600/IMG_0054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vy0P_aQUfCTzHr1QbRKySTrOrMrbRiFAwC6MjNEKbN4dEoqFjiyci_atBJ9shMd-k9bg7Y0N6CTBXmjO0D9yWQX2SmWTQeYg_f_0UKwXonbeDyhqfeGXSzfLDv10bsJkORNcDCDeCeg6/s1600/IMG_0054.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />First is a guest room:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__1LTsxRM4mgYvzHOkehJmvTfIHtDqCQcIo9N8lmg04zBtBDN1gXbKMRVvqFONdtDOD84dNebVAbeV4EjPd7X-64L6aLjEMfdOVOGhICvGDa6ovbHo7YWwbhPy3oFVvyUH5qXIrzGCwGl/s1600/IMG_0058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__1LTsxRM4mgYvzHOkehJmvTfIHtDqCQcIo9N8lmg04zBtBDN1gXbKMRVvqFONdtDOD84dNebVAbeV4EjPd7X-64L6aLjEMfdOVOGhICvGDa6ovbHo7YWwbhPy3oFVvyUH5qXIrzGCwGl/s1600/IMG_0058.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />One last look at the backyard from the second floor:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3C1tPS1ck_84gRcfnlh0lQ64oeUgYoW6uE8l7nzVhZd8z8Pih9gyalH0ISNtQxSb7wcCPA5TcRxXr4c-4Ru-Ui2bHKKydYNfYJaVSgUug5yHKrc0AxtNcFh1919Tti96NlY1iUnkWYjW5/s1600/IMG_0061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3C1tPS1ck_84gRcfnlh0lQ64oeUgYoW6uE8l7nzVhZd8z8Pih9gyalH0ISNtQxSb7wcCPA5TcRxXr4c-4Ru-Ui2bHKKydYNfYJaVSgUug5yHKrc0AxtNcFh1919Tti96NlY1iUnkWYjW5/s1600/IMG_0061.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Verdict:</b> <b>Not for us.</b><br /><br />If I was going to just move in somewhere and call it a day—no updates at all—this would be the house. It was so nicely upgraded and felt like a show house (even if the bad photos didn't convey it!) The size was perfect, the curb appeal was the best from all the houses we've seen, and the location was super convenient. Didn't have the view I was looking for though, and no privacy or land.<br /><br /><b>House #2</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVj0DO3mpPWekmVbl-oqWG44P9MPUcH4ca_ONtPEdbSww46DO5eTeIz4K3hCdq-0qFl4A3CPITCtB-tE9O0YObitNFZyb2jP5CjboDcZZrW656iu6BwjQNMdCHb8AwN255hvNfKEAVOx5c/s1600/IMG_0066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVj0DO3mpPWekmVbl-oqWG44P9MPUcH4ca_ONtPEdbSww46DO5eTeIz4K3hCdq-0qFl4A3CPITCtB-tE9O0YObitNFZyb2jP5CjboDcZZrW656iu6BwjQNMdCHb8AwN255hvNfKEAVOx5c/s1600/IMG_0066.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b><br /></b>This one was just down the street from the first house. We immediately noticed the 1 car garage... uh oh.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitR-sQiTodY2BMAAqjCIuDByVa-qJUaLabsNuOX85qzFwL7h0-cEcp5TkqRV5GPoiRwbeVJOXsFdKyo8sjLM-gywKXNW6oNWgiwLLy4M132uv8R7DkO_BuXQknfEjxvBa0kJP81sKEZKqe/s1600/IMG_0067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitR-sQiTodY2BMAAqjCIuDByVa-qJUaLabsNuOX85qzFwL7h0-cEcp5TkqRV5GPoiRwbeVJOXsFdKyo8sjLM-gywKXNW6oNWgiwLLy4M132uv8R7DkO_BuXQknfEjxvBa0kJP81sKEZKqe/s1600/IMG_0067.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Entry opens to an upper level living, dining and kitchen area.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP822WsvJd8D5WbDfBKR2SVND5NpJmITkmOyR7bpNXrIkEdAsRiOU4XjTVJ2BeyR3bvH-l4pMfqUV2w2MIeAyKfp09knfRJFG7HrQcbuY0h5YeTKeHgr9vsmnQaechj2PmFVwGhPLS9VI/s1600/IMG_0069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgKWaDwQ5Arid_vw7zys1EvORNXifDjASXf1G3C2d9swA31EPieuYCUIMaTxNXZjmCdJUkyuFRrmc6sKKIeSl3BUjzpkKgGDxv2Tqexu_lggpVDd_SRgvTsaPilL1lBeKpNvPBlcnouqA/s1600/IMG_0077.jpg" /></a></div><br />It was well kept and there were a decent amount of upgrades.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn_q7cdQI9gHzrHc27aHYSlY_QnG9bMp_lyfC_KVnumCe5iloRREuPx0PRqa6hU9LrZpvawZ_yYFFEAIBqwUc9w-xWJlsn-jNgGrdBoJfovm8_GnLzAMvLukoQoGIcp_3xTfvnJQGynhD/s1600/IMG_0068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn_q7cdQI9gHzrHc27aHYSlY_QnG9bMp_lyfC_KVnumCe5iloRREuPx0PRqa6hU9LrZpvawZ_yYFFEAIBqwUc9w-xWJlsn-jNgGrdBoJfovm8_GnLzAMvLukoQoGIcp_3xTfvnJQGynhD/s1600/IMG_0068.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DyJOhwNmcIj10C3aHc1Svvn3YUcsMvRWYBoPFxbv2UL2GAu_fK1QSX-Du4c0oKdTreS7QpZ15L3Yiz8zYVxnzZ7-FxkjO8yKgIgJAjM5nkxnt3caLTcxldJUEEU5q0e2eE9GKEXK5hJj/s1600/IMG_0075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DyJOhwNmcIj10C3aHc1Svvn3YUcsMvRWYBoPFxbv2UL2GAu_fK1QSX-Du4c0oKdTreS7QpZ15L3Yiz8zYVxnzZ7-FxkjO8yKgIgJAjM5nkxnt3caLTcxldJUEEU5q0e2eE9GKEXK5hJj/s1600/IMG_0075.jpg" /></a></div><br />The living room opened up to a large deck with a lovely view...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8NSB7tgaB79EwPxo-mCG913BRO5XKlhtJVLLr5tBDFKtDp5DFx12uv6m0QfQ45wlDFgtO_2VuuMkHfwrG9U3QtAmLZqjUVPAwhDXo1MINrnTgieP-j-BpNw_otfZVeiOBXwdogJZaEwX/s1600/IMG_0070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8NSB7tgaB79EwPxo-mCG913BRO5XKlhtJVLLr5tBDFKtDp5DFx12uv6m0QfQ45wlDFgtO_2VuuMkHfwrG9U3QtAmLZqjUVPAwhDXo1MINrnTgieP-j-BpNw_otfZVeiOBXwdogJZaEwX/s1600/IMG_0070.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxrZMP9jHi4nOpaMl6bbTAyJ0jSNJm2PvS_YGMA1zXDqbVzgBxJF9Zdtuj6tyroobMUwC-FYHRGGpZ-elQOrwUChNxRylC6HZKRXXe970uptNYWPJ4bYH_iT2eKlsX9mnnyr9hUrUi9XY/s1600/IMG_0074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxrZMP9jHi4nOpaMl6bbTAyJ0jSNJm2PvS_YGMA1zXDqbVzgBxJF9Zdtuj6tyroobMUwC-FYHRGGpZ-elQOrwUChNxRylC6HZKRXXe970uptNYWPJ4bYH_iT2eKlsX9mnnyr9hUrUi9XY/s1600/IMG_0074.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUKCfskxdXIk1TSel8jXCG7K0S42dJVngC32bdPcFlIZRkGLqOFYTUIUWao0M1tIGnm-LdoTWd8IBgVkCU69SXPfodcnJKPVaLJzYAw51sZY4YE08HIcFSF4smi3nLO7NtBvws8EdHnE4/s1600/IMG_0081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUKCfskxdXIk1TSel8jXCG7K0S42dJVngC32bdPcFlIZRkGLqOFYTUIUWao0M1tIGnm-LdoTWd8IBgVkCU69SXPfodcnJKPVaLJzYAw51sZY4YE08HIcFSF4smi3nLO7NtBvws8EdHnE4/s1600/IMG_0081.jpg" /></a></div><br />There were also a couple more rooms downstairs that didn't get photographed (just your basic carpeted white boxes).<br /><br /><b>Verdict: Not for us.</b><br /><br />The single car garage was a deal breaker, but it was also on a somewhat busy/narrow street and really close to neighbors. The overall size and layout worked, but it was too updated for my liking and lacked the character I'm looking for.