Mi Casa

Back in March, my husband and I bought our first house. Here's a photo and some details:

Outside:
3.67 acres of land
Large porch
2-car garage
2 sheds
Small deck

Inside:
4 bedrooms (3 upstairs, 1 downstairs)
2.5 bathrooms (2 upstairs, 1/2 downstairs)
Large country kitchen
Large living room with brick gas fireplace
Sunroom (This is where our two rabbits, Jack and Ellie, live.)

Here's what we've done with it so far:

1. Bought a king bed and Egyptian cotton bedding (Heavenly!)
2. Had VidSec Systems install an alarm system
3. Bought a microwave for the kitchen
4. Bought a small flat-screen TV and a DVD player for our bedroom
5. Had Clinton Fences build a fence around our back yard (They did a great job at a great price. Our dog Louie loves it!)
6. Bought a John Deere riding mower
7. Removed the strange display shelf from the living room ceiling
8. Removed the country-style wood window frames with curtain rods
9. Replaced the gold-tone cabinet handles in the kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry room
10. Bought hanging flower baskets for the porch
11. Bought two glider chairs and a glider loveseat for the porch (We've only built the two chairs so far.)

Here's what we have on our near-future To Do list:

1. De-weed the landscaping and yard (We started yesterday and it's much harder work than I expected. We're both sore today.)
2. Stain the fence
3. Build the glider loveseat
4. Buy two accent chairs for the living room
5. Have the driveway re-sealed
6. Replace all the light fixtures (In particular, the NASCAR fan in the downstairs bedroom needs to go.)

We're also considering replacing the entire first floor (currently vinyl tile and carpet) with distressed hardwood.

Overall, I'm loving that there are lots of things we want to do but there's nothing we need to do.