WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES OVER THE YEARS...A LOOK BACK

We moved here seven years ago. It all started when Steve returned home from Iraq. He had been gone for 15 months. The house we were living in was over a half an acre. By the time he got back, I was tired of mowing all that lawn! There also weren't too many other kids in the neighborhood for ours to play with. So we started looking for a new house...I am always doing this anyways, it's kind of my hobby! We kept driving by this house & would call the number & they would say it's under contract. Then one day we were looking at a home & the Realtor sent us an email with other homes we might be interested in. This house was on the list & we asked if it was available. It had been under contract, but the sale had failed that day! Our Realtor suggested we hurry over because it was a short sale. We walked from the entry to the great room & my husband & I both said, "This is the one!" Of course, we ended up with anxiety...Will our house sell in time? Will we be stuck with two house payments? Somehow it all worked out & we got our home.

October 2004

October 2011
A few things we've done to the outside...

1- Put in lawn & a tree up by the door.
(This area was covered in rose bushes, you couldn't even see the front door.)

2-Updated the lights

We got these at Lowe's...I LOVE them!

3-Spray painted the gold kick plate black & replaced the gold door hardware with a bronze color.

 

4-Painted the pole & pink trim white

5-Made & hung black shutters

6-Cleaned up the flower beds & added more plants.

 Of course there are still a few things we hope to add in the future: Painting the stucco,replacing the red brick with rock & my biggest dream...a big front porch!

Looking back though,
I can't believe it's the same house!
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