<br /><br /><br /><b>House #3 </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwpkEOPqgKGbhr7GTubx31Nqac3PjGIUOGTz3dNHDkVbcwAMpPmHAIf8rChLgvz_Q5yyiyJVb4YBoGT3d9iT1UFumsZpGDer5N5aLZN2CSfsZuylP8Bnh0hl4wvi4jwPn0puOXwVoV677/s1600/IMG_0098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwpkEOPqgKGbhr7GTubx31Nqac3PjGIUOGTz3dNHDkVbcwAMpPmHAIf8rChLgvz_Q5yyiyJVb4YBoGT3d9iT1UFumsZpGDer5N5aLZN2CSfsZuylP8Bnh0hl4wvi4jwPn0puOXwVoV677/s1600/IMG_0098.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b>Looks like your basic single story, but looks are deceiving...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70obyGJwvV8DT_uM5M_YY2pJM-vGZEYqxYLuy8crVdviKepB7hhED6cBWINHnBXBJqTZpmuwOdMsooZR1DxxVkeV0EzIdmpFKrAgHWlkm5uZuj59p_IxYDexkWgsfitugh6ysc3Jkf56C/s1600/IMG_0099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70obyGJwvV8DT_uM5M_YY2pJM-vGZEYqxYLuy8crVdviKepB7hhED6cBWINHnBXBJqTZpmuwOdMsooZR1DxxVkeV0EzIdmpFKrAgHWlkm5uZuj59p_IxYDexkWgsfitugh6ysc3Jkf56C/s1600/IMG_0099.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b>Behind that blown out window, picture a jaw dropping mountain view...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD21MZOTqwLG4WJGS9vKSmcHrBPVux1dt-M5Q3jrFpsp-N14mbO3W9wag-lBTr2oO0rkliDQZk0Doyaa7YWvEutoW5gw16-qNuQZgZig0TwmTDgRHc5EWf9FUSVjIcww71Qn2MMh3RxWG/s1600/IMG_0101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD21MZOTqwLG4WJGS9vKSmcHrBPVux1dt-M5Q3jrFpsp-N14mbO3W9wag-lBTr2oO0rkliDQZk0Doyaa7YWvEutoW5gw16-qNuQZgZig0TwmTDgRHc5EWf9FUSVjIcww71Qn2MMh3RxWG/s1600/IMG_0101.jpg" /></a></div><br />And a sunken two story living room.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfaU4U7teVy-GkkVgPE23VfoxjESxmrr8aUMvtQ8mYwnlO_zOZsxedUAuceOOVqhEvCZymqvPUJeZmB5JpNV1gclvz7KpsjyNiKr-s1QHPnVZxqk0b09-3S58vZDQVFuDFjAcYET6DGRr/s1600/IMG_0102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfaU4U7teVy-GkkVgPE23VfoxjESxmrr8aUMvtQ8mYwnlO_zOZsxedUAuceOOVqhEvCZymqvPUJeZmB5JpNV1gclvz7KpsjyNiKr-s1QHPnVZxqk0b09-3S58vZDQVFuDFjAcYET6DGRr/s1600/IMG_0102.jpg" /></a></div><br />The kitchen and dining room are in the loft above the living space...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipra9RsHqonkQOt3ECKbyztKTPUlITKYRVV-uRcvAek2iKNY3Gj5bGDvcr3JI6HAPc8QAzR-VfUSHCFE6b3UCKdPdpvbXi15gdpei6paU2qHl1eAOgvAtJUavSZw20pkdYdrrZXDcU9IJh/s1600/IMG_0112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipra9RsHqonkQOt3ECKbyztKTPUlITKYRVV-uRcvAek2iKNY3Gj5bGDvcr3JI6HAPc8QAzR-VfUSHCFE6b3UCKdPdpvbXi15gdpei6paU2qHl1eAOgvAtJUavSZw20pkdYdrrZXDcU9IJh/s1600/IMG_0112.jpg" /></a></div><br />The layout is super weird. There's a bar inside the dining room and then a wall dividing the closed off small kitchen.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrk1WZebGmPVo7maWZv4UG50870PnRd1hPaI3JbgL7qot4B5YKHW9Gc1XduVDgE4apwq0BTbjLiz5AZufk0GlOE_O_ybaJa7tJZpgdPMjR56XU6hVSYy2-3QukIe_5o14T9ajsRZiL8Ae/s1600/IMG_0100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrk1WZebGmPVo7maWZv4UG50870PnRd1hPaI3JbgL7qot4B5YKHW9Gc1XduVDgE4apwq0BTbjLiz5AZufk0GlOE_O_ybaJa7tJZpgdPMjR56XU6hVSYy2-3QukIe_5o14T9ajsRZiL8Ae/s1600/IMG_0100.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />But then you go outside and take in this view and almost forget about the 70's time capsule inside...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGDn56UklPmOneDQ_arTg0U5EA7HV1gABbUt1rI3JKdOTLr3kK6H27HoKffodiI2r48M23uMk3FK-vgabL5ml3xyMZPzElDZIBWg2WXMKOfj2S89ibkFM2okNjfFNMGlowRrNOR4wf8KG/s1600/IMG_0103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ3A2vfHcivg_13citQgn3_fLQc8N9gc7P5BgIJGE7rDcFsjGjURVA1E-mOSCbDJr-nuKgcsPaUMwmeQLLC5rsO8jL3f59d88OgJczFckDVH30KelZt9BCWlbw7gzIz8GXo_Y7abRX8qp/s1600/IMG_0106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ3A2vfHcivg_13citQgn3_fLQc8N9gc7P5BgIJGE7rDcFsjGjURVA1E-mOSCbDJr-nuKgcsPaUMwmeQLLC5rsO8jL3f59d88OgJczFckDVH30KelZt9BCWlbw7gzIz8GXo_Y7abRX8qp/s1600/IMG_0106.jpg" /></a></div><br />Back inside there's a hallway with the master bedroom at the other end of the house :<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B3d2XI_Ia4_xPbwdcq6PLxtmuZblbbpNipoFTJeHJ-pts3T3HyJeXtbhY1G01Pl2YV1qGzxNKGImzmpRKYVanjhVc0l_DjTdboh7qgRpmlpjeH8OyGAj7gQz98BWRAJe642UJ-2OH1VO/s1600/IMG_0113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B3d2XI_Ia4_xPbwdcq6PLxtmuZblbbpNipoFTJeHJ-pts3T3HyJeXtbhY1G01Pl2YV1qGzxNKGImzmpRKYVanjhVc0l_DjTdboh7qgRpmlpjeH8OyGAj7gQz98BWRAJe642UJ-2OH1VO/s1600/IMG_0113.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NUhoVWDcp5syMs6-AmeQoam0wmrlsb-0INc6C-EOw3gOr48Uwrb7inVI7OVYVhzcPjoQTYk67wACVtn0u25qLAaCmOxl_J1vaF-9moaGrCC9n7nVM-5XAtC7ZA1FyebmE206t4NEGVQ8/s1600/IMG_0114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NUhoVWDcp5syMs6-AmeQoam0wmrlsb-0INc6C-EOw3gOr48Uwrb7inVI7OVYVhzcPjoQTYk67wACVtn0u25qLAaCmOxl_J1vaF-9moaGrCC9n7nVM-5XAtC7ZA1FyebmE206t4NEGVQ8/s1600/IMG_0114.jpg" /></a></div><br />And then you go downstairs...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmLAbezvbPpfxquSWZO-WmG1S0bqb2gMn75ie-4CGKZORMm7ayUCd9K3oUu-Qv0kDjrbJLyyV8gDnrfLqfU3B942Cafd-1XkKpZtZ-ecVvsvQ0d2ywHXn5Mc3JpFEc9Rc5z94_So3KFAM/s1600/IMG_0107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmLAbezvbPpfxquSWZO-WmG1S0bqb2gMn75ie-4CGKZORMm7ayUCd9K3oUu-Qv0kDjrbJLyyV8gDnrfLqfU3B942Cafd-1XkKpZtZ-ecVvsvQ0d2ywHXn5Mc3JpFEc9Rc5z94_So3KFAM/s1600/IMG_0107.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />And walk into this very long, narrow, strange "room"..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCabOKqDxCoxpEm3MerjdfFf7No94iB82mARIZaz-_9PrbGyDvzHffkcibhJkLclW-NhLwwktRpXIg5r0t73u9i_ZF-w-rIPo0lHROt0usIy92-tD1CzSCJtnotgWY4FoIPmMMmHmv65l/s1600/IMG_0109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCabOKqDxCoxpEm3MerjdfFf7No94iB82mARIZaz-_9PrbGyDvzHffkcibhJkLclW-NhLwwktRpXIg5r0t73u9i_ZF-w-rIPo0lHROt0usIy92-tD1CzSCJtnotgWY4FoIPmMMmHmv65l/s1600/IMG_0109.jpg" /></a></div><br />With two platforms. Why?