Monday, March 11, 2013

Movin' on...

to our new adventure! Small town living!

We've put a contract on a house in a town with a population of around 6000 people. We both grew up in small towns and before our road trip adventure lived in a very small town but came to the 'burbs of Austin to do all of our shopping and most of our dining (although our little town did have its share of great places to eat - read MEXICAN FOOD). But it's been a while since we lived in what we call a self-sustaining small town (has everything we NEED to live with no true need to drive into the big city). Our last house was only about a 20-minute drive here so we've visited often and have always loved this little town.

After much drama on an offer on a house on an acre just outside the town, we put an offer on an older home inside the city and they've accepted it! The one-acre house outside of town? We found out at the last minute that the HOA "rules" didn't allow chickens? Really? But we can have chickens in town...



We have a quick closing date (20 days!) and are having fun browsing craigslist for furniture (we have none). Yesterday we went and saw 4 items at different places/homes and bought all four of them! So we now have a couch, chair for the living room, coffee table and lawn mower! The only pieces of furniture we kept from our previous home (stored at my parents house) are family treasures - a shelving unit that was my Grandma's and a hope chest and little hallway table that was David's mom's. We also have some smaller unique items that we saved that would have been hard to replace. We got a storage unit to hold all of the "new stuff" until we can move in.

The house as far as we can see is in great shape... needs paint and "our stuff" but it has great wood floors in the main living areas... gorgeous terrazzo tile in the entry and lots of character. And we can have chickens (one of our true desires) again. It is also within walking distance to HEB, Whataburger! and several other places. Notice how I list the important things first!

We've been through the house-buying/selling process enough to know that it's not a done deal til everything is signed, so here's hoping it all goes through!

13 comments:

  1. My ultimate goal is to find a very small house in a town where I can walk to the library, grocery and parks. It would be great if there was a lake or river nearby. I prefer to walk or bike, rather than drive everywhere. Congrats on the purchase it sounds great and I hope to see some chicken pics on the blog in the future.

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    1. Thanks! We prefer walking or biking over driving too! Definitely on the chicken pictures!

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  2. I'm just back from lunch workout to settle in for my feeds. Yours is on top and I'm jumping with joy!!! What a sweet ranch style brick home - kind of reminds me of our home. Oh your mind must be buzzing with decorating ideas! And walking distance to most things...sounds like the perfect choice! wonder what kind of tree that is out front...I always loved scoping the grounds in the Spring when getting a new home to see what plants were left by the previous owners. Won't be long you'll be pounding out that coop! Thanks for the update!!!

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    1. So many ideas! Have you seen my Pinterest feed lately? =)

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    2. Oh I'll go check it out....I've repinned a few. You boards are some of the best!

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  3. Super cute!! I love that house! Wanted a ranch style here in CO, but didn't happen. :) Can't wait to see it!

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  4. The house looks wonderful!! So excited for you and Dave!

    Have fun decorating and furnishing your new home :)!

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    1. We will! Make sure y'all plan a route down this way at some point!

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  5. LOVE it! Can't wait to see pics of the inside - hopefully we can visit next year!

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  6. Woohoo! Sounds perfect for you guys. Gotta watch out for those dang HOAs! If we'd had any clue what we were getting into... What town did you end up in?

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    1. Burnet... home of the upcoming Bluebonnet Festival!

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