A Peek at Our New House

Well…. we’re not moving this weekend. Closing got pushed to next week, so we’ll be moving after that! We’re thankful we at least have a definite date and time now!

Thought you might like to see a few pictures of our house. I’m not happy with how any of the inside shots turned out (too dark, crooked, awkward, etc.), so you’ll have to settle for these right now.

We’re going over to the house to clean today, and I might get a few more pictures then.

The house is in a nice neighborhood in a small town. We love the charm that this 90-year-old “bungalow” has, and look forward to updating it while still maintaining the character and history of this beautiful house. The housing market in our area is VERY good for buyers right now, and there is no way we could have afforded a house like this back in our hometowns in VA. It’s just a great market down here (come live here too!). We love the big front porch and look forward to entertaining (and relaxing in big white rocking chairs) on it this spring and summer.
There is a nice yard in the back that is mostly fenced-in. We would like to eventually fence it in completely so our kiddos can play back there safely.
We’re seeing signs of spring all around the house. Camellias, forsythias, and flowering quince are blooming, and we were happy to see a full hedge of azaleas that should bloom later this spring.

The house has 11 rooms in all. While many of them could be used for several purposes, here is what we are planning on doing with them all (at this point).
– living room
– dining room
– breakfast nook
– kitchen
– family room
– master bathroom
– master bedroom
– office
– guest bathroom
– guest bedroom
– (upstairs) nursery
– (upstairs) library
– (upstairs) spare oom*

The house needs LOTS of love and care, as it is very old. We’re looking forward to fixing it up and turning it into a HOME! We like to joke and say that this is probably the biggest house we will ever live in with the fewest amount of children!

We are thankful to God for providing this house for us and for granting us peace during the looooong process of buying our first house (we’ve been in the process since August 2009).

Once we’ve settled in a bit (and found a couch…haha), we’d love for our friends and family to come visit us and stay in our guest room (or spare oom)!
This room is our “Spare Oom.” (This furniture is coming with the house.)

* “Spare Oom” is a reference to the Chronicles of Narnia, but we may instead go with calling it our “Spare Room,” a reference to Anne of Green Gables. What do you think?

Daughter of Eve from the far land of Spare Oom where eternal summer reigns around the bright city of War Drobe, how would it be if you came and had tea with me? (Mr. Tumnus)

I suppose you are used to sleeping in spare rooms. But just imagine what you would feel like if you were a little orphan girl who had never had such an honor. (Anne Shirley)
When you come to town you’re to visit me and I’ll put you in my very sparest spare-room bed to sleep. (Aunt Josephine)