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwDYNZCrcshGa0cCUH3spxpKAvV-gkJ4l-KLJaM2l9XNyfQBRilV0lLK8QxPrwiHlRPKAEJ37unxZL6v4e4FdrdIj49zqucT4N1mJ_4LQcX5CJzPjsKdJ4RfNpuBfC0Tj4jn_0ZdlFlOY/s1600/IMG_0108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwDYNZCrcshGa0cCUH3spxpKAvV-gkJ4l-KLJaM2l9XNyfQBRilV0lLK8QxPrwiHlRPKAEJ37unxZL6v4e4FdrdIj49zqucT4N1mJ_4LQcX5CJzPjsKdJ4RfNpuBfC0Tj4jn_0ZdlFlOY/s1600/IMG_0108.jpg" /></a></div><br />There was also this strange little gem... not big enough to be a room...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-UnvlkESBeEwf8vRKHoMXdENIK0P5wNLivDu_HD8P14rmj1nMUpJoRrDUfSIVZiJzk74cmIq7m4dVbQeMkwpuoBMqlDzQ37DsQGi4OTu7AqI8j_8qphr92-larYHvLhYohq6D-R97-xH/s1600/IMG_0111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-UnvlkESBeEwf8vRKHoMXdENIK0P5wNLivDu_HD8P14rmj1nMUpJoRrDUfSIVZiJzk74cmIq7m4dVbQeMkwpuoBMqlDzQ37DsQGi4OTu7AqI8j_8qphr92-larYHvLhYohq6D-R97-xH/s1600/IMG_0111.jpg" /></a></div><br />Of course there were some bathrooms and maybe another room that weren't photographed.<br /><br /><b>Verdict: Not for us.</b><br /><b><br /></b>Brad hated it—way too 70's for him. I was obsessed with the view and trying to think of all the remodeling possibilities to make it work for us. The room downstairs was weird and so narrow though and would have to be divided into my studio plus a man cave. But the neighborhood was absolutely perfect and we're keeping an eye out for more houses nearby.<br /><br /><b>House #4</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z-22O0HJpjpUoQr-c1Ukc9Vgz1Bc8vFhzAW_KutRDAD6CCuamkV5W5SON-jkzonyr9AzRNmiTguPGAaBQawkZw5YEn6FwGH029CcsuwqSB45OcJeDeS5KwOMf06l5jXCvCqOwg_ddWVA/s1600/IMG_2713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z-22O0HJpjpUoQr-c1Ukc9Vgz1Bc8vFhzAW_KutRDAD6CCuamkV5W5SON-jkzonyr9AzRNmiTguPGAaBQawkZw5YEn6FwGH029CcsuwqSB45OcJeDeS5KwOMf06l5jXCvCqOwg_ddWVA/s1600/IMG_2713.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b>This house is right in the heart of downtown.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrrcIXjWLsSMjsQ8EpyYNczDbahgZ8zEqDsvr3WfYEMaCFuZY7FJqRv5vuCc6DBDFWotjQiJkBVJvJxjUwX1nV1hORgluySrmT3m_zEbqQlqQv9s2IAFpBpsCMOrQcxQ9_INHNGZ7Qbj_/s1600/IMG_2714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrrcIXjWLsSMjsQ8EpyYNczDbahgZ8zEqDsvr3WfYEMaCFuZY7FJqRv5vuCc6DBDFWotjQiJkBVJvJxjUwX1nV1hORgluySrmT3m_zEbqQlqQv9s2IAFpBpsCMOrQcxQ9_INHNGZ7Qbj_/s1600/IMG_2714.jpg" /></a></div><br />Pretty nice curb appeal.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD221bm49MhNVqWMILmDqA_H6T00_OV38ug5y1nPJyveqW2kDFT-HdeCJ9SEF1-8n8fPi9VooTM8R3LumJmsFxEVkHCzNpUAjVj6QUzKlZpakr0FlOBKDU7xQlogPLpCVwG-UzWvrHjmJP/s1600/IMG_2715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD221bm49MhNVqWMILmDqA_H6T00_OV38ug5y1nPJyveqW2kDFT-HdeCJ9SEF1-8n8fPi9VooTM8R3LumJmsFxEVkHCzNpUAjVj6QUzKlZpakr0FlOBKDU7xQlogPLpCVwG-UzWvrHjmJP/s1600/IMG_2715.jpg" /></a></div><br />Great impression when you first walk in. There's a large sunken living room with wood beam ceilings and lots of windows.<br /><br />Just to the right is a dining room...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX1SXqyiJdtCGAk0ayjEwgKGoMK_3ZIljD11Bt3RF_J4Oc-kWIRk35VwAAAekk5LduRkJS1U42KnclgGvvXEgDkTwEcGnNM2ywi03uGfF691rjNW8A3KJkcqVm34t1hytZMkJUVZsSGqh/s1600/IMG_2716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX1SXqyiJdtCGAk0ayjEwgKGoMK_3ZIljD11Bt3RF_J4Oc-kWIRk35VwAAAekk5LduRkJS1U42KnclgGvvXEgDkTwEcGnNM2ywi03uGfF691rjNW8A3KJkcqVm34t1hytZMkJUVZsSGqh/s1600/IMG_2716.jpg" /></a></div><br />But let's focus on the main attraction...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt96JXwYYNfL1xzJJU6gKCnyIeok7alxEhUg-fFrFbA-iKFRYZ-qTCoWRrWjF6wf6eIJEUatCnMD8xi49lEfygNKt7wuQqowVQ6gASkYKcPj-S9KDsp1YB5ceD4OxzjxmWzGcv6r40ImB2/s1600/IMG_2717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt96JXwYYNfL1xzJJU6gKCnyIeok7alxEhUg-fFrFbA-iKFRYZ-qTCoWRrWjF6wf6eIJEUatCnMD8xi49lEfygNKt7wuQqowVQ6gASkYKcPj-S9KDsp1YB5ceD4OxzjxmWzGcv6r40ImB2/s1600/IMG_2717.jpg" /></a></div><br />Loveeee this room. So much potential.<br /><br />To the left is the kitchen/dining nook:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHLOvqaSR5PqjUAdtjHz4Y_bJ95AHH4NIkBpnqFT5Ol7UE6NY4utXhJGEuHEc3rNO3_pfMWsCxip30LrE4YzbocQTGkRVepJRiuOFUF5_OyIFQAb6UmxerYIvSH_bqhUNkvlD0yiL3Sby/s1600/IMG_2718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHLOvqaSR5PqjUAdtjHz4Y_bJ95AHH4NIkBpnqFT5Ol7UE6NY4utXhJGEuHEc3rNO3_pfMWsCxip30LrE4YzbocQTGkRVepJRiuOFUF5_OyIFQAb6UmxerYIvSH_bqhUNkvlD0yiL3Sby/s1600/IMG_2718.jpg" /></a></div><br />On the small side, but nicely upgraded and I like that it's open to the other rooms.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vcokl09unQZLgA9eAwOCpk8ovufInyKHtUVJct9Lq1igvZQtQm0KgE6Wl-o6SHHsoarpI6QlFBD8sjpDrKZLQzQ9GyYhPtLPNk0Ksa8V5FOPvj0mKlnjT3uUqhPxDb5OlgLHguWlXGR8/s1600/IMG_2719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vcokl09unQZLgA9eAwOCpk8ovufInyKHtUVJct9Lq1igvZQtQm0KgE6Wl-o6SHHsoarpI6QlFBD8sjpDrKZLQzQ9GyYhPtLPNk0Ksa8V5FOPvj0mKlnjT3uUqhPxDb5OlgLHguWlXGR8/s1600/IMG_2719.jpg" /></a></div><br />Looking back to the living room from the kitchen:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UAAm28G6vG3trT0phnuevTu9vRxhYmbqx1Ws4VrvCZDIBqKSqqlyVqi687B_CMywRuAZKoTxlQKZUmnc5VStc5z5Rr3PSDzhPFvHrTKh2yecvDdxg3kr-kUmwV4-Ct9XYyjVzGeJJuZm/s1600/IMG_2720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UAAm28G6vG3trT0phnuevTu9vRxhYmbqx1Ws4VrvCZDIBqKSqqlyVqi687B_CMywRuAZKoTxlQKZUmnc5VStc5z5Rr3PSDzhPFvHrTKh2yecvDdxg3kr-kUmwV4-Ct9XYyjVzGeJJuZm/s1600/IMG_2720.jpg" /></a></div><br />The kitchen walks out onto the first deck area, with a view of downtown:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJVZSEiKvVrP6rPCq0ucNa8RrMIdy__oR3-5sizD8dZP77BWaxm3jWUefmavgP5YvGzXHcajA7mYVlTBzYqW4dPzmv_CaRx3Nvlil5y6RZq7jhV7kYAdobk_-CLTozyUeOMG92D31dGaw/s1600/IMG_2721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJVZSEiKvVrP6rPCq0ucNa8RrMIdy__oR3-5sizD8dZP77BWaxm3jWUefmavgP5YvGzXHcajA7mYVlTBzYqW4dPzmv_CaRx3Nvlil5y6RZq7jhV7kYAdobk_-CLTozyUeOMG92D31dGaw/s1600/IMG_2721.jpg" /></a></div><br />The deck wraps around the side of the house:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FRsg8_ga7Xk3GpyUEbRmbpOZdznjosBUKAVLO90us88cJFchD_ppTquNNJzM_9dcEvE-1eno4S0_Q3fGUEfULsVECG5GA_SavPQZYjy3ZW477mRSJSt2wNlz_LWjQQwVtDTGekUnYEyg/s1600/IMG_2723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FRsg8_ga7Xk3GpyUEbRmbpOZdznjosBUKAVLO90us88cJFchD_ppTquNNJzM_9dcEvE-1eno4S0_Q3fGUEfULsVECG5GA_SavPQZYjy3ZW477mRSJSt2wNlz_LWjQQwVtDTGekUnYEyg/s1600/IMG_2723.