…from the first time I set my eyes upon you… And by “you”, I mean my house. ;) I
LOVE my new house! We moved in
mid-January and although it was later than expected, it was well worth the
wait. Since then I continue to convince
myself that I can’t possibly love it more, but as days go by I continue to find
new things that I love.
I love the house itself.
I love the floorplan – it’s exactly what we were looking for. I love that I have a dedicated office, albeit
it desperately needs organized. I love
the finishes that we chose – sorry to my neighbors, but I still think it’s the best looking
house on the street. J I love that everything came together – the granite,
the counters, the floor, the tile… so hard to choose, but totally nailed it! I do have a love-hate relationship with my
wood floors though – they are impossible to keep clean (but beautiful when they
are)! I love finally having a
pantry. I love my double sliding door. I LOVE my slightly ridiculous master
suite. I feel like I’m in a hotel! I love the over-the-top walk-in tile
shower. I love my massive closet,
although I’m positive I need more clothes to fill it (although I'm having other issues in that department). I love the built-ins – all the closets (so
much easier for kid clothes!) and around the fireplace (although they are a bit
bare). I love the coffered ceilings and
the beams in my living room. I love my
backyard – the comfortably shaded patio with a view of my beautiful green
grass, a field, and the mountains, with the babbling sound of the irrigation
ditch nearby. I even love mowing it with
the new mower we got (that I also love!).
I love the stuff we put in the new house – new couch and
loveseat, new appliances, new bed. I
LOVE my washer and dryer – I actually don’t mind doing laundry or dishes
anymore. I love my pics I put in the
entryway. I love my shrine to my Bailey
Jo in the living room. I love the
beautiful exhibition of the flower painting Loren’s dad gave us (one of the
main focal points in the living room). I
can’t wait to decorate more (all these new things have strapped my budget a
bit).
I love the area – quiet and safe with friendly neighbors. I love going for walks in the neighborhood
and that I can let the kids and dog play in the front of the house without
constantly fretting. I’m loving Star in
general – such a small town feel while being minutes from city comforts. I love the post office and city hall – so quiet
and personable. I love that there are
town and neighborhood events. I love
that my mom is 1 mile away. I love
the 15 minute highway drive to Nampa (it’s quite a beautiful ride with an open
view of fields, mountains, and sky) with Costco and everything else I might
need. I love the Star Merc, that has a
little bit of everything. I’m not even minding the drive to
work and the kids’ school – traffic usually isn’t too bad and I grew up with
highway driving that I don't mind (SO much better than city driving!). I’d much rather spend 40 minutes of highway
driving home than the 20 minutes of city driving I had before (especially in my Rav, that I also love). Stop, go, stop, go, stop, go, stop, effing GO!!! It gives me a bit of time to unwind from the
day and I can enjoy some music.
I’ve had people ask how the new house is, so there you
go. I have to send out a huge thank you
to Donnie Dwyer, our builder – he made me pull my hair out at times, but he’s a
good guy and I know I could have never built this house with another builder
for the price. If it weren’t for him, I
wouldn’t have my dream house! And I
think I owe an even bigger thank you to Miss Jennifer Hickey, from Boise Real
Estate Pros. Without her, I don’t think
I would have survived this build. Heck,
it would have never even happened. She
listened to what we wanted/needed, knew even better than we did what would be a
good match, and was there every step of the way, cracking the whip with no
questions asked. Totally got us the hook-up
too, on several things! She is, put
simply, pretty freaking awesome. ;)
Now, the hardest part…
finding the motivation to do anything but enjoy my new house this
summer! It really feels like there is
something else I need to be doing… some
pesky little thing… oh yes, a
dissertation… :P
*sidenote* Holy crap, it's been a year since I written on this!
