moving at warp speed
I was looking forward to a lull. Moving is a lot of stress, and we made this one happen pretty fast. I figured, just get out of Minnesota and I could catch my breath, begin learning about Boulder, find the grocery store, investigate preschools.
No lull for the lucky. We sold our house in three days for full asking price and found a lovely place in a great area of Boulder just as fast. The whole series of deals went down while Juniper and the bunnies were on the east coast at the annual Murphy Beach Vacation and funnydad was throwing himself into his new job back in Boulder. It made for a busy vacation and a lot of phone calls as everything was finalized, but suddenly it’s done. Or almost done. (Find some wood to knock on, please.)
We'll own the new place beginning September 11th. It is in a great neighborhood, a block away from the best public elementary school in Boulder. It's within walking distance of a little marketplace with a Wild Oats, a couple of restaurants, a couple of coffee shops and a few gifty stores. It's within a super short walk of a great recreation center where we're already signed up for swimming lessons this fall. It's also a block from a large community garden where juniper plans to continue the veggie farming skills she developed in Minneapolis. The house is landscaped with xeric plants, meaning it's eco-friendly – the vegetation will thrive on the amount of water that falls naturally in this region. Small turf area for the kids, nice deck for meals outdoors and gazing at our mountain view (okay, it’s only a view in the winter when the leaves are off the trees, but still, it’s a view). Floorplan is very liveable, about the same size as our Minneapolis home. Open main floor, finished basement (with a guest room and full guest bath for your visit). Lots of big windows and skylights. It’s a new relatively new home, built in 1986, and it surprised me that I fell for a newer construction; I thought I was an older house kind of girl. The upside of new is ample closet space. The downside is that the roof and furnace are original and will need replacing in the coming years. But overall, it’s a great house in a great location and we're very excited about it. We’re also excited about the coming lull once we’re all moved in and settled.
No lull for the lucky. We sold our house in three days for full asking price and found a lovely place in a great area of Boulder just as fast. The whole series of deals went down while Juniper and the bunnies were on the east coast at the annual Murphy Beach Vacation and funnydad was throwing himself into his new job back in Boulder. It made for a busy vacation and a lot of phone calls as everything was finalized, but suddenly it’s done. Or almost done. (Find some wood to knock on, please.)
We'll own the new place beginning September 11th. It is in a great neighborhood, a block away from the best public elementary school in Boulder. It's within walking distance of a little marketplace with a Wild Oats, a couple of restaurants, a couple of coffee shops and a few gifty stores. It's within a super short walk of a great recreation center where we're already signed up for swimming lessons this fall. It's also a block from a large community garden where juniper plans to continue the veggie farming skills she developed in Minneapolis. The house is landscaped with xeric plants, meaning it's eco-friendly – the vegetation will thrive on the amount of water that falls naturally in this region. Small turf area for the kids, nice deck for meals outdoors and gazing at our mountain view (okay, it’s only a view in the winter when the leaves are off the trees, but still, it’s a view). Floorplan is very liveable, about the same size as our Minneapolis home. Open main floor, finished basement (with a guest room and full guest bath for your visit). Lots of big windows and skylights. It’s a new relatively new home, built in 1986, and it surprised me that I fell for a newer construction; I thought I was an older house kind of girl. The upside of new is ample closet space. The downside is that the roof and furnace are original and will need replacing in the coming years. But overall, it’s a great house in a great location and we're very excited about it. We’re also excited about the coming lull once we’re all moved in and settled.
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so excited that there's guest space! can't wait to visit. yippee!
now then: pictures? where are the pictures of the house? hurrah! and hurrah for a great location! whee!