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzG-W205z-YDvDun-ElZVJefPwaENhJWGMV6L-XY8SxSUEDB8bfpXgfi5MhR44SbPPDwl0QnQSw5-AjDYHyCXm6tzUh0kuouU7YxmfwgebBOMmN0plHSGjzmnOb-CV0QiTTCOEiFWoTZF/s1600/IMG_2722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzG-W205z-YDvDun-ElZVJefPwaENhJWGMV6L-XY8SxSUEDB8bfpXgfi5MhR44SbPPDwl0QnQSw5-AjDYHyCXm6tzUh0kuouU7YxmfwgebBOMmN0plHSGjzmnOb-CV0QiTTCOEiFWoTZF/s1600/IMG_2722.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMd5ol39biNQ_0_3MXoM1miZt6T0oDwG17AmG-gBBaPkLDTq8c3Ok51RVHPJazC3XQ4cy_4j0oXW2wTf4P5qBqI7iN6MBeYNn1OALwT7xKZALe5J_R7s3d7Hc5VEPz0UD_KW2PR81kFvq/s1600/IMG_2744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMd5ol39biNQ_0_3MXoM1miZt6T0oDwG17AmG-gBBaPkLDTq8c3Ok51RVHPJazC3XQ4cy_4j0oXW2wTf4P5qBqI7iN6MBeYNn1OALwT7xKZALe5J_R7s3d7Hc5VEPz0UD_KW2PR81kFvq/s1600/IMG_2744.jpg" /></a></div><br />Back in the foyer area is a hallway and a staircase leading to the master suite. Let's go there first.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qk_qPQTrHDMkM8AgRS6Rh5K9hFj-WlODrAmV5F0aveZQ9kfnIkrjHk77zBw1G9wiROQaekNch2EIAkb-85zZilRZBpVJaYyw9bQSIeEYOyyGAUYEQgt2XCozbtszZQx2bss-Qdw_GLxF/s1600/IMG_2738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qk_qPQTrHDMkM8AgRS6Rh5K9hFj-WlODrAmV5F0aveZQ9kfnIkrjHk77zBw1G9wiROQaekNch2EIAkb-85zZilRZBpVJaYyw9bQSIeEYOyyGAUYEQgt2XCozbtszZQx2bss-Qdw_GLxF/s1600/IMG_2738.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />This room is great. Huge, lots of windows and a lofted ceiling.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-SZkasq4SloX9qLNTP296TaQMy6iNpFA7gII84RXQto7Bpjp1VArEhTP_wGQhKbsnyKL5-VReBzjD3wQNpMsCrW8f6S27H1ssYzTqMIkvkeVxcpzwnNcKENmTXjCmtJR-HDi5eeDj_Ma/s1600/IMG_2742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-SZkasq4SloX9qLNTP296TaQMy6iNpFA7gII84RXQto7Bpjp1VArEhTP_wGQhKbsnyKL5-VReBzjD3wQNpMsCrW8f6S27H1ssYzTqMIkvkeVxcpzwnNcKENmTXjCmtJR-HDi5eeDj_Ma/s1600/IMG_2742.jpg" /></a></div><br />Nice view too:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7M53081_iCQ1oKirxVs0BczXsmAPojD_gItpPN13ZxTeu3MPtdhlLNl_oxQ-vF4qtwPjFNzZ6eBUd6zrvTpTUM6VuKxxoF4D3BoCZvbYzLGbsr9XAkjUPxDF9Mdkqs302-uw_GMc6Oba/s1600/IMG_2741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7M53081_iCQ1oKirxVs0BczXsmAPojD_gItpPN13ZxTeu3MPtdhlLNl_oxQ-vF4qtwPjFNzZ6eBUd6zrvTpTUM6VuKxxoF4D3BoCZvbYzLGbsr9XAkjUPxDF9Mdkqs302-uw_GMc6Oba/s1600/IMG_2741.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />The bathroom/master closet is very strange though...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZfdfJtjC2mDGYPSUYloVevDY0QJuAnpn-xEBgEmyCRs04MsUwHvNhesSU_mfHrsgXKla0DhHOqCIyEmQbkR9V2_sQztfDp3iOO786akI58EVCV96PfHNyqLQozzSFGqBnMlC3Vc2tKD_/s1600/IMG_2739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZfdfJtjC2mDGYPSUYloVevDY0QJuAnpn-xEBgEmyCRs04MsUwHvNhesSU_mfHrsgXKla0DhHOqCIyEmQbkR9V2_sQztfDp3iOO786akI58EVCV96PfHNyqLQozzSFGqBnMlC3Vc2tKD_/s1600/IMG_2739.jpg" /></a></div><br />They put a vanity inside of the closet... odd. Here's the bathroom side:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSIZ0fsl9SRA0BghX9KFyftgtlRuTGBJvH7hRU-EbYpXwsiawMn0MByoBUa_Dy-LHLqWI02W2kixQA_jEiI6EBpHUG8K7JZzBZ56dRBf2rmdfbBIs1oUZpN_HZGdnB41Zdr8ahGax3HWb/s1600/IMG_2740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSIZ0fsl9SRA0BghX9KFyftgtlRuTGBJvH7hRU-EbYpXwsiawMn0MByoBUa_Dy-LHLqWI02W2kixQA_jEiI6EBpHUG8K7JZzBZ56dRBf2rmdfbBIs1oUZpN_HZGdnB41Zdr8ahGax3HWb/s1600/IMG_2740.jpg" /></a></div><br />It's large enough to rip everything out and reconfigure though.<br /><br />Let's go back down to the main floor...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IwqufM-AZLmQQwQu9fGDBh7CFVNcpBvx1D86Wi_r3gCxhEUvn9jehhStTjyxjaAO0CA_N_tcZ2GK8r_NWcMadQrk9RHLOVtyHMJFeOOuhOc7LNvyJvUEAemDZRmyyZ-nPEU0DnnVDQCX/s1600/IMG_2743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IwqufM-AZLmQQwQu9fGDBh7CFVNcpBvx1D86Wi_r3gCxhEUvn9jehhStTjyxjaAO0CA_N_tcZ2GK8r_NWcMadQrk9RHLOVtyHMJFeOOuhOc7LNvyJvUEAemDZRmyyZ-nPEU0DnnVDQCX/s1600/IMG_2743.jpg" /></a></div><br />On the main floor is another bedroom and a carpeted (bleh) bathroom, and laundry room. Pretty standard, no photos of this.<br /><br />The lowest level is where you have to start getting creative.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlJTmjiLxrqHquMWFztCtKu-yhb0mdufdyjAItrvSO5BFIgENU9i2XQfcQ5Ym5rUfhU_lY4lYHVtDURpwJsgSBZ4ZKqQc7H-3lCVzmw6Uv-9kErjyMwaJJSnEoilYYBDamrCUocfGOyti/s1600/IMG_2725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlJTmjiLxrqHquMWFztCtKu-yhb0mdufdyjAItrvSO5BFIgENU9i2XQfcQ5Ym5rUfhU_lY4lYHVtDURpwJsgSBZ4ZKqQc7H-3lCVzmw6Uv-9kErjyMwaJJSnEoilYYBDamrCUocfGOyti/s1600/IMG_2725.jpg" /></a></div><br />It opens to this giant empty room with a furnace and windows/doors overlooking the lower deck.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AOKLOcAjsWMDYd_3bO9yZYwFye_DODzAAvV1jbVk1Axz7ZzfjUpfy6KqfjS8QcQLR2MOMTpfIJeOfXrTn1BHbhE6wdQAU7bY4Rh8kfFPmaUlzJ5CuZZL8rcLQKtzEcHqj_br5175CTHs/s1600/IMG_2731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AOKLOcAjsWMDYd_3bO9yZYwFye_DODzAAvV1jbVk1Axz7ZzfjUpfy6KqfjS8QcQLR2MOMTpfIJeOfXrTn1BHbhE6wdQAU7bY4Rh8kfFPmaUlzJ5CuZZL8rcLQKtzEcHqj_br5175CTHs/s1600/IMG_2731.jpg" /></a></div><br />On one end of the room is a guest suite (not pictured—bathroom and walk in closet to the right):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t7uFbEzUabuhlV4e9SBQz3g6HeeDOdY6MuAZ8-p1-VG7GJmakT2nHVjDjwK0G40B_0fsDuZ2vsLQFpk4b1ZqmvlDpwlWVBW7fWhtJCSPCpnVy4CRJmMQfOV8FJd7fG5WRuVMuO7ndAu4/s1600/IMG_2733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t7uFbEzUabuhlV4e9SBQz3g6HeeDOdY6MuAZ8-p1-VG7GJmakT2nHVjDjwK0G40B_0fsDuZ2vsLQFpk4b1ZqmvlDpwlWVBW7fWhtJCSPCpnVy4CRJmMQfOV8FJd7fG5WRuVMuO7ndAu4/s1600/IMG_2733.jpg" /></a></div><br />On the opposite end is another small room, some storage closets (including a wine cellar basement), and this unfinished space which is the point where I became completely overwhelmed...