The new house.

This is the unfurnished version of our new living space.

It’s safe to say that we love our new place.  We’ve lived in 3 houses over the past 4 years and this is the best layout and most suited to us.  In the first house, the living space was kinda small and there was little to no storage. 

Moving into the second place, we found there was too much space (we had wanted the 3-car garage for all of his tools and outdoor toys), and we were able to hoard, accumulate, and generally not throw anything away for 2 years.  

This place is practical.  I mentioned before that we hadn’t actually seen it before moving in.  I sent in a check and signed a lease a month before we even left Alaska.  I was nervous to say the least.

The house is essentially a ranch, with everything on one floor (new concept to us) and there is a FULL basement.  A runs-the-length-and-width-of-the-house basement and it is a Godsend.  It is what’s been missing from our lives.

It is the place where Scott can store, organize, and play with all of his toys (tools).

 Living Room

Steps next to the living room, going to the basement.

The HUGE basement.  

Kitchen and dining area (from the laundry room)

One side of the kitchen.  Nice appliances compared to the house we came from!

Kitchen view from the dining area.  I love that the laundry room over there has a window.  And that's ceramic tile.  No more stick down "tiles".

Front.  Love the stonework arches.

Side

The back.  Basement access from outside is also new to us and we're pretty excited...it's the little things us Alaskans aren't used to :)

Who were the fools people who did a partial do-it-yourself move?  That'd be us.