Our Humble Abode

Our first home buying experience was a fun one. Sadly, not nearly as dramatic as our wedding, but none the less, a major step in our lives. Actually, the process of purchasing our home wasn't the trial, but the getting the builder to finish everything was less then productive. Long story short, I believe that our next home will not be a brand new one. =0)
Maybe I will just describe our first home. It is a cute split entry home located on a cozy 1/4 acre in the booming metropolis of Idaho Falls. We have 3 bed rooms and 3 full baths compete with a now fully finished basement. Our yard is very pretty in the spring and summer surrounding the house with lush grass and beautiful flower gardens. We have a cherry tree in the front yard, (the birds tell me that the cherries were delicious!) and 2 apple trees in the backyard right along side a small little raspberry patch. We have a 200 sq ft garden bed along the backyard and a rose garden along the other side. The best part though is the entertaining features. Not only do we have a built in fire pit (built by yours truly without plans might I add) but a 16x16 stone patio canopied by a pergola that soon should be covered by grapes (that is if the plants grow a lot this year!).
If I had to choose a favorite room in the house, it would now have to be my craft room. Anyone who knows me well knows that my favorite color is purple, so it is only natural that my craft room be purple right? According to my husband and a few other skeptics, Barney would feel right at home in my new craft room. So what if it has a purple ceiling, purple walls with purple stripes! I love it and I can never be sad while I'm in the room! Jonathan built me a beautiful countertop that extends on two walls and built in shelves that cover the wall with the window. I think it’s pretty and that’s all that should matter!
While I’m not a huge fan of Idaho, (I am trying to be positive) I have decided that there are worse places to live. Our ward is mostly composed of our neighborhood which is still strange to me. Just yesterday our mailman stopped and thanked me for taking the call to be a Sunday school teacher and gave me the new manual. You know you’re in Mormon-vill when… It’s not so bad sometimes….I can walk to do my visiting teaching and our “drive to church” is less than 2 minutes (only because we hit 2 stop signs on the way and half the neighborhood is leaving at the same time!) Sunday mornings at about 10:55 is high traffic time around here. (Church starts at 11 am.) We have nice neighbors and for the most part it is quiet.
Due to the fact that school is really cheep here and Jonathan has about 2½ years left, we will be moving in hopefully 3 years.