Sandy

Last week I was in Utah with Keith house hunting!  It sounds more fun in theory than it is in reality, unfortunately.  I am not a very good decision maker, especially when it comes to big things, and Salt Lake is such a huge area with so many options, that I felt pretty overwhelmed the entire time.  We spent the weekend driving and driving and driving, and trying to decide what locations we liked.  Then I spent a 12 hour day Monday with the realtor (Dave came since Keith had to work, and I was so grateful!) We found a house in Sandy that I liked, and a few others in Draper, and then that evening Keith checked the houses out too.  We liked the one in Sandy enough that the next day we made an offer, and after they countered and we countered, they accepted our offer.  Yay!  And then I went into shock thinking oh my goodness this happened so fast and is this really what we want???  A few more days for that to settle though and I am doing fine now.  So assuming everything goes well with the closing then we should be moving in by the beginning of December :)


OK so here's the story on the house.  It is in an awesome location at the end of a cul-de-sac and has the most beautiful view of the mountains.  The bedrooms are big and the house has been kept up really well.  It has a three car garage and an unfinished basement (I am so excited to have a basement again!)   The bad news is that it must have been decorated in the late 80s/early 90s because the inside is a floral wallpaper nightmare!!   So you have to use your imagination looking at the pictures and help us figure how to update it.  It's going to be awesome.  

Just a few pictures.....

View from the backyard.  I am so in love with this!!!!

Remember don't focus on colors, just potential :)

Master bedroom.  I don't know how these people slept at night, it's just so.....flowery.

Master bathroom.  Yes that's going to need some work too!!

Other bedrooms.....

A few more backyard shots.

I have been watching a lot of HGTV and I am welcoming all ideas.  Any thoughts?

100th POST

I thought for my 100th post I should say something of significance.  OK, so here it goes:  We are moving to Utah!  Trust me, these are words I never thought I'd ever say.  Nothing against Utah, it just seemed a very unlikely place for us to end up considering the company Keith works for and the field he is in.  I used to say that the only way we would end up there is if the perfect job fell into his lap. Well, I guess it kind of did :)    


Keith was put into contact with someone who works for a company based out of Salt Lake called Brahma Group (hooray to my cousin Nate Barnson for making the contact!!)  Anyway, Keith spoke with them on the phone, then flew out to interview, then they made him an offer, and he accepted it (in a nutshell.)  Keith was very impressed with the company and it looks to be a very good fit for his experience and also what he would like to do going forward.  So cool!  I have been praying for a few years now that he would find something to lure him away from Bechtel. Bechtel has been great to us but the prospect of moving around every 2-3 years for the next 30 years just did not appeal to us.  And it is only going to get harder on the kids as they get older.  We have been wanting to get back west, maybe Colorado, Washington, Idaho, something like that.  Really Salt Lake was never on my radar screen.  But can I just say that I AM SO EXCITED!!!


Of course these kinds of things are bittersweet.  I have made some wonderful friends here who I love dearly and I am sad we'll be leaving sooner than planned.  There will be some back and forth as Keith starts his new job, we look for a house, and then we'll have to transition the kids to a new school.  My head is spinning constantly and I can't sleep at night.  And I wonder if I am emotionally and physically ready to do this again.  But it is easier to stomach knowing that (hopefully) we will actually get to stay put for awhile.  That is such a blessing and I am so grateful for that.  So wish us luck these next few months.  We're gonna need it :)

And this is totally off subject, but I had to include some pictures of Kate - in her giraffe-print pants and zebra-print apron - helping me make banana bread.  She is one sassy girl!

Adorable!!