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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Bad dog!
Ginger is having some adjustment issues with the new house. This weekend she tried to eat it:
Weekend update
What a great weekend! Fred's War College seminar had a DC reunion, and we have had so much fun seeing so many old friends again. We are still not entirely moved out of the old house or into this one, but Justin and Michelle M stayed with us and helped us out so much in between the fun social events. We had a lovely dinner Saturday night at 701 Restaurant and brunch this morning at Paolo's in Georgetown.
Some photo highlights:
Some photo highlights:
Friday, March 20, 2015
Spring, you disappoint me
Happy first day of spring:
Think I'll go back to bed until the SECOND day of spring:
Think I'll go back to bed until the SECOND day of spring:
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Moving in
There's still a lot of work to be done on the house, but it's time to go ahead and start living there. We are taking advantage of the kids being home on spring break to get some free labor. If Mike is going to lift heavy objects for fun, he might as well pick them up at one house and put them down at the other, right?
The kitchen is starting to feel like home:
The kitchen is starting to feel like home:
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Saturday, March 07, 2015
Very clever!
Annabelle had the opportunity to use a 3D printer at school to make something, so she made this awesome tuba mouthpiece that doubles as a disguise:
Ready to smash the patriarchy
I just finished Annabelle's awesome new Wonder Woman sweater:
I made it from this pattern, and overall it was pretty easy. I didn't really trust my gauge though and wound up knitting the sleeves a couple times. The only modification I made to the pattern was to lower the front neckline to more of a crewneck.
I made it from this pattern, and overall it was pretty easy. I didn't really trust my gauge though and wound up knitting the sleeves a couple times. The only modification I made to the pattern was to lower the front neckline to more of a crewneck.
Thursday, March 05, 2015
Please won't you be my neighbor?
Available April 1 in Springfield, VA!
If you're moving to Northern Virginia and looking for a great house to rent, have I got the house for you! We like it here so much, in fact, that we bought a house right down the street. So now I'm trying to help our landlord find awesome new tenants and get some awesome new neighbors for myself in the bargain. There's lots of information about the house on Military By Owner, but the photos in the ad are from when the house was empty. I thought a blog post might allow me to give a better tour.
As I write this, we are blanketed in snow, but here's what the house looked like in summer of 2013 when we first moved here (click on the pictures to see them bigger):
On the main floor, you enter into a combined living and dining room:
There's also a powder room on the main floor:
Through the French doors next to the dining room, you enter into an L-shaped room that has the kitchen and a family room with fireplace. The kitchen is admittedly small, but it's actually more user-friendly than the one we had in Kansas. There are a couple tall free-standing cabinets in the laundry room that the owner originally had along the wall next to the refrigerator, but we needed the space for furniture. They're easily moved back up though for extra storage:
We have been using the family room area for my husband's office:
The French doors in the family room lead out to the fenced yard, which is small but quite nice for our little dog. This is what it looks like today:
There's a nice deck and small patio area that are very pleasant during the warmer times of the year. There's also a 1-car detached garage with remote opener.
Stepping back inside, let's head downstairs to the partially finished basement. The finished part features an awesome "man cave":
The big storage unit stays with the house and is fabulous storage for games, puzzles, and craft supplies. There's also a fourth bedroom down there that we have been using as our son's room while he's away at college.
And there's a full bath:
Funny story about that bathroom. Shortly after we moved here, Fred told me that he had put something in the basement linen closet. I said, "But we don't have a basement linen closet." Turns out there's a good-sized closet behind the bathroom door.
The laundry and storage rooms are in the unfinished part. The washer and dryer stay with the house:
And having an entire room for nothing but storage has been great:
So now let's go upstairs:
There are 3 bedrooms upstairs, the master bedroom and 2 others. This is our daughter's room:
The second bedroom is similar in size but with only one window. It's my office, and it's way too messy to post on the Internet.
