Almost There......

Just a quick update! We have completed the inspection, and while we have A LOT of work to do, we were happy to hear the report that nothing was too bad that it couldnt be fixed! We will have to get a new roof put on before we move in, and fix a minor leak in the master bathroom. Other than that, nothing too major! We are working out some final details and hopefully will close on December 18th. Then- we will work hard to get the house ready for us to move in by Feb 1!! I'm looking forward to seeing everything come together, I think it is special that this will be our first house together that we get to work on to make it just perfect. Here is a sneak peak......

The entrance to the galley kitchen. We (meaning, my dad!) have plans to expand this wall and make the kitchen bigger with nice new cabinets and appliances. This picture shows the entrance to the kitchen, and on either end there are wooden "pantry" cabinets.

The huge laundry room on the 1st floor- I want to lay big black & white checker tile down and clean it up so that maybe I will spend more time doing laundry than I currently do!

This is a shot of the living room from the front door entrance. We will be putting down hardwood floors. There is a nice bay window to the left of the picture (you cant see it).

This is a shot of the dining area (where we are going to expand the kitchen into) and behind that is the "sunroom" that we will be turning into the dining room. Even though they say the paneling is high quality pine, I think I am going to take down the paneling and add crown molding near the ceiling, painting the trim off white and the walls a nice beige. Im not sure what is behind the paneling though, so we have to wait and see. The sunroom has 6 windows-- that will make a beautiful bright & sunny dining room, huh!!!!
Looking into the master bedroom on the 1st floor. See the bay window? The wall to the left has all closets, and the wall across from the bay window has a walk in closet and a bathroom. I hope to put in a new vanity and new tile in the bathroom.
This is bedroom #2 upstairs. Just needs some new paint on the walls and taking down all the shelving that is up.
This is bedroom #3 upstairs- I'm hoping there are hardwood floors under the carpet. We are going to take out that built in desk that is to the right of the room.
This is the 4th bedroom upstairs. Very bright & sunny, I love it! Maybe just a new paint job.

And this is the bathroom upstairs- I really like it, it is very bright and clean, and I like the floor tile. The bathtub is the clawfoot tub/shower.... should be interesting.

Of course, I couldn't leave out a picture of the chickens that hang out in front of the house. They belong to the current tenant, so hopefully they will be gone before we move in!!!! However, they enjoyed following us around outside the house during the inspection!

Could It Be The One???????

I think we may have found our home!!! I saw this house with my parents on the freezing cold icy rainy Saturday that they were here while Felix was coaching water polo- Felix went to see it on Monday, we put in an offer on Wednesday and heard it was accepted on Thursday at noon!!!! We are now anxiously awaiting our inspection scheduled for Saturday before we sign on the dotted line.
It is an old farmhouse colonial in north attleboro, built on or before 1900- lots and lots of trees, about 1/2 acre of land, very quiet area. It has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Right now- the kitchen is just a tiny little galley kitchen with no appliances yet, but dad said it should be pretty easy to expand it into my beautiful kitchen I've always dreamed of- complete with a center island and stainless steel appliances!!!! I have a very limited memory of the actual details of what the interior looks like, but if all goes well with the inspection, I will have tons of photos of the inside to post soon!!

This is the front of the house- cedar shingles on the outside and lots of trees and brush that need to be cleaned up.

One of my favorite parts- the back of the house with a beautiful deck. The driveway comes up alongside the house all the way past the house.

Mom & Dad visit Boston

Dad only LOOKS like a Harvard fan here- it was so cold, that was the shirt he was wearing UNDER his Brown shirt, but he ended up leaving his Brown shirt in the car when we returned to watch the 2nd game.

Brown boys all lined up in their new robes.

I tried to get a pix of mom & dad watching the game- for some reason, mom looks invisible.

Last weekend, mom & dad came up to watch Felix's water polo games. In between the games we went house hunting- they got to see all the fun I've been having searching for the home of our dreams. The arrived Friday night & while Felix was in a hotel with the team, I went out to dinner with them at the famous Bertuccis- then the next morning we watched water polo, drove down to North Attleboro and saw 5 houses, then back to Boston for a quick bite to eat and another game of water polo. The next morning we drove out to meet Felix for breakfast and say hi to the team- and then mom & dad headed out to NYC for some fun with friends and family (dad had to work though.... no fun for him!). All in all, it was a wonderful, educational, and exhausting visit!!!