Thursday, June 18, 2015

The interwebs have been installed

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Well my friends, after a month of no internet, we finally got it set up early this morning.

My kids were ecstatic and immediately jumped on to play their games, me all I could think was "Oh my gosh, I can upload all my photos and start posting on the blog again.  Yippee!"

So here I am, and now I'm ready to get back to daily blogging with tons of pictures and stories and filling you in on this new adventure I'm on.  You'll get to hear all about it, as I get used to living in Texas, start exploring the area and get back to a normal life.  Whatever that means LOL

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I guess I should start by showing you around, remember I said it's a country house, or ranch house as they call it here.  It's out in the country, right at the edge of town and about 10 miles or so from base.

Matter of fact I don't even need to get on the highway to get to base, which is wonderful.

Let me show you the outside of the house, now this house was built in 1969 and it was custom built, but it's also been sitting vacant for a year and a half, the previous tenant was apparently military and I guess just up and left pretty quick.

Now keep in mind these photos were taken right as we moved in, the yard hadn't been mowed in a while.

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The workshop out back, it is pretty big and we are thinking that if we do indeed buy this house, we may turn it into a guest house.
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Huge yards, we have 3 acres and so  mowing takes quite a long time, as we found out last week.  A riding mower is something we definitely need to look into getting in the future, for now we make do with my father in law's, and he is kind enough to bring it up when he can, they are just two hours away from us.

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Definition of country road to me, makes me think of those Amish pictures I see, all that is missing is a buggy.

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Moving into the actual house, I haven't taken many pictures, I was waiting to get the internet up before doing that.....but here is a picture of the front door, which I LOVE.
 
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My kitchen, I'm not sure about that yellow yet, I'm kind of living with it for now and seeing how I feel about it.  Might end up painting it, or might leave it alone.....what do you think?

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By the way, that microwave did not stay, it is not part of the house it was just loaned to my husband while he was here in Texas alone.

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House is full of these french glass doors and I think they are gorgeous.  This house pretty much closes itself off in sections which I appreciate because I've been so used to playing pug soccer when someone rings the doorbell or knocks, it's much easier now that I can just close the door leading to the rest of the house.

Like I said, I will take more pictures and share them over the next few days and also as I get the house looking like I want it.  I think I have enough pictures where I can do a before and after.....we'll see.

Now something that I have been fascinated with, and I guess I shouldn't be since I'm out in the country, is the amount of wildlife, namely birds, that I've been able to photograph.  Oh and my yard is filled with butterflies, there's a huge one that I actually thought was a bird hahahaha

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Now bird wise, goodness I've enjoyed snapping some of these and just watching them go about their business

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Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, something I've always been very blessed to witness both in Arizona and Idaho and now here in Texas.

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I'm loving the area so far, I'm loving being surrounded by nature and being away from neighbors and busy neighborhoods, this is truly where I feel at home. I can't wait to continue sharing with you.

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Feels amazing to be back online and to be able to work on my blog again, I want to apologize again for being so sporadic in my posting and I appreciate you all for hanging in there and still dropping by to say hi.

Now I can say, I'll see you all tomorrow :)

24 comments:

Amy at love made my home said...

Yay!!!! So lovely to hear from you!!! I was just reading another blog and I noticed this post on their blogroll so I had to head straight over! It is so wonderful to hear from you properly again and to see more of the house. It really is a very "Texas" looking house to me! I hope that you are settling in well and enjoying your new Texan lifestyle! xx

Simply Quaint said...

Welcome back Sandra so happy to see your post, I am taking it you're not in the flooding area of Texas? I hope not they are struggling bad, we're having a heck of a time here this year with rain too in soho were praying our garden survives..... Now onto kitchen, if you're allowed to paint I say paint, I see light light blue and white cabinets the cabinets need painted, if you're allowed, that will brighten it up tremendously.... I like light farmhouse style :). Well so happy to see you're all doing good look forward to more photos and all the changes you will do....the doors are awesome too, love how you have the French doors through out, I see country farmhouse French or shabby chic happening in that home....;)

Blessings
Rhonda

FlowerLady Lorraine said...

Hurray ~ you're back. You've had a hectic first half of this year, now you're settling into your new wonderful country home. I love what I see so far, except for the yellow in the kitchen. It's just a little too bright for my taste. Your front door is fantastic and I love the french doors in your home. I can hardly wait to see and hear more.

Three acres is GREAT! No close neighbors is even GREATER! Country roads, wow. Flowers, birds and butterflies too. You are blessed!

Thanks for posting for us to enjoy ~ FlowerLady

Carol said...

The French doors would be my favorite, too! Glad you're back online!!!

Michelle-ozark crafter said...

It is a lovely home and setting!

Wendi said...

A country home... squeel! A little elbow grease and the curb appeal of your home will be adorable. Looking forward to seeing you settle back into the daily grind.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for inviting us into your home! Beautiful! May you enjoy it for many years to come .

Laura B.

Mari said...

Hooray for internet!
I love your place, inside and out! It's going to be a great place to live.

Billy said...

Love all the pics! So glad you have internet and can start posting more. Congrats again on your new lovely home. I am dying for those French doors!

Amber said...

Yay for Internet! I really am looking forward to seeing what you do with your new place!

Erika said...

So glad you are back!!!

Renee said...

Wow - such beautiful country and what gorgeous pictures! So glad you have internet back and looking forward to seeing more of your new home. Thanks for sharing!

Elizabeth said...

So happy to see you back!! House looks delightful, all those french doors and the acreage - Yup, do try to save up for your own riding mower, haha!...thanks so much for bringing us along while you put your home together! And, welcome to the South from a blog friend in Mississippi!!

Susanne said...

Glad to see that you are getting all settled into your new home. "Pug soccer" made me laugh because I totally know what you mean, except in our case it's Pom-a-poo soccer and the ball is real furry. LOL.

carrie@northwoods scrapbook said...

Yay Sandra is back!! Love seeing all the photos & it all looks so lovely!! All that land & quiet country roads. A little bit of heaven. ;)

I actually like that yellow in the kitchen if it were against crisp white cabinets - like farmhouse style. So charming. And all of those French doors are awesome!!

Thx for the tour & welcome back. Xoxo

Rachel said...

Glad to see you are getting settled in and that you finally have internet! Can't wait to read more about your adventures in Texas. :)

Christy said...

Welcome home, Sandra! It is wonderful to be able to hear from you again, you have always been so inspiring in your posts. I love your photos, it looks so beautiful and serene. Good luck with all of the moving in, I look forward to seeing those before and after photos. Enjoy!

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Sherry Jolly said...

Congratulations for getting Internet back! It's hard to live without, isn't it? lol I'm so envious of all of that luxurious nature!! I just saw a cardinal sitting on my laundry line out back and it just thrilled my heart!

Hope you are blessed in your new home!

Sherry

Connie said...

It looks like your area is a lot like my area in Michigan. Glad you are getting settled in.

Anonymous said...

Those french doors are beautiful!! Glad to see you have made it safely to your new home and slowly getting settled in. I don’t make my way around the blogs like I would like to, but have been thinking about your and your family often.

Debbie said...

Welcome back Sandra! The house is gorgeous. Cannot wait to see what you do to it once you're settled in.

Peggy said...

Welcome to Texas, my adopted state!