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwfteEg6zSOwgUxm_rf2Jm6N-xCK_Ut0OGd7Vii14jApQlK671ZOuEZYq6hvL-H0L_aa5xepELO-cfZsCB_B8Z7ZV0F_EJYuam7ih2Efh_JBt6fVZnrP8GAXPYv1cv4cOunOx7QpQpzEf/s1600/IMG_2736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwfteEg6zSOwgUxm_rf2Jm6N-xCK_Ut0OGd7Vii14jApQlK671ZOuEZYq6hvL-H0L_aa5xepELO-cfZsCB_B8Z7ZV0F_EJYuam7ih2Efh_JBt6fVZnrP8GAXPYv1cv4cOunOx7QpQpzEf/s1600/IMG_2736.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_nNYyIejWXLh2grMh5h-802ZqsOTl6iUnT8FOD9Mr1VFUxOCIqBA30Nl5fzsg8BBFuQCLcAcBthRnu9zspP5aB51DGWMDLTDnJO97sxlVlFvS74egshRK0h6DwCcRUqTDrH5c6bMG-zS/s1600/IMG_2735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_nNYyIejWXLh2grMh5h-802ZqsOTl6iUnT8FOD9Mr1VFUxOCIqBA30Nl5fzsg8BBFuQCLcAcBthRnu9zspP5aB51DGWMDLTDnJO97sxlVlFvS74egshRK0h6DwCcRUqTDrH5c6bMG-zS/s1600/IMG_2735.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JQprCxOgTPGM0XA3hJnD9Dcfz7HYrt_YiDO_kOtgKUWUYkziIJ7emZyUkZneAl77R0p_eKxiBFM0v-wRyjio5uPTijJjkm76Fh1eJsB14XbxkSi_NEaP30ejl55X5QSs4Zf8Z5Tdue8E/s1600/IMG_2729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JQprCxOgTPGM0XA3hJnD9Dcfz7HYrt_YiDO_kOtgKUWUYkziIJ7emZyUkZneAl77R0p_eKxiBFM0v-wRyjio5uPTijJjkm76Fh1eJsB14XbxkSi_NEaP30ejl55X5QSs4Zf8Z5Tdue8E/s1600/IMG_2729.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This plywood room spans the entire length of the house. Brad wants to finish it into a man cave. The house is already like 3100 sq ft and I wouldn't know what to do with half of it, let alone 4000+ sq ft.<br /><br />Which brings me to our <b>Verdict: A possibility</b><br /><b><br /></b>Brad is more into it than I am, but there are lots of qualities I love. I'm a huge fan of the living room and those wood ceilings. There's lots of potential. I love the master bedroom space. I like the outdoor living areas and the convenient location to downtown—we could walk everywhere. The view doesn't blow me away but I could live with it. There's more than enough room to grow (but that means more to clean, heat and cool). The amount of unfinished space might be more than I want to take on.<br /><br />We're going to keep it on our list and see what else is out there first.<br /><br />Last house of the day....<br /><br /><b>House #5</b><br /><b><br /></b>I present to you... one of the most unique houses I've ever stepped inside...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUYz6j5FGCWxOVvel9JUeEbWXbHXjjW87phkHjMKcHYdjkUak1HiR97GANMJA7KMc7v0u6Mv8PPc2Ob-Qxv24ialnNrw0_3wspKQAiJ5wC1ARrvAacBpBrV-hxh0a4Dln9_oK8PEQdZO2/s1600/IMG_0115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUYz6j5FGCWxOVvel9JUeEbWXbHXjjW87phkHjMKcHYdjkUak1HiR97GANMJA7KMc7v0u6Mv8PPc2Ob-Qxv24ialnNrw0_3wspKQAiJ5wC1ARrvAacBpBrV-hxh0a4Dln9_oK8PEQdZO2/s1600/IMG_0115.jpg" /></a></div><br />It's a straw bale house. As in, constructed using straw.<br /><br />A peek inside the walls...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHiEQUzLg4fdtdgiN9vuOY6D8hcCRLM9I3uxxHrjJTqFrTYdK6kpKf_sAGnjlvBlUOfOy-5ytM9IlavPcFFczXZfEq6N14eApizTo_YWdJfxZVoxlcy10IYlW-bWUVrhPEAhZyQmrkq4T/s1600/IMG_0117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHiEQUzLg4fdtdgiN9vuOY6D8hcCRLM9I3uxxHrjJTqFrTYdK6kpKf_sAGnjlvBlUOfOy-5ytM9IlavPcFFczXZfEq6N14eApizTo_YWdJfxZVoxlcy10IYlW-bWUVrhPEAhZyQmrkq4T/s1600/IMG_0117.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESVhTGgfoyvfz_p2YS0GYMhVMNCmFHQhuaG5Nzz3d7cxqitiKFECs-WyzDNpwLNDEus9xgEJpHV0xQxihqw-91kwYlOTNsE3-2hzZKpMf9U4SH90rhFrFdAQfKFdwfOHSnFxR24lNUIPH/s1600/IMG_0116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESVhTGgfoyvfz_p2YS0GYMhVMNCmFHQhuaG5Nzz3d7cxqitiKFECs-WyzDNpwLNDEus9xgEJpHV0xQxihqw-91kwYlOTNsE3-2hzZKpMf9U4SH90rhFrFdAQfKFdwfOHSnFxR24lNUIPH/s1600/IMG_0116.jpg" /></a></div><br />Walking into this house is like stepping back in time, somewhere in Europe...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFhwtLAOZm_CUHly_9p04d8yX9SalRwbDcVtndQ7Q7VqYLSnqqB0zUq1VgYQYIE5gn8glk4JVN3fjZYT_vZkMhpiZR2zoitWAC0NpJlX5_3GqStWiHuJgPKVrh-HSMrvfrmgL-dQ2Vq-m/s1600/IMG_0136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFhwtLAOZm_CUHly_9p04d8yX9SalRwbDcVtndQ7Q7VqYLSnqqB0zUq1VgYQYIE5gn8glk4JVN3fjZYT_vZkMhpiZR2zoitWAC0NpJlX5_3GqStWiHuJgPKVrh-HSMrvfrmgL-dQ2Vq-m/s1600/IMG_0136.jpg" /></a></div><br />The materials are just incredible, it's like your outdoors in some gothic alleyway...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXlj64mAmzEJKXBNa0xLgqTjRb084XsRxOyxKuj6YmKu8urUzw_VDXCGMMNhVFfN7_zzmm6NWie-WCxQ2OgU7P8URqaM45Djry59ud17wcUj_pczcqBAvEFluqDiQ8HLuJZuoxuxzc0lr/s1600/IMG_0123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXlj64mAmzEJKXBNa0xLgqTjRb084XsRxOyxKuj6YmKu8urUzw_VDXCGMMNhVFfN7_zzmm6NWie-WCxQ2OgU7P8URqaM45Djry59ud17wcUj_pczcqBAvEFluqDiQ8HLuJZuoxuxzc0lr/s1600/IMG_0123.jpg" /></a></div><br />I don't even know what to say... I'll let the photos speak for themselves.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb5Tm5PyGOHl03DE1u8yor9eYh0N3s_Jv29yBwoUPwvYtj8HKEU1wLZKMnLb434VKgJcmwX_tuInK9ae-etOXzMMh1j6x8q-ut0nrgB9ES3u2I51Ff1K9_WXu_s0DYb7SxEZsr9z68I_o/s1600/IMG_0121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb5Tm5PyGOHl03DE1u8yor9eYh0N3s_Jv29yBwoUPwvYtj8HKEU1wLZKMnLb434VKgJcmwX_tuInK9ae-etOXzMMh1j6x8q-ut0nrgB9ES3u2I51Ff1K9_WXu_s0DYb7SxEZsr9z68I_o/s1600/IMG_0121.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyktkW5KRo49JYOasS2zI6l1vOTC1UntJrQmeYWCH23givbW4QVm2i3rpaRD0hq4qKPpyxb339b0O1AClrKaNEBiTSQ9uNtyb8yaMOGxy9stYP51I5YMPuDd_9tl77LTql4qZ86hVHoQ/s1600/IMG_0119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyktkW5KRo49JYOasS2zI6l1vOTC1UntJrQmeYWCH23givbW4QVm2i3rpaRD0hq4qKPpyxb339b0O1AClrKaNEBiTSQ9uNtyb8yaMOGxy9stYP51I5YMPuDd_9tl77LTql4qZ86hVHoQ/s1600/IMG_0119.