There's also another full bath on the second floor, which is almost identical to the basement bathroom:
This is our bedroom. We had a tough time finding a house we could afford with a master bedroom that would fit our bedroom furniture, so this room was a deciding factor for us in choosing this house:
That's a walk-in closet to the left of the tall chest.
Then finally, here's our bathroom, which I love:
We rented here until we could figure out where we wanted to be. Turns out THIS is where we want to be! The neighborhood is very friendly, with lots of kids out playing and people walking their dogs (in better weather). We are just a shade over a mile to the platform at the Franconia metro station, and the new Springfield mall is less than a half-mile away. I can't believe that in mid-April I'll have a Nordstrom Rack within walking distance! We are also just under 4 miles to Fort Belvoir's Telegraph Gate. They're opening a Wegman's across from that gate in June, and then my life will be truly complete. I don't know anything about the schools, but the elementary school (Forestdale Elementary) is a block away, and the high school (Lee High School) is just on the other side of Franconia.
If you're moving to Northern Virginia and looking for a great house to rent, have I got the house for you! We like it here so much, in fact, that we bought a house right down the street. So now I'm trying to help our landlord find awesome new tenants and get some awesome new neighbors for myself in the bargain. There's lots of information about the house on Military By Owner, but the photos in the ad are from when the house was empty. I thought a blog post might allow me to give a better tour.
As I write this, we are blanketed in snow, but here's what the house looked like in summer of 2013 when we first moved here (click on the pictures to see them bigger):
On the main floor, you enter into a combined living and dining room:
There's also a powder room on the main floor:
Through the French doors next to the dining room, you enter into an L-shaped room that has the kitchen and a family room with fireplace. The kitchen is admittedly small, but it's actually more user-friendly than the one we had in Kansas. There are a couple tall free-standing cabinets in the laundry room that the owner originally had along the wall next to the refrigerator, but we needed the space for furniture. They're easily moved back up though for extra storage:
We have been using the family room area for my husband's office:
The French doors in the family room lead out to the fenced yard, which is small but quite nice for our little dog. This is what it looks like today:
There's a nice deck and small patio area that are very pleasant during the warmer times of the year. There's also a 1-car detached garage with remote opener.
Stepping back inside, let's head downstairs to the partially finished basement. The finished part features an awesome "man cave":
The big storage unit stays with the house and is fabulous storage for games, puzzles, and craft supplies. There's also a fourth bedroom down there that we have been using as our son's room while he's away at college.
And there's a full bath:
Funny story about that bathroom. Shortly after we moved here, Fred told me that he had put something in the basement linen closet. I said, "But we don't have a basement linen closet." Turns out there's a good-sized closet behind the bathroom door.
The laundry and storage rooms are in the unfinished part. The washer and dryer stay with the house:
And having an entire room for nothing but storage has been great:
So now let's go upstairs:
There are 3 bedrooms upstairs, the master bedroom and 2 others. This is our daughter's room:
The second bedroom is similar in size but with only one window. It's my office, and it's way too messy to post on the Internet.
There's also another full bath on the second floor, which is almost identical to the basement bathroom:
This is our bedroom. We had a tough time finding a house we could afford with a master bedroom that would fit our bedroom furniture, so this room was a deciding factor for us in choosing this house:
That's a walk-in closet to the left of the tall chest.
Then finally, here's our bathroom, which I love:
We rented here until we could figure out where we wanted to be. Turns out THIS is where we want to be! The neighborhood is very friendly, with lots of kids out playing and people walking their dogs (in better weather). We are just a shade over a mile to the platform at the Franconia metro station, and the new Springfield mall is less than a half-mile away. I can't believe that in mid-April I'll have a Nordstrom Rack within walking distance! We are also just under 4 miles to Fort Belvoir's Telegraph Gate. They're opening a Wegman's across from that gate in June, and then my life will be truly complete. I don't know anything about the schools, but the elementary school (Forestdale Elementary) is a block away, and the high school (Lee High School) is just on the other side of Franconia.
Monday, March 02, 2015
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