We definitely do things big!
As we were making plans to come back to the US for the year we made all kinds of inquiries but could NOT find a house to rent in our price range...even looking in different cities around the state of North Carolina. The rental market right now is just really tight! So, with interest rates being so low we got a long time friend involved and found a house to buy. Now, it wasn't quite that simple. We had late and middle of the night WhatsApp calls to video tour houses, she put in so much leg work checking out houses for us while we were sleeping and it was her work day. She truly went above and beyond to find us the house that would fit our budget and be a good rental for us while we're living overseas. Thank you, Tina, we love it! And, truly, the Lord hit this one out of the ballpark...when all the paperwork was said and done, we were $2.50 from the LOW end of our budgeted mortgage/rental price range...really, He does GREAT things!
Us, outside our new house on closing day!
Flowers and donuts for the wonderful people that made this a reality.
Our new house in Kernersville.
Making the Home Depot run to brighten up the front yard a bit.
Paint chips!
Sissi decided on this bright orange for her room. It's called Japanese Koi.
The boys went with Atlantis Blue.
We redid the accent walls in the living room with a teal color.
Our bedroom became a Provence Blue.
Sweet Vera, making the kitchen her new home.
Doing the citizenship thing and taking our kids with us to see the voting process.
We had a horizontal crack in our garage, but here, it is already sealed and painted.
Then, they put up reinforcement beams. That wall isn't going anywhere.
So glad we got this done quickly, right after we moved in.
Beautiful glassware, from my Grandma Marquis, that my Aunt Vana gave to me for our new home.
I love this kitchen! Biggest and best I've ever had!
Oh, yes, definitely one of the selling points for this house.
Sissi's room. Looks so cute!
At night, with her lights on...Bohemian and chic.
One of the best rooms in the house, the Four Seasons room. So much light with all the glass windows and it has a split system so it can be heated or air conditioned depending on the season. It's where Krypto spends most of his time.
The breakfast nook, that we turned into a bit of a parlor. We're just waiting on some antiques from my Grandma Marquis to arrive to finish the room.
The living room. I Love, Love our Kyrgyz rug and wall hanging in this room and how the teal on the walls brings out the colors in the shyrdak.
This would have been the formal living room, but we only have the one set of furniture, so it's my office school room area. Super spacious and lots of light.
Dining Room.
The boys in their room. They still have the bunkbeds that we bought when I found out I was pregnant with a second boy and we made plans for them to share a room.
Again, lots of natural light. We love that about this house.
Vera, she loves hanging out to see if I will drop anything in the kitchen.
And, then, we added Clara, our new cat from the Humane Society.
She fits in perfectly. Within hours we were all hooked!
And the two of them get along great.
She loves the sun, and to be around people...she really is a very social cat and we love that about her.
Not even in the house a week and we have company!
Game night!
Because friends and family are important we try to see everyone and do all the things!
Sweet Clara, after getting her surgery to be spayed.
She took it easy for the next day.
And then, she was back to her playful self.
I love that they're friends and get along. Our Vera and Clara are the best! We couldn't ask for better pets!