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDJKUnMP4juNUcWcXVMRbKtfQUJzXmxzkvhqhoM96en7OlI2gBWOX8TPsMM58GueLB-vZdpR9r1_np6yjlbpY7mxylADWCu2qFIL4CYHnxzQ7qt5VV_Hr7G9c2eMwOluZwjTQv19QnOhk/s1600/IMG_0120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDJKUnMP4juNUcWcXVMRbKtfQUJzXmxzkvhqhoM96en7OlI2gBWOX8TPsMM58GueLB-vZdpR9r1_np6yjlbpY7mxylADWCu2qFIL4CYHnxzQ7qt5VV_Hr7G9c2eMwOluZwjTQv19QnOhk/s1600/IMG_0120.jpg" /></a></div><br />There's a deck just outside the dining area:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezam3CxlBSWJRDokFbeXI983zxBQNbw9hdA6BcRLE5ra4irdNORn6fkCfhOEtwbdrzoGFhVhFhk7_61ayNCiZSy6fQi0pk-u_EROCd16eK5emplDVOLLJj31JoGzgWAaEHgdmHZlQaBAD/s1600/IMG_0124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezam3CxlBSWJRDokFbeXI983zxBQNbw9hdA6BcRLE5ra4irdNORn6fkCfhOEtwbdrzoGFhVhFhk7_61ayNCiZSy6fQi0pk-u_EROCd16eK5emplDVOLLJj31JoGzgWAaEHgdmHZlQaBAD/s1600/IMG_0124.jpg" /></a></div><br />It felt like a movie set, very old world and romantic...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XPsuzJx8LOC2hMMhy2RI94RDwk08TPU_-Ek8JIkcX-yqKjbCI2JFbhEyflAehCSr04jZoV0R0u3sqBWS9KYBLmjSloutY1_W40j7-Iz0DhOM66dlhgrsGRQtDm9UhqpeBWR_ajIRPh4_/s1600/IMG_0125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XPsuzJx8LOC2hMMhy2RI94RDwk08TPU_-Ek8JIkcX-yqKjbCI2JFbhEyflAehCSr04jZoV0R0u3sqBWS9KYBLmjSloutY1_W40j7-Iz0DhOM66dlhgrsGRQtDm9UhqpeBWR_ajIRPh4_/s1600/IMG_0125.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Master bathroom:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhY7qOaH22bgY3YD3JUtxGQqpJQ8ekZ3HwToRSHue6JEM8Nd7cu7ew3FJSuqoPbEMzh6jobfH-YbpOkENiP4tkRlfmpHdvqKgAqM-VdrK5NdfVF82TFNHfBZHeUNFK-8IIOVng1e0l-I26/s1600/IMG_0127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhY7qOaH22bgY3YD3JUtxGQqpJQ8ekZ3HwToRSHue6JEM8Nd7cu7ew3FJSuqoPbEMzh6jobfH-YbpOkENiP4tkRlfmpHdvqKgAqM-VdrK5NdfVF82TFNHfBZHeUNFK-8IIOVng1e0l-I26/s1600/IMG_0127.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The huge glass window looks out onto a private deck...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIG_eI0tsGwm0Nn1gDz67OslkPq5w-qP7LKZmNLBDBiZCwIR6b1ud0eyh6C3pnkPE0dzyeyMjUpwTooWoLl6zNTsEx39zSTZKEZOSO4xXYYAWvFIUWFa8HNvtAxpmvsK3MF0TSDfswNPaS/s1600/IMG_0128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIG_eI0tsGwm0Nn1gDz67OslkPq5w-qP7LKZmNLBDBiZCwIR6b1ud0eyh6C3pnkPE0dzyeyMjUpwTooWoLl6zNTsEx39zSTZKEZOSO4xXYYAWvFIUWFa8HNvtAxpmvsK3MF0TSDfswNPaS/s1600/IMG_0128.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>With a hot tub just outside of the bedroom door:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_kStrrROlJX2Gd1x28Fk6fA4lzzK0hoGBn6bGI00N2Jx1xCsQFRLo4vIZukWS3FqzFKxS7rncjvFP2_AnZ6wEo4qsggbtWhV7ke_XdI0BknPx1osTnl80tGyGfiCkLPFuDjyi53sX726/s1600/IMG_0129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_kStrrROlJX2Gd1x28Fk6fA4lzzK0hoGBn6bGI00N2Jx1xCsQFRLo4vIZukWS3FqzFKxS7rncjvFP2_AnZ6wEo4qsggbtWhV7ke_XdI0BknPx1osTnl80tGyGfiCkLPFuDjyi53sX726/s1600/IMG_0129.jpg" /></a></div><br />There's also a guest bedroom, bathroom and laundry room upstairs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-ftcSv2Qbk1vo7TLHOp27ws3o8du2U_LxEwassiosot7hVBdyE_hRZi77acmu_Rr7w9RgqPmq7FRdpPc-Y4Fk8NB1dkz6YRPkTdLd7ysitSwzWfs1n8-36hgSH3OuMlUATlR3Bv2kVgS/s1600/IMG_0134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-ftcSv2Qbk1vo7TLHOp27ws3o8du2U_LxEwassiosot7hVBdyE_hRZi77acmu_Rr7w9RgqPmq7FRdpPc-Y4Fk8NB1dkz6YRPkTdLd7ysitSwzWfs1n8-36hgSH3OuMlUATlR3Bv2kVgS/s1600/IMG_0134.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Heading downstairs...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD2pxugs-5uJnF-bDLRUDTxakIzBQ8JINELUkqp1S8Kk2_S9SAdPLEIRk95yn0CDdecOmln4Bw1oriiCqDRHhS0gpuzRfTAq9nsBsPtGJTFeShOnG7YvENtDhGsXR_YyMZWLAhTjL1RsW/s1600/IMG_0130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD2pxugs-5uJnF-bDLRUDTxakIzBQ8JINELUkqp1S8Kk2_S9SAdPLEIRk95yn0CDdecOmln4Bw1oriiCqDRHhS0gpuzRfTAq9nsBsPtGJTFeShOnG7YvENtDhGsXR_YyMZWLAhTjL1RsW/s1600/IMG_0130.jpg" /></a></div><br />Another bedroom...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX_tdy0fUlkhzNAjkNvj9t6SoInHghXnRTazZS_e0qkCVnr699b0rL5n2adDXZABs4G-gfkXCGcAZOjJQ_07GH6TYMv9CHns6j-RC-8y3bXsPUDIVzhq4VIRxTLGwGVYbU-bFLson_JLV/s1600/IMG_0132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX_tdy0fUlkhzNAjkNvj9t6SoInHghXnRTazZS_e0qkCVnr699b0rL5n2adDXZABs4G-gfkXCGcAZOjJQ_07GH6TYMv9CHns6j-RC-8y3bXsPUDIVzhq4VIRxTLGwGVYbU-bFLson_JLV/s1600/IMG_0132.jpg" /></a></div><br />And an small random room...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmmtRotA5UOv9RGL4VlhrcdJaG1yC9PX3pFzEg8eq6ZcyFalLUtLNNpYFbWYC1QajP7lHLpV_XaTspR02NSUIqRwBtHEgP3dIJt19VjKz3XEQdc4g0JIgtk5087BlectcL2wQHrxkgDFP/s1600/IMG_0133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmmtRotA5UOv9RGL4VlhrcdJaG1yC9PX3pFzEg8eq6ZcyFalLUtLNNpYFbWYC1QajP7lHLpV_XaTspR02NSUIqRwBtHEgP3dIJt19VjKz3XEQdc4g0JIgtk5087BlectcL2wQHrxkgDFP/s1600/IMG_0133.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Verdict: Awesome, but not for us</b><br /><b><br /></b>The main reason we veto'd this house right away is because it's in a neighborhood with absolutely no view at all. The house blew us away though. Clearly not our style, but somewhere I'd love to vacation to escape the 21st century. The right person will come along and fall in love with it, I'm sure of that.<br /><br /><br />Whew—well that's all I've got in me for today. We're going out again with my mom tomorrow—to a different town this time (on a lake!), so I'm excited to see some alternatives.<br /><br />Homes in this area are really unique—not your standard cookie cutter subdivisions, so I'm always surprised each time I walk through the door. I hope you guys enjoy following along to see where we end up!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuljJWZlecsnv-kb02LatBvmMp7FxANlOfNjHb5BjBbKYL-eqzZGTn3P-26bmjFvqRBEiR2CqIGNquE35XwPKpt-UIj-6xpVlBXhRvMncG7u2yUiIR1g7Mq6HSSMvuaUJWd-Lrbj4ccOEI/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuljJWZlecsnv-kb02LatBvmMp7FxANlOfNjHb5BjBbKYL-eqzZGTn3P-26bmjFvqRBEiR2CqIGNquE35XwPKpt-UIj-6xpVlBXhRvMncG7u2yUiIR1g7Mq6HSSMvuaUJWd-Lrbj4ccOEI/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />

House Hunting Adventures, Part 1

Welcome to the first installment of our adventures in house hunting! I'll be posting (essentially) real-time updates as we journey throu...

11:32 AM

We're home!

