A Big Change.

I have failed to write about our home for over a year now. The projects have continued, but we have become busier with work and pet care and generally settling into I guess being adults? Which Alex says we really are and I have to stop calling us non-adults, and he has a point.

Because, we now own a second home.

With Alex working from home primarily, and me working out of our home and around town, we needed a space to go that isn't our workplace. Our condo was a gut rehab, and we have continued to do work to make a better fit for us, but started to find ourselves not wanting to do anything more here because it felt wasteful.

Also, we took a vacation, and when we do that it seems to clarify things for us. 

And anyways, we bought a house in Michigan.

These photos are from the listing, and the exterior is looking a bit frostier these days! 

In the front yard, that tree has dropped a multitude of pears, which we have left for the deer for one last season. One of the funniest things has been seeing our sweet city dogs bolt for the land under the trees to smell whatever has been there eating the pears. 

This little house is about the same square footage as our condo on its two main floors, but also has a nice dry basement we will be using for additional living space. It has three bedrooms, one bath, and the original 1940 kitchen opens to living room - AND we somehow ended up owning over two acres. 

Obviously there are going to be some updates to this home, but the bones of the structure are so, so good and has a lot of original trim, windows, and has been relatively well-maintained. We looked at many houses, and this one was far and away the best fit for us in terms of potential and space. There are such great plans going on for the space and we are excited to nurse the house and property back to health.

For now, our time involves finding something to eat, wandering around a bit for supplies and figuring out our surroundings, and sleeping hard after a day of projects. Oh, and giggling at Shadow in her sweaters now that the weather has turned.