Pros and Cons

Because who doesn't love pros/cons lists?

Since moving into our house, we are discovering things we love and things we would change, if given the chance. We have officially moved all of our belongings to the new house, and only carpet shampooing and a little grass seed stand between us and relinquishing our keys this weekend. Woohoo!!

Pros:

• The extra bedroom for guests is incredible. We will have more guests in the coming months/years since we will have baby Elayne to attract visitors. Now we have a space for all their own - and hopefully beds coming soon to fill the space!
• Phillip's man cave is ridiculous and huge, but perfect for him. Now he has a huge space (doubled from the last house) for all of his memorabilia, equipment, and electronics. It's actually shaping up to be quite attractive. I will post house pictures once the place is complete.
• The carpet is uber comfortable. It's very thick. This will be especially nice when we spend countless hours playing on the floor with Elayne.
• My bigger office holds all of my things! And with the guest bedroom, I don't have to share it with a futon anymore - although I actually could if I wanted to. It's so spacious and wonderful. I love it!
• A 3 car garage gives us more space too, and reduces the times we need to use the attic. This is especially important to Phillip.
• Speaking of insulation, we have upgraded insulation in the house! What a nice add-on the builders put in. We are having to adjust our energy habits as a result. The first few nights were freezing in here!
• A gas stove. Enough said.

Cons:

• Small backyard. That will be an adjustment to make. We'll have to maximize every square inch - especially since the wonderful run is 10x14.
• Downsized pantry, master bath, and master closet. We were spoiled by our old house and now we must make adjustments. Creative storage solutions will result this summer at some point, I'm sure.
• No place for Murphy's crate. Again, our old house fit this quite nicely. We had the perfect spot for it in the laundry room. Now, even though we have a beautiful laundry room, it does not have a designated spot. We are still debating on the final location.

But no worries, we are still very far from being unpacked. We are doing a little each day. So far, the kitchen and my office are finished. Elayne's room doesn't count, since she only has diapers and some outfits at this point - but it is done (with the exception of finalizing paint at the top of the pink wall). The guest room won't have much in it yet, but will also find its way once the rest of the house is finished.

Phillip's room, and the living room should be hopefully completed tonight. And at some point, hopefully we can get our bedroom finished. It would nice to be finished with the inside by Monday evening, but we'll see. Then it's garage/closet organization, setting up Murphy's run/outside, and ALL DONE! Doesn't sound like much, right? Hah.

Oh! And Murphy comes home tomorrow morning! So exciting!