What was I doing before I even left Wisconsin? Yes…house-hunting online! It turned into an addiction. I was obsessed with finding The Perfect House. Well, within a 20-mile radius of base. I pored over pages and pages of homes. I sent lots of pictures and links to my mom for feedback. Yes, I was a woman on a mission. So what was my first priority when we got to England? Um…duh! Honey, let’s look at houses!
Andrew was not in nearly as much of a hurry, sadly. So we went to the Housing Briefing. And we waited. We were probably in England for 2 weeks before we actually started calling around to look at houses. I could hardly contain myself! We ended up seeing 8 houses in the area, all of which I had researched before setting foot in this country. I had my favorite picked out before we even boarded a single plane.
We saw several houses in the surrounding towns. Most of them were in our price range, although 2 were too high (but we looked anyway, of course). They were all on the small side, and not all of them had garages. Some had nice gardens (lawns), but others were pretty tiny. And most of them also had one big eyesore: an oil tank in the back. That’s new for me! Something we saw few of: decent closets. I still wonder where the heck British people put everything! I’m sure they think we Americans are a bunch of hoarders!
Despite all the houses we saw, my favorite remained my favorite. And now we live here!
Is it perfect? No, of course not. But Andrew and I truly love this house. It is our first home together, and the things we love vastly outweigh the things we don’t love. Some things we love:
The backyard:
It is a great amount of space, surrounded by trees, and the back goes straight into the woods! We love walking back there, and Andrew has gone running several times on the trails. Hopefully I will also get my butt out there to run as well!
The patio:
Perfect for grilling and enjoying a fire on nice evenings!
The HUGE conservatory:
We also have 3 bedrooms, which means (drumroll, please) I get my own CRAFT ROOM!! It’s small, but I’m more than thrilled about it, if you couldn’t tell! I promise to take more pictures one of these days.
We moved in at the end of September, but our household goods didn’t arrive until a week before Thanksgiving. More on that later. š
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I absolutely LOVE your house! I can’t WAIT to see it in person! But more importantly YOU!!!!
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I’m excited to take more pictures of it, but I want to have it looking its best first! š I can’t wait for you to see it too, Mom!
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