Home Sweet Home!

The Great House Swap is going so smoothly we are getting extremely excited about our new place. We heard the model was finally open at the Trolley Barn and went to check it out. The exterior of the first group of homes looks fabulous. Ours will be an end unit and near the color of the dark green one above. When you enter you are in the quaint living room. It has very tall ceilings and I didn't get a shot of the fireplace but there is a gas fireplace also. You go up a few stairs from the living room and you are in what I would call the bar area. This will allow for a nice cocktail party because everyone ends up in the kitchen near the food. I think my favorite room will be the kitchen. The cow and I have always talked about a kitchen where I (and friends) could sit and chat while he is cooking. This is the perfect kitchen for friends hanging out while the cow finishes the goodies. It has a bar area on the opposite side of the sink where three stools will fit and it also has an island where you could put two more stools. Right behind the island is where the dining room table will be. As a side note, we did not upgrade to everything in the model so when you come to visit do not ask what happen to the cool range or the stainless dishwasher.
I did not take pictures of the upstairs but it goes something like this. Master bedroom and two small bedrooms - one will be used as an office- and there are two bathrooms on the upper level (one for me and one for the cow). A really great feature is on the very bottom floor. The builders call it a bonus room. The cow calls it our guest quarters. If you look closely at the exterior picture you can see below the main entrance a door. The door allows for outside entrance to this "bonus room." This is a pretty large room and in our unit there is a full bathroom. When people come to visit they will have their own living quarters. So if we don't feed you enough you can sneak out, walk down the street and have a snack.
We are looking forward to being in our new place. I wish I could blink my eyes and have everything there and set up. Anyone who wants to come and work some "Jeannie Magic" please feel free!