enjoying dinner with a view

the first night after getting our keys - i glass of wine and some snacks on the deck. clint and erika stopped by for a celebratory drink too...

I heart yard work!

The new house came with weeds - ew!

This weekend was spent clearing the probably 5 years worth of overgrown weeds (blackberry bushes, ivy, and other various ugly plants). Together we cleared nearly 600lbs of yard waste. We took a very FULL truck load of goodies to the dump on Sunday afternoon after two days lopping, chopping, whacking, trimming, clipping and weeding.

We also managed to spend a pretty penny at Home Depot (our new favorite date spot) on gardening tools, new locks for the front door, and a garbage disposal.

More clean-up this week before the actual moving begins...

Before

After

Before

After

Access Granted

After a long LONG wait, the deal finally went through and we got our keys. We headed over there last night with a rustic picnic of cheese, meat, bread, and of course champagne. We sat on the deck and enjoyed the view; but it was hard to sit still when there is so much to explore. Our heads were spinning as we thought of all the fun changes that we can make to the house to make it truly ours. Erika and Clint also joined us for a celebratory drink and helped with brainstorming.

Let the fun begin....moving begins this weekend!