{"id":37679,"date":"2018-01-02T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=37679"},"modified":"2018-01-02T18:54:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T23:54:37","slug":"we-are-moving-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=37679","title":{"rendered":"We Are Moving"},"content":{"rendered":"

(We’re still having some issues with our blog since we were hacked, so please bear with us as we work them out).<\/h2>\n

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You all…….I have been just counting the minutes till I could share this crazy news with you.\u00a0 Mr. Right and I have bought a new (to us) place, and we are moving.\u00a0 I know!!!\u00a0 But hold on…..It’s probably not what you think.\u00a0\u00a0 We are not moving away – we are just moving.\u00a0 We are staying in Lexington, and we’re staying in the very same neighborhood.\u00a0 We bought a bigger townhouse about 1.5 blocks away.\u00a0 The best way to describe the location is to say that right now the\u00a0 city park is in the front of us.\u00a0 At the new place, the city park will be behind us. We just signed the papers to list our current house, so any Lexington readers out there looking for a move-in ready townhouse, ours is waiting for you.\u00a0 It will be on the market as soon as the photographer takes photos.<\/h2>\n

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(This exterior photo is taken from the listing photos.\u00a0 We have already removed those overgrown bushes.)<\/h2>\n

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Now let’s get to the crazy details.<\/h2>\n

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1.\u00a0 The new townhouse (NT) is what I will call it to keep things clear.\u00a0 The place we are in now will be called the townhouse, and the house we are remodeling for our friend will continue to be called the Fixer Upper<\/a>.\u00a0 Got that?<\/h2>\n

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2.\u00a0 The NT was built in 1980 by a very reputable builder who actually built it for himself and his wife.\u00a0 It has had four sets of owners before us.\u00a0 However, nothing has been done to it since 1980.\u00a0 That means a major remodel is in our very near future which just tickles me pink!\u00a0 And we’re going to take you right along with us.\u00a0 So, buckle up, and get ready to help me make some decorating decisions.<\/h2>\n

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3.\u00a0 The place was on the market for over a year with no offers.\u00a0 That’s because no one wanted to take on the responsibility of remodeling.\u00a0 Empty-nesters who are looking to down-size don’t want to spend their time remodeling.\u00a0 They would much rather be playing golf or riding bicycles than dealing with contractors.\u00a0 We don’t mind, though.\u00a0 We love change, and we love projects.\u00a0 We will deal with contractors all day long and still find time to ride our bicycles.<\/h2>\n

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(I took this photo yesterday with the big bushes removed and the leaves raked.\u00a0 Stay tuned for new roof, windows, paint color, landscaping, front door color, lights, and clean brick.)<\/h2>\n

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4.\u00a0 Even though it’s right around the corner, we really didn’t pay much attention to the place because it was way over priced.\u00a0 That’s another reason why it sat on the market so long.\u00a0 So, one Sunday morning in October, Mr. Right saw that its price had been reduced, and the realtor was hosting an open house that afternoon.\u00a0 We decided to walk over and take a look.\u00a0 Immediately we saw the potential that it would offer our growing family.\u00a0 When we bought our current place, we had two adult children and one son-in-law who visited from out of town.\u00a0 Now, we also have a daughter -in-law, a granddaughter, and a grandbaby that is due to be born any day now.\u00a0 Plus, Jordan is adopting a second child.\u00a0 We thought it might be nice to have a little more space.<\/h2>\n

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5.\u00a0 This new place has all kinds of space.\u00a0 Tomorrow I will be showing you the first floor as it is now and tell you about the changes we will be making.\u00a0 Then we’ll show you the second floor.\u00a0 And then…….are you ready for it??????…….we will be showing you the third floor.\u00a0 Plus, there’s a theater in the basement that needs major love.\u00a0 We made our first offer back in October, but it was rejected.\u00a0 Then all of a sudden things started happening.\u00a0 We made a slightly<\/strong> higher offer on Thursday, Dec. 21 and were the official owners with the papers signed by the following Wednesday.<\/h2>\n

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6.\u00a0 The NT has a small front yard that we will have landscaped so that it won’t need much attention from us.\u00a0 There’s an adorable courtyard that’s slightly bigger than the one we have right now.\u00a0 Also, there’s a breezeway that we will enclose with screen and glass so we can enjoy it as a porch in the summer.\u00a0 I’m trying to talk Mr. Right into putting a fireplace out there. There are three fireplaces in the house.<\/h2>\n

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7.\u00a0 We will be doing a major remodel that will include a new roof, new windows, new exterior and interior paint, new plumbing and electrical, new HVAC, new kitchen and baths, refinished\/new floors, new door hardware, and more.\u00a0 We’ve already had our first walk-through with our architect, and he has started the drawings.\u00a0 Our goal is to be in by July 4th.<\/h2>\n

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That’s about it for today.\u00a0 The next few posts will be heavy on words because there’s so much to tell you.\u00a0 I hope that’s okay.<\/h2>\n

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Take care.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(We’re still having some issues with our blog since we were hacked, so please bear with us as we work them out). You all…….I have been just counting the minutes till I could share this crazy news with you.\u00a0 Mr. Right and I have bought a new (to us) place, and we are moving.\u00a0 I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[13,11,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37679"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37679"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37706,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37679\/revisions\/37706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}