We always looked at houses on Sundays. I think we always met at 1:00pm at the first house on our list. Usually there were about 13 on the list, and we couldn't always get in to see them all. This house that I sit in now was actually on our list one day, but the selling agent didn't give our realtor the code that day so we missed it. Instead we found a super cheap foreclosure around the corner, directly on Webber. It was a charming ranch home with terrazzo floors, a gorgeous back yard and a front yard landscaping that was almost nice enough to ignore the 4 lanes of traffic roaring by. I needed to compare it to something near by because the price was almost too good to walk away from. So one Tuesday during lunch I called our realtor and told her we needed to see the one on Sunnybrook before we put an offer on Webber. And here it was, seemingly modest but something stood out. A huge Florida Room with so much light it would be a crime to not use it as a studio was my favorite feature. The impeccable pink-tiled bathroom was kind of nice too. So the rest is history, and I wanted to share the photos of our first impressions here.








(Notice the hole in the wall and the 1970s fridge....at least we would need to buy new appliances!)


Ok, so this was more like our 5th impression of the house, because once we saw it we remembered the door code and went to visit. A lot. And everyone who we brought to the house confirmed that this was the one, this was ours. But soon it was time to really make it ours. Here is a bit of the progress we've made so far...

First thing we had to do (of course) was buy appliances. Remember, there was a gaping hole on the wall where an oven once lived, and the refrigerator was from the 1970s, complete with wood paneled accents on the interior drawers. Luckily we had been shopping for appliances for about a month already (a bit eager I guess). So as soon as we had the leftover cash at closing, we headed out to Sears, Best Buy, DeSears...anyways, after lots of hunting, our beautiful oven/microwave and fridge arrived home to fancy up the place. It was also exciting for me to cook a microwave dinner as I have not had a microwave in many many years.






So far we love everything about this house, especially the ability to cook without squeezing past each other in a hallway sized kitchen, and being able to invite friends over for fresh-squeezed mimosas. And spending almost every weekend at Lowe's. There is a lot more to do, and you just might see it all unfold here.