Long live Houston!
A not-so-unknown kelp! fact - I am not a huge fan of Houston, the city where I happen to currently to be living. Houston makes me cranky. I’ve been known to purse my lips and mope when I think of this city. But all that’s going to change - no more blaming Houston for my problems. Why the sudden change of heart? Because we just bought a house! It’s an adorable small bungalow-ey place about four blocks from where we live now. We lucked out when we first moved here about a year and a half ago - we knew we wanted to live in Montrose, but we selected our current location pretty much by chance. I love where we currently live, and I’m pretty psyched that we found a house so close by!
I’ve love to show off some photos of the new place, but Rob was in charge of photography. Instead of sweeping views of the front porch or gorgeous shots of the interior, we have these:
Thrilling. Rob’s main concern in house hunting was the sturdiness of the roof and electrical system. My concerns were: Does it have a porch? What’s the neighborhood like? Oooh! Pretty!
I absolutely love house hunting, it’s amazing to see the crazy places that are out there. Like the vacant garage apartment (at least half the places that we looked at had them) that was stinky, moldy, and icky, but had a HUGE widescreen TV. Or the place where the owner was a complete slob, with clothing lying around in the kitchen (unmentionables drying in the kitchen!) and an open container of soybeans chilling on his bedroom floor. Or that 70’s era apartment we saw way-back-when that had a mirrored wall along the staircase going up to the apartment, and a set of gigantic stained glass windows in the dining room with shades embedded in them. So much fun!
Now for the packing and moving and purchasing. We definitely need to buy a fridge and washer/dryer before we move, and we also need some decent furniture. Between the two of us, the nicest piece of furniture we own is probably the Ikea filing cabinet we bought last year. I have my eye on a fancy-pants couch, now I just need to convince Rob that he wants it, too!
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Right on! That’s exciting news! I look forward to seeing a little of the interior (the fun parts, not so much the hot water heater. haha)
WooHoo! I’m so thrilled for you…
I empathize with your feelings about Houston - I had the same relationship with Atlanta for *YEARS*. But once you finally find the right place, the right neighborhood where everything just “clicks”? Well, that makes all the difference…
I’m so excited about your new house - and can’t wait to see some more pictures. (I mean, not that Rob’s aren’t wonderful and all - but some glamor-shots of the actual house could be fun, too!)
congratulations! I can’t wait to see better pictures!
Congratulations! How exciting. Oh, and in Rob’s defence, roofs and electircal systems are pretty important things to consider when buying a house, but you don’t have to photograph them. A bungalow, very cool, I love that era of house building. Can’t wait to see photos…from your perspective. Oh, and when purchasing a washing machine, consider if you will be doing any felting - top-loaders rule, front-loaders, not so much, but they are more efficient at washing clothes. Just thought you should have ALL the information.
Congratulations! There are some great houses in that part of town.
House hunting can be a lot of fun. My mom goes to every open house in her neighborhood just to see what it’s like, but she’s definitely not in the market for a new home.
Congrats!
Does it have a knitting room?
Congrats on the new house! Very exciting news!
Good for you! …. next comes the baby in a baby carriage… hehe
Congratulations on finding a place to live that you LIKE. Isn’t it the most crazy thing to do? One of the most stressful things I’ve ever had to do, that’s for sure. Mostly cause … you know… you have to get your husband to like what you like. Kinda like that couch. :)
Congrats! Can’t wait to see pictures of the parts you liked. :)
Well, congrats on the home and home improvements. I’m there with ya on your sentiments about Houston. That’s why, after I left for college, I vowed to never ever move back.
I’m all ‘ooooo circuit breakers!’ right now.