When we moved out to Colorado for Mark's job it came very quickly. We took a big leap of faith to just pack up and move without selling our house yet. So for the past few months we have been paying both our mortgage to our house and our rent to our apartment. We didn't want to make more or less on selling the house we just wanted to break even and be free. Well on Sept 22 we officially closed and are no longer home owners. We feel so blessed at this time with the housing market the way it is right now.
I will miss and not miss:
House
Miss- Look how adorable it is! You can't really see it, but that big shady tree is beautiful all year round. The memories we had. The kitchen was my favorite! The apartment has no storage or pantry area so it was really hard to downsize after having the best kitchen.
I also loved the family room. We painted it green and the stove fireplace was so romantic and it was so fun to just sit in. This looks kind of dull because this was after we put new carpet in to show it so our furniture is all gone. We always put our Christmas tree in front of that big window.
Not Miss- The never ending costs and ongoing projects we had to fix. It was an old house built in the 1950s and both of us are not handy so we ended up shelling out so much money for things that had to be fixed. Now we just call a number and the apartment fixes anything in a day.
I won't miss our tiny bathroom. That is one thing that helped us decide on our apartment was the bathroom. Now we have double sinks and a really nice and clean shower that isn't old tile and rusty water stained.
The Orchard-
Miss- The peaches that come in the fall and going out in the mornings and picking one off of the tree to put on my honey bunches of oats cereal.
Not Miss- Being overwhelmed with apples and having to rake them up in the fall.
The Yard-
Miss- The privacy and back porch area we had. I miss not having to pick up Maggie's #2 in the yard, the apartment complex isn't as free to do that because there are so many dogs so we have to have a baggie every time now.
Not Miss-Mowing the 1/3 acre.
Carport/Driveway
Miss-I miss having our HUGE carport! I bet our neighbors will miss it too we would store boats, RVs and Campers for people. To get any type of carport or garage at our apartment complex it is an additional $50 a month!
Not Miss-Shoveling the driveway in the winter. And trying to get up our steep driveway in the snow.
North Salt Lake
Miss-Our ward, neighbors and being close to family and friends. We went to Kyoto with some friends right before we moved.
Not Miss- The cops that pull you over for every little thing. And living next to the oil refinery.
Bountiful Costco
Miss- The friends that I made and the people I would always run into.
Not Miss- Pushing in carts and transferring heavy items from one basket to the next.
Anyway sorry this is such a long post.
We are very happy with the way that things turned out.
It is kind of bittersweet not being homeowners anymore. But more sweet. :)
We are very happy with the way that things turned out.
It is kind of bittersweet not being homeowners anymore. But more sweet. :)
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