{"id":59,"date":"2007-08-06T22:18:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-06T22:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbw.webfactional.com\/blog\/?p=59"},"modified":"2007-08-06T22:18:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-06T22:18:00","slug":"upward-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlwms.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/upward-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"Upward Mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"

So… I’m moving. It’s the first time I’ve ever moved of my own accord, as in, my lease isn’t up, I’m not in a panic to find a home for various cats, I’m not moving across the country. Instead, I’m moving about ten blocks away to my very first house.<\/p>\n

It’s butter yellow on the outside, hardwood floors and everything new on the inside. It was built in 1927 and just a year and a half ago it was a terrible eyesore. Now, it’s a beauty. My dad even said that all of the renovations were top notch- “I’d give it a B+, maybe even an A-“, and from my dad, that means a lot. He also said that the workmanship was top notch, and he knows from workmanship.<\/p>\n

It has a stone courtyard in the front, which leads up to a porch, which opens into the main room. They knocked down the wall between the living room and kitchen, so it’s a vast open room, all hardwood except for the kitchen which is stone tile. Granite counter tops<\/span>, dishwasher, new big gas stove, tons of beautiful cabinets. The main kitchen- fridge, dishwasher, sink, etc. is on the left wall as you walk in, and facing you is another granite counter top<\/span> and cabinets, but crazily, the middle section of the granite (and the full cabinets underneath it) rolls out to be a butcher block wherever you need it.<\/p>\n

There are two good-sized bedrooms, with new carpet and paint (as there is throughout); one room, which will be the “blue room” is so named because both the carpet and the walls are a deep blue. That room is at the front of the house. Next room is a full bath (with shower); next is a laundry room (and will also be our crafts room); and then the master bedroom opens at the back of the house. The master has a shower AND jacuzzi bathtub (holy crap!) and a huuuuge<\/span> walk-in closet with full-length French doors. And both bathrooms have granite sinks and counter tops<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Through the kitchen, the back door opens to a small porch and then into the back yard, which is partially covered with a yellow awning, big enough to house a long dinner table and barbecue<\/span>. The rest of the yard is laid stone and earth, and the landlord is going to build me raised flower beds. And there is a shed big enough for our bikes and (hopefully, whenever we get it) our kayak.<\/p>\n

I went there today and walked around, plotting, and then I looked at the lower cabinets in the kitchen, and thought, “No, no way…” but then I opened one, and then another, and realized that yes, yes indeed, all the lower shelves roll out. This has been a dream of mine ever since I fell in love with cooking.<\/p>\n

So, I know I haven’t been posting, ye gods know I haven’t had time in ages to do any writing for myself. But I’ve been selfishly<\/span> spending my time falling more deeply in love with my boyfriend, and according to my therapist, that isn’t actually selfish at all, so I think I’ll keep doing it. At some point I will post pictures of my new house; I’ll also write about my three weeks in Peru; and I even intend to write about my Mormon family reunion this weekend. But for now, all I can dream about is my house. And how everyone I love will be most welcome there.<\/p>\n

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