We are officially settled in to our new city! Well—city is a bit generous. It's a small town in the foothills isolated from civilization (the nearest Target is 50 miles away! How will I ever survive?)<br /><br />But it's great to be close to family and I welcome the change of lifestyle. And it's quite beautiful here... how can you be sad when you get to wake up to this every day?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fniurJa2oAM?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><br />I took another quick instagram video the evening we arrived at my parents house. It was a happy day.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IutZd_UAmvo?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><br />If you can recall when I first shared our plans to move, I mentioned we'd be temporarily moving in to my grandparent's old house down the street from my parents (which is now in their name since my grandpa passed earlier this year). I figured we'd be in there for probably half a year—we were going to wait for our 2013 tax returns to get a new mortgage.<br /><br />Well, our lender ran the numbers again and determined we're prequalified now! Yay—let the house hunting begin!<br /><br />Fortunately, my mom is our realtor so we've already seen several houses. We found some very interesting properties... I took a bunch of photos so I'll be sharing our house hunting adventures in my next post.<br /><br />For now, let's focus on our current living situation.<br /><br />This poor house is a time capsule of all the worst parts of the 80's. We're talking stained pink carpet, warped laminate floors, overly textured walls, peeling floral mauve wallpaper, pink vertical blinds and ruffly curtains, and other eyesores I can't even identify.<br /><br />I'll let the photos speak for themselves...<br /><br />Here's the entryway:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCCZAEF11J-xB12BNte66wvVC2pYgVGdG79KC4z8vX_OCZvN3z19-d3C3Hv09kIa6ET8FkYjhWxqR1kH4-vZqMD0Pk1kvZuJvRUpNiIDJRxcOPK2T8qyA1q9giSFOCKpZZ8ZbL1KhdEEO/s1600/IMG_2756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCCZAEF11J-xB12BNte66wvVC2pYgVGdG79KC4z8vX_OCZvN3z19-d3C3Hv09kIa6ET8FkYjhWxqR1kH4-vZqMD0Pk1kvZuJvRUpNiIDJRxcOPK2T8qyA1q9giSFOCKpZZ8ZbL1KhdEEO/s1600/IMG_2756.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br />From the front door looking to your right is the dining area:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVU3bYPnOR8ima9o2bcs9LijLCXmKbMuH2-WLA3ztwq-UPRiI0l0d2Bw7shoik00rkSMH3T7JBGhZDSTTMHyevWn54kBVXaXecUlVzV1pTcimIm92VqND_S2Q7tW4-DfRGXS7-Igqu1G_-/s1600/IMG_2751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVU3bYPnOR8ima9o2bcs9LijLCXmKbMuH2-WLA3ztwq-UPRiI0l0d2Bw7shoik00rkSMH3T7JBGhZDSTTMHyevWn54kBVXaXecUlVzV1pTcimIm92VqND_S2Q7tW4-DfRGXS7-Igqu1G_-/s1600/IMG_2751.JPG" /></a></div><br />And the kitchen just behind that. Notice the attempt at removing the wallpaper.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtofuwouvgWPjP4_CraYZXWU7AB5wUd8z-69zlMbP_q3bPOujC5O-E0wHtwI40asbSbbBN5AkhHrdn18Q997wfZEAi8Z4JbvpQ0eS2ZQELqp38gIw-eXpS6mFFPRkBHsLJXu1FlxCZkVWM/s1600/IMG_2752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtofuwouvgWPjP4_CraYZXWU7AB5wUd8z-69zlMbP_q3bPOujC5O-E0wHtwI40asbSbbBN5AkhHrdn18Q997wfZEAi8Z4JbvpQ0eS2ZQELqp38gIw-eXpS6mFFPRkBHsLJXu1FlxCZkVWM/s1600/IMG_2752.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Back at the front door, looking to your left is the hallway:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41yCcnFGrYbxRlikxI53WzAqoWo6xoGLXPbYcPOh-qQpFy21fTH4ADqQ0V1DopBxKnnt8r3XPKGICp0L9kq-JKJCUZgN3Wg8dTZpO2gxdeodc_87hvq94NNT4UqMR32EjiPKgnGyndd-3/s1600/IMG_2754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41yCcnFGrYbxRlikxI53WzAqoWo6xoGLXPbYcPOh-qQpFy21fTH4ADqQ0V1DopBxKnnt8r3XPKGICp0L9kq-JKJCUZgN3Wg8dTZpO2gxdeodc_87hvq94NNT4UqMR32EjiPKgnGyndd-3/s640/IMG_2754.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br />On the other side of that half wall is the living room:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eGqe9T6muPjivazPEHeJf2ydTmSHohHNdpt90Jr4wu-ePgr5a_m3oeXQYQX1-RBKppVhg5-aLMqtvvJiGToxYE8T1qyBQCnGW_7MmpE0G9qtUOXvf2Ao-NP-7jr36JNhZHV38isirHH_/s1600/IMG_2766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eGqe9T6muPjivazPEHeJf2ydTmSHohHNdpt90Jr4wu-ePgr5a_m3oeXQYQX1-RBKppVhg5-aLMqtvvJiGToxYE8T1qyBQCnGW_7MmpE0G9qtUOXvf2Ao-NP-7jr36JNhZHV38isirHH_/s1600/IMG_2766.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br />Down the hallway, first door to your left is a bedroom:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuajUr84RJtfzrF-CaUVl3WoSL_yHrWIQo4r3o8m_ecsS21QPpEW3nVV43zv6XKqbgAHRUQSD6f_5GTX27txvbSwy8pIJgZFZiG3tvHjI4g1QyKRdv0e9F-p9YMt4o4oWuwEualKzlfnp/s1600/IMG_2764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuajUr84RJtfzrF-CaUVl3WoSL_yHrWIQo4r3o8m_ecsS21QPpEW3nVV43zv6XKqbgAHRUQSD6f_5GTX27txvbSwy8pIJgZFZiG3tvHjI4g1QyKRdv0e9F-p9YMt4o4oWuwEualKzlfnp/s640/IMG_2764.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br />And then a bathroom:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2jOop97KCKqPvPG5HCqlw9GaYDd9tfugP2ftREgxo1huOWtOB4cKduObmwqEW4TEfxPHW_YkykP4MNZmL-AEEHmumgrNYGOjD3K-DnnmrGSXl3h9KsGteGQt4ifa1QD63rhFSnpI22qs/s1600/IMG_2757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2jOop97KCKqPvPG5HCqlw9GaYDd9tfugP2ftREgxo1huOWtOB4cKduObmwqEW4TEfxPHW_YkykP4MNZmL-AEEHmumgrNYGOjD3K-DnnmrGSXl3h9KsGteGQt4ifa1QD63rhFSnpI22qs/s640/IMG_2757.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br />And another bedroom:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZgvTdijgNzgT0u70UHLzLW0PQuUzH-KUkolUw7ba3olSZv0jQ5yl_EkgUrL5ViY7rX5GAWEkZx6p7Aa7tCgC_T5S45h7RbGhyphenhyphen6SEK9C62VfLO-s8blEDTcQ-9xOwrMnbn4hJNDIEpmKP/s1600/IMG_2758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZgvTdijgNzgT0u70UHLzLW0PQuUzH-KUkolUw7ba3olSZv0jQ5yl_EkgUrL5ViY7rX5GAWEkZx6p7Aa7tCgC_T5S45h7RbGhyphenhyphen6SEK9C62VfLO-s8blEDTcQ-9xOwrMnbn4hJNDIEpmKP/s640/IMG_2758.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br />Then we have the master bedroom on the right:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgpWaCH5wXHhQd7iNs2fbhG0mCBNA4_tlTtMlM3pag6l6NEZyE2kkwpI5xPei1_p6su1pDdl-rNqsqhWc4qQ6T1jIRIG0pLkaTFAwwQtkvsa3PvKBXK-PEIxPPEwFtVF11ghNgU-Xqa3_/s1600/IMG_2763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgpWaCH5wXHhQd7iNs2fbhG0mCBNA4_tlTtMlM3pag6l6NEZyE2kkwpI5xPei1_p6su1pDdl-rNqsqhWc4qQ6T1jIRIG0pLkaTFAwwQtkvsa3PvKBXK-PEIxPPEwFtVF11ghNgU-Xqa3_/s1600/IMG_2763.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkr_0c7PG2eF7Rp6s2F5lzgShlS0WhGN2g7CizmwDGOJrpGEMdLScmj6TI9rC2Ee4XjKEsdwt3P4EeS6ZpNdwbRkucX3RqMH7oDI974wWJTZ24za3NrKsR3fR_pgC92zQFwisjv74cB4_/s1600/IMG_2760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkr_0c7PG2eF7Rp6s2F5lzgShlS0WhGN2g7CizmwDGOJrpGEMdLScmj6TI9rC2Ee4XjKEsdwt3P4EeS6ZpNdwbRkucX3RqMH7oDI974wWJTZ24za3NrKsR3fR_pgC92zQFwisjv74cB4_/s1600/IMG_2760.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br />On the other end of the room is a bathroom nook, with a master closet on the left and a shower/toilet area on the right:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZFdhhGOoJYgxxpSaj7VZ5H1oGPywxfUqnQiWsMIuaUpbsG6C4h1348f3GCbwx9iFRmyG095OlfLxKuQIhodd6ZkDNDJ3_a28LIiGFvX5AgKdW8U83mln9JJYhwDbp9-bnVP1z2mZPd7h/s1600/IMG_1118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZFdhhGOoJYgxxpSaj7VZ5H1oGPywxfUqnQiWsMIuaUpbsG6C4h1348f3GCbwx9iFRmyG095OlfLxKuQIhodd6ZkDNDJ3_a28LIiGFvX5AgKdW8U83mln9JJYhwDbp9-bnVP1z2mZPd7h/s1600/IMG_1118.jpg" /></a></div><br />This room might be the crown jewel of the house:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthidz77hFc0X_BzHxGh__mtpYuvF5KAn3nj3RhhttHChoI6DoLcdiISDo1PtFMJ-Ne3x59vgqKErd6R0T4DwH_b8Kj7dKf7jH4Tw83qqoWVPjpUcRc2YQdgAGnVYHDNuUQRYC5R8ZJxl9/s1600/IMG_1121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthidz77hFc0X_BzHxGh__mtpYuvF5KAn3nj3RhhttHChoI6DoLcdiISDo1PtFMJ-Ne3x59vgqKErd6R0T4DwH_b8Kj7dKf7jH4Tw83qqoWVPjpUcRc2YQdgAGnVYHDNuUQRYC5R8ZJxl9/s1600/IMG_1121.jpg" /></a></div><br />There's also a small laundry room and 1/4 bath off the dining area:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_yfRbD9xZJaObG1AAlhMof4yHz2mCbdia72IXFlbLsLTHjFi3HP6ohKyy2Cu630hm0lQlV-cgU9eajIn4pd1u9d9hd2sWjYaA1v6TauFYJGSPv15t8dFpjsTtTpVckf2T5jinaIlHSFQ/s1600/IMG_2753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_yfRbD9xZJaObG1AAlhMof4yHz2mCbdia72IXFlbLsLTHjFi3HP6ohKyy2Cu630hm0lQlV-cgU9eajIn4pd1u9d9hd2sWjYaA1v6TauFYJGSPv15t8dFpjsTtTpVckf2T5jinaIlHSFQ/s640/IMG_2753.