mi casa es su casa

Well... technically, mi casa es the bank's casa.  At least until the year 2041.  But after that, it is all mine... and yours.

Anyway... we moved into our first home last week and we LOVE it!!  My brothers and dad came down to help, which was appreciated immensely.  The move went pretty well, overall... just no one mention the treadmill.  The boys worked tirelessly all day to truck our stuff over from the old house and lug it into the new house. They even went to such great lengths as bench pressing our entirely oak wood kitchen table over a 3' fence so that it would make a safe entry into the house.  Whew.  Exhausting.  I directed the process and also scrubbed down the walls, cupboards, baseboards, etc., as the previous owner had not cared to do so prior to her exodus.  She did, however, leave all of her cleaning supplies in the laundry room as, I believe, a somewhat sad attempt at an apology.

Yay! Moving!

Thanks for helping, Brian

Gun Show.

Beer break.  No wonder it seemed like it took you guys forever to get back after that second load...    

Jared, you are stud.

Futon making

Trying to decide how to configure the front room.  A conversation that took about 45 min and contemplated about 50 different possible setups.  But, the final configuration, to my joy, did include the treadmill.

Checking out the hammock.

Checking out the recliner.  Anyone else see a pattern...??

Patio furniture!!

I told you not to mention the treadmill.

Relaxing in the almost finished Living Room.

We celebrated with a quick dip in our new hot tub...

and when I say a quick dip, I mean a quick dip.  

Within a few minutes of jumping into the hottub, the water gushed out.  We'll go ahead and put "Fix Hottub" on the honey-do list and chalk this one up to one of the joys of being homeowners... I guess it is time for me to get over my fear of Home Depot. 

One of the things that I just absolutely love about the house, is that there is a path that goes right by the house.  This has already proven to be a most awesome dog walking trail with some incredible views.  

We took a break from unpacking and scrubbing to venture up to Sedona for a day and enjoyed a wonderful hike up the West Fork Trail.  For those of you keeping count, my goal was to do the West Fork Trail during all 4 seasons... and, after being here for less than a year, we already have 3/4.  Only Fall left!!

So, we have kind of known that Maeby, our little puppy, gets car sick.  But she had been doing pretty well on this particular drive up to Sedona and, so, had gone back to the back seat to sit with the boys.  Please reference the happy picture below... 

Happy Picture.

When we were literally about 100 yds from our destination, Maeby threw up all over Brian.  Sad... hilarious...but sad.  :)

Brian, and his quick drying pants, had a quick turn around and we were able to continue on with our hike in beautiful Sedona.

During this hike, we taught Maeby how to swim.  It was awesome!  And she is only 4 months old!!!  We took a video but it is not wanting to upload currently.  Bummer.  Because it is super cute.  I would not want to deprive you all of this awesome video, so if it ever decides to load, I will put it on here.

Yay...I think it worked...

Now, of course we have to celebrate new homeownership with several amazing meals, including...

In-N-Out, of course...

I made my scrumptious, almost famous, ribs....

And, finally, we enjoyed an incredible meal at our new favorite restaurant in Prescott, Papa's...

Again, I truly appreciate the hard work that my family and awesome Hubby put into our new house!  It already looks amazing and feels like home.  I will post some "after" pictures once all of the unpacking and cleaning has been done.  

And, I have to mention, that the invitation to come visit is, as always, open!!

Happy Homeowners :)