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You are here: Home / Home & Living / We Bought the House

We Bought the House

April 21, 2008

Wow, what a long day. Driving over to the new house takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes. It seems longer than it is.

Today was the big day…not only for us, but also for the sellers. It must feel great to sell a house. I mean, your mind is most likely on your new one and all you want to do is to get the process over with. Congrats.

We are thrilled. I think it is a very good move. From what we gather, people tend to move around in the same town a lot, meaning, they like the town. That’s a good thing.

We met the realtor over at the house at 2PM for the final walk through. The house was nice and clean and everything was just as we expected. We dabbled for a bit and talked for a while and then we went to the closing at 3:30PM. Everything went very smoothly and yes, the sellers are just like us. You can almost tell by the way they kept the place…clean, tight and when something broke, they fixed it. As a buyer, I definitely appreciate that. They were actually very personable people.

Ok, enough of that, now for the pictures. I mean, who cares about the writing anyway? It’s not like anyone reads it anyway.

Connecticut Colonial House

Colonial with Two Car Garage

Here is the front of the house. I think it has a nice “Connecticuty” look.

Large Kitchen with Hardwood Floor

This is the rather large kitchen. There is room for a table in there and it also has a nice island. The door that is open goes out to the garage. Also, there are doors that go out to the back deck.


Fireplace in Living Room

This is the fireplace. I am very happy there is a fireplace. I plan on getting a pellet stove insert for this and using it as a main heating source. Since the house heat and hot water are run off the oil burner, I am going to get an electric hot water heater and solar panels. I just have to figure out a way to make the look good and fit into the neighborhood.

Wooden Staircase Banister

Large Window Above Stairs

These are pictures of the main entryway. Do you know how hard it is to get good photos of two floors up close? Not easy.


Dining Room with Hardwood Floors

This is the blue room, AKA, the dining room. We have no plans for this room right now beyond walking through it. We don’t have much furniture.

Bathroom

This is one of the upstairs bathrooms. It’s pretty big and has one of those tubs that bubbles.

Master Bedroom with Bathroom and Walk-In Closet

If you want to come over to visit, you can stay in the guest bedroom. It has a large walk-in closet and a full bathroom.

Master Bathroom with Double Sink

Here’s that bathroom I was talking about. So that’s two full baths on the top floor and one half bath on the main floor.

Purple Girl's Room

This is going to be Laura’s office. She gets the purple room. It’s pretty soothing. The girl that this room belonged to has a nice little setup. Perfect for a young girl.

I also got a picture of the room that’s going to be my office, but it came out blurry. It’s pretty much like this room, but different colors.

Bedroom Above Garage

Front Window in F.R.O.G.

Here are some photos of the master bedroom. It’s a large room with a dormer facing West. There are two closets and a cable hookup. I am starting to sound like a realtor myself.

Full Finished Basement


This is the one of the finished downstairs rooms. It is really comfortable and cool. It’s going to make a perfect…something.

Pink Workout Sun Room

This is the other downstairs room. This used to have an exercise machine in it. Laura wants to use it as a Pilates room. I have to buy her one of those exercise balls.

Two-Bay Garage

Can you say, “garage?” It’s about time. Yes, I am going to like the garage very much. I know that almost all homes now come with them, but I have yet to have one. I am quite excited about the electric garage door openers too.

Under Porch and French Doors Near Patio

Ok, last one. This is the little patio in the back that comes out of Laura’s exercise room.

You want to hear a funny story? You know how much I have grown to hate barking dogs, right? I never used to hate dogs, it’s just been lately, since so many people don’t seem to take care of them. Actually, I love dogs, especially my old dog, Mickles. I really really love Golden Retrievers.

I had a hunch that the only close neighbor had a dog. I wasn’t sure, but I did notice a fence around the back yard. They have an in-ground pool, so it may have been for that. I didn’t think so. I kept on telling Laura that there was a dog next door. I was really hoping it wasn’t a yappy little white dog.

Today, after the closing, we went back to the house to drop off a few boxes we brought with us. We were trying to loosen the load for moving day on Thursday. I parked the car and started walking in the back yard. I noticed something moving inside the neighbor’s fence. I quickly turned around and told Laura, “THEY HAVE A DOG!!!” I turned back around to see what kind it was. My stomach almost dropped through the floor. Upon closer examination, I noticed that it was a reddish dog. I then realized is was a Golden Retriever. I am not sure how it happened, but I found myself over there petting the dog. The neighbor called me over all excited, “Are you my new neighbors?” I say yes and both Laura and I walked over to talk to her. Then, out of nowhere, three more Goldens came trotting over…all offering tennis balls. I was in heaven. I was on my knees, petting them and shaking their fur all over the place. I was really excited. They are fairly quiet with the ever so often bark while looking at the ball. In Golden talk, that means, “Hey stupid, throw the ball.” I threw the ball a few times and what a riot it was watching the four of them jump all over themselves trying to get to it.


I am really happy that both Laura and I met the neighbor so soon and got to know the dogs. Now, we can go over and play with them without actually having to own another one. That’s fine with me.

So, now we have two houses. Anyone want to buy an 1,150 square foot cape on 1.25 acres? Just remodeled…You let me know.

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Comments

  1. Hannigan says

    January 25, 2017 at 8:29 pm

    Let me be the first to say “congrats”…well at least first on the blog.

    House looks lovely and I am sure you are both very excited. I haven’t seen you in a bit, and wouldn’t mind the drive to come help you move, call me if you want, or at least invite me to the house warming party.

    So which one is my room again? I don’t need much space.

    Reply
  2. Jay G. says

    January 25, 2017 at 8:29 pm

    Thank you. Ummmm, I think you can share the pink room in the basement with Laura. haha.

    You can definitely come up. I hope you like beer because I am going to start my next batch in a few days. You look Irish…you Irish?

    Reply
  3. Jay G. says

    January 25, 2017 at 8:29 pm

    Just thinking about your last name – Hannigan. Hmmm.

    Reply
  4. Hannigan says

    January 25, 2017 at 8:30 pm

    Geee I wonder if HANNIGAN is Irish……….

    Just give me a beer, a green hat, and funny shoes and I’d be a leprechaun, you bring the gold and rainbow.

    Call me towards the end of the week, I’m free Friday evening and Saturday.

    Reply
  5. Mom and Dad says

    January 25, 2017 at 8:30 pm

    Congratulations! Your new home is absolutely wonderful – we’ve already looked up airfare to Hartford. When can you have our room ready?

    Reply
  6. Resident of Your New Neighborhood says

    January 25, 2017 at 8:31 pm

    HI AND WELCOME TO CONNECTICUT!!!!

    When are you moving in?

    Reply
  7. Nichole says

    January 25, 2017 at 8:31 pm

    Holy cow Jay! You are moving up in this world. Your new home is beautiful. I am so jealous. You deserve it