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br />And here's the back porch (which I highly doubt we will use during our stay here):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgftEWx4aE5Lk6q4TfnQpgzhjnnGEUDAaSJbhqyOmofNLQFrsefLbjmjVP3oXRkt2dQvEoMqpWSbkQcXk4cf8jOZSqqnmdYo_6sCsDtSyBnKvAeZpdh3Ky-2h8B1b0b03xEbpBlyVWdQU/s1600/IMG_1124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgftEWx4aE5Lk6q4TfnQpgzhjnnGEUDAaSJbhqyOmofNLQFrsefLbjmjVP3oXRkt2dQvEoMqpWSbkQcXk4cf8jOZSqqnmdYo_6sCsDtSyBnKvAeZpdh3Ky-2h8B1b0b03xEbpBlyVWdQU/s640/IMG_1124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Sadly, there will be no happy ending "after photos" for this house because we're not staying long enough to make any updates, and my parents won't bother bringing it in to the 21st century since it's a rental.<br /><br />I can show you how our furniture looks in it though. We're not quite done unpacking yet, but we decided to just unload the basics and keep everything else in boxes so we don't have to repack it all in a couple months.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVY8l2ZecGxwYRqWAbzEhxy4wI56E4bFmfqxDWC6W7DsiQRaCbX2iS92QoCVGXNS55N7xz3zvgtCsrpey2egjtj1B_BBZc2Puv2yH_ACqDoNh8w-b4djdbNHzY4A6zJJ5Jn6p3WFTPQHU/s1600/IMG_1107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVY8l2ZecGxwYRqWAbzEhxy4wI56E4bFmfqxDWC6W7DsiQRaCbX2iS92QoCVGXNS55N7xz3zvgtCsrpey2egjtj1B_BBZc2Puv2yH_ACqDoNh8w-b4djdbNHzY4A6zJJ5Jn6p3WFTPQHU/s1600/IMG_1107.jpg" /></a></div><br />Oh yeah... and here's a sad story: my printer couldn't turn the corner into any bedrooms from the hallway so I have to keep it in the dining room and run back and forth all day. Awesome.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMYanKniqGmAffm5EeDIavriYqAmKyw4pyuswH9vKZBfTKmU33nKELvm0J9X76aJmlhzZllEsDhmEXP6ejFs38qTjEOOcKEWlCoHQCLaKQiE_EAXXJ3oqAJzTW0xehwO__09r2wS37OWC/s1600/IMG_1108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMYanKniqGmAffm5EeDIavriYqAmKyw4pyuswH9vKZBfTKmU33nKELvm0J9X76aJmlhzZllEsDhmEXP6ejFs38qTjEOOcKEWlCoHQCLaKQiE_EAXXJ3oqAJzTW0xehwO__09r2wS37OWC/s1600/IMG_1108.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eUeczMboIRC27psdOXxRvjaxe8g9O72fg26I9wiee0_s1Z7p-QRy1yH0vdXFwaSb0zbmqotuAF6eLv3MCMIaQr_TaM8XzZDdHgGKIRdx5ed5chL5njjBRA59Je8Dh5vZsXEgeZC41rUU/s1600/IMG_1109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eUeczMboIRC27psdOXxRvjaxe8g9O72fg26I9wiee0_s1Z7p-QRy1yH0vdXFwaSb0zbmqotuAF6eLv3MCMIaQr_TaM8XzZDdHgGKIRdx5ed5chL5njjBRA59Je8Dh5vZsXEgeZC41rUU/s1600/IMG_1109.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNYQeAdZZtYOJ1XQtD50UTHdA6dU7Ck0X39yvp5GcTs-S9_B-0nvu1LxpBrFFgzL9xRZnBvl8zI4ZqCvx_n1h1PqNcLj3FZmaKHU41pT7kzxJsCYeJEZRriLflv_fg6kXqQZf-lxL_2I8/s1600/IMG_1111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNYQeAdZZtYOJ1XQtD50UTHdA6dU7Ck0X39yvp5GcTs-S9_B-0nvu1LxpBrFFgzL9xRZnBvl8zI4ZqCvx_n1h1PqNcLj3FZmaKHU41pT7kzxJsCYeJEZRriLflv_fg6kXqQZf-lxL_2I8/s1600/IMG_1111.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F2PTWDMDn7bspdsWEEjC6p9q1lSppFhvC_ndo1I1XhOIURooodPoCKaGAU_9pbEtbaex8_7x7dGhgQmNHw1TKiYXO7fCYwdP01yPfkV7qw7TK_-h9xVDiDQNcIGISFpipW28yNKwG6eE/s1600/IMG_1123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F2PTWDMDn7bspdsWEEjC6p9q1lSppFhvC_ndo1I1XhOIURooodPoCKaGAU_9pbEtbaex8_7x7dGhgQmNHw1TKiYXO7fCYwdP01yPfkV7qw7TK_-h9xVDiDQNcIGISFpipW28yNKwG6eE/s1600/IMG_1123.jpg" /></a></div><br />Brad is using the first bedroom as his office/man cave:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2v8xphxuAVW6hQkXWamU2ZxWDhhyphenhyphenRFnG3UdKdHqyfgN2IkGzdVeyKXvOFI4rWS2YzuXGZXv66wOC3FcgLIYPORe7QnnZQ2zr8nYFw_yDr2Rm7zEtwqp_SZ08hiMsHWSTclTObdTH0GcO/s1600/IMG_1112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2v8xphxuAVW6hQkXWamU2ZxWDhhyphenhyphenRFnG3UdKdHqyfgN2IkGzdVeyKXvOFI4rWS2YzuXGZXv66wOC3FcgLIYPORe7QnnZQ2zr8nYFw_yDr2Rm7zEtwqp_SZ08hiMsHWSTclTObdTH0GcO/s1600/IMG_1112.jpg" /></a></div><br />Bathroom still looks the same:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCZMo1BieCUb6PTqDCaeidTbsr9ycOpp7XWzBK89c4THShUXhMx1pu5vFCeDRxs0oXT8kXYWFwTPU3MiM3ngwR5An4qV8fY7atThjtvdwEchtKUWassULpW15kaUydGK2nUO1yOK_ab1W/s1600/IMG_1113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCZMo1BieCUb6PTqDCaeidTbsr9ycOpp7XWzBK89c4THShUXhMx1pu5vFCeDRxs0oXT8kXYWFwTPU3MiM3ngwR5An4qV8fY7atThjtvdwEchtKUWassULpW15kaUydGK2nUO1yOK_ab1W/s1600/IMG_1113.jpg" /></a></div><br />We're using the second bedroom as our master. Our bed barely fits in here with the dresser... at least it kind of matches the ruffle curtains?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINYdjwSKA39T9PVm9wUlJV2Fjqav5d06WJ9xvAvK5onnCGRp2DRUyQKMOZIVBTMNGGK3JO_2qjdKOvfsDJQ0h7Ie5HIdadX9_VOnZCaDqVVDr5ijQHD-27ntmiHra59PRg1ecuwHs6wbW/s1600/IMG_1114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINYdjwSKA39T9PVm9wUlJV2Fjqav5d06WJ9xvAvK5onnCGRp2DRUyQKMOZIVBTMNGGK3JO_2qjdKOvfsDJQ0h7Ie5HIdadX9_VOnZCaDqVVDr5ijQHD-27ntmiHra59PRg1ecuwHs6wbW/s1600/IMG_1114.jpg" /></a></div><br />The original master bedroom is being used as my studio:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WDFbr0M407UugkbDVTG11hsRyUQ6unM4WCgr_kaNuQk10XIcu_0Gks-LR6_3xMP1MLn1KeIagClEzxTspXNVqfmG2jRmAzFVC6MULVSpIm8PmlX_ix2cl1vM00kLtUoiS6a7bupV2PrA/s1600/IMG_1115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WDFbr0M407UugkbDVTG11hsRyUQ6unM4WCgr_kaNuQk10XIcu_0Gks-LR6_3xMP1MLn1KeIagClEzxTspXNVqfmG2jRmAzFVC6MULVSpIm8PmlX_ix2cl1vM00kLtUoiS6a7bupV2PrA/s1600/IMG_1115.jpg" /></a></div><br />It's plenty roomy but the layout is different and not as efficient. I'm going to need to add another desk for more work space ASAP.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2XjgO6acUrTWqssJzWT0FzVdngWHetmAk1T0ZT5Os77IoLBaPF5uVbEmo5eCp5Et-ehu715JiMPzlgKgmBHQ4wrZTD7UI1g4pc7lK7Bfvhc9PyJM8thEICzn34YqXZ5sjxApOsNmV67L/s1600/IMG_1116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2XjgO6acUrTWqssJzWT0FzVdngWHetmAk1T0ZT5Os77IoLBaPF5uVbEmo5eCp5Et-ehu715JiMPzlgKgmBHQ4wrZTD7UI1g4pc7lK7Bfvhc9PyJM8thEICzn34YqXZ5sjxApOsNmV67L/s1600/IMG_1116.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Luckily, there's tons of closet and storage space, so we have lots of room for our clothes and I also have two storage closets for my office supplies:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZusKT-LcMuCFYm-XCsGJus5LRXlKuQiZY0MQ4Mcq1uS22cWSdHJ3bwnffqsqek79zHvIXZCedjKKQAW508F67_jMKzW1BYIyazdIngcnzNPhK8cLtimMo72hqUAF5hpokK3YlicxjThhB/s1600/IMG_1122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZusKT-LcMuCFYm-XCsGJus5LRXlKuQiZY0MQ4Mcq1uS22cWSdHJ3bwnffqsqek79zHvIXZCedjKKQAW508F67_jMKzW1BYIyazdIngcnzNPhK8cLtimMo72hqUAF5hpokK3YlicxjThhB/s1600/IMG_1122.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kitty update: Susie is doing amazing. She handled the 13 hour travel day like a champ... barely meowing at all and no potty incidents. And she did it without any drugs! I'm such a proud mama. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She's also adjusting so well to life here. Instead of being in panic mode and hiding under the bed all day (which she used to do when we had company over at our old house) she's been exploring and relaxing in her new surroundings. I guess she's a California girl. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's a lot more to share but I'll end it here for now. I'm so excited to be house hunting again and can't wait to show you some of the houses we've seen. 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