1. We still 120,000% love this house. We love what we've been able to do to it, we love the layout, we love the lot size, we love the possibilities and potential, we love the current upgrades, we love the high ceilings, we even love most of the things we plan on changing one day. We just love it.
2. We are hands down in the absolute perfect location for us and our lifestyle. Aside from the literal geographic centrality of where we're at in the valley, we're so close and convenient to most of what we personally need/want/know/love. The culture that the Old Town Scottsdale area brings to our neighborhood while still maintaining a safe, family friendly, and inviting atmosphere is unbeatable. There are always, at all times, at least 20+ restaurants to choose from on any given day or night of the week, and most are within a 3-5 minute drive if that. We've never once felt even a hint of unsafe or like we couldn't go for a bike ride/walk any time of day or night.
3. We truly believe we could be in this house for the rest of our lives. This is something Joel has said since before we even found this house, that he wants a house we can raise a family and grow old in. I always give him a hard time when he talks about having this baby paid off by the time we retire, and having our grand kids come visit us here one day, seems a tad bit exaggerated if you ask me. And of course in all honesty, what do we know? We have no idea what direction our lives could take or what circumstances may come up that involve us moving, we are in no way saying we WILL be here forever. But the catch is we believe we could be, and actually wouldn't mind it at this point. With how big of a lot size we have and with all of the potential for adding on in various ways we could easily create enough space and additions to accommodate a growing family. So whether this ends up being the case or not even close, it's nice to know we at least have that option.
4. We have loved the dreaming/ownership/planning/responsibility that comes along with owning our home. We love having ideas and watching them come to life. Joel enjoys doing yard work (well, most of the time at least), he values keeping a nice yard for people to enjoy. We love having people over, for anything, anytime. We've always said no matter where we live we want it to be a place where people enjoy coming to, where they feel at home, and a place that's peaceful. One day, with any lucky, we'll have screaming children running around going in and out and causing all sorts of chaos (fingers crossed). And we still hope to have this same type of home, one they enjoy being in and one that brings peace to our crazy life. No matter where that is when the time comes, we sure are happy it's here for now.
4. We have loved the dreaming/ownership/planning/responsibility that comes along with owning our home. We love having ideas and watching them come to life. Joel enjoys doing yard work (well, most of the time at least), he values keeping a nice yard for people to enjoy. We love having people over, for anything, anytime. We've always said no matter where we live we want it to be a place where people enjoy coming to, where they feel at home, and a place that's peaceful. One day, with any lucky, we'll have screaming children running around going in and out and causing all sorts of chaos (fingers crossed). And we still hope to have this same type of home, one they enjoy being in and one that brings peace to our crazy life. No matter where that is when the time comes, we sure are happy it's here for now.
So what has our first year in our house brought us? Obviously we still haven't "finished" all of the spaces, and there is still plenty of stuff on our list, but there HAVE been many projects that were on our "do right away" list that we can happily say have been crossed off. These include:
1. Painting baseboards, trim, and doors white (since our entire house was sprayed tan during the flip)
2. Adding a mantle to the fireplace
6. Adding cabinets to the laundry room (stay tuned)
7. Building Joel a shed in the backyard
You'll remember this first post of the listing photos, our blank canvas as we liked to call it.
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