We Bought A House!

 

Here's a good exterior shot. From this angle it looks like the garage is detached, but it isn't.

Some vital statistics: Four bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 2350 sq. ft., 1/4 acre plot, built in 1999. It doesn't have a basement, but it does have a four-foot high crawl space as big as the house above it.

We don't have many good shots of the yard, but here's a shot of the side yard. We love gardening, and this home features four raised, irrigated garden beds. The yard also features a wooden playset, a trampoline pit, and an adjustable basketball standard in the driveway--complete with breakaway rim and glass backboard.

The entrance and staircase are definitely two of our favorite features. To the right is a small living room and to the left is a den.

The living room.

The kitchen. It's kind of small but there's lots of cabinet space, and please note the COMPLETE lack of fluorescent lighting. Also, the owner is leaving their fridge for us. Woot!

The dining area. It's kinda small, but we like the bay window.

The family room, right next to the kitchen and dining area. The picture doesn't show it too well, but it's pretty big. Our favorite feature in this room, however, is the surround sound setup. Aw yeyah.

The master bedroom. Gotta love the lofted ceilings.

The master bathroom. We dig the two sinks, but we prefer for the loo to be in a water closet. Oh well. There's a huge walk-in closet adjoining the bathroom.

This would obviously be Olivia's room, and we're obviously going to repaint :).

Another bedroom.

We absolutely love this upstairs loft/bedroom above the garage. We're especially fond of the wooden shelving. The whole house features custom shelving in each closet.

Another shot of the loft. We dig the little closets. The drum set, unfortunately, is not included :).

I can't believe this is actually happening, but after looking for a new home since December, we found one that we absolutely adore! We signed our lives away on Friday, are pending approval on our loan (which was guaranteed to be approved) and move in at the end of March. Surprisingly, our new house is in Provo. We had been looking in Lehi more than anywhere else, but I just kept having a strong impression that we needed to stay close. Like close to where we are now. As much as I wanted to stay in Orem, Neal and I feel so good about this location. Although it will be hard to leave our current incredibly convenient home, Ward and friends, I feel so happy about this new adventure in our lives. And we will still only be 7.5 miles from Super Target.....

I feel so truly blessed. I feel that the Lord knew what we needed, when we needed it. I need to remember to always trust in the Lord's timing, and when I do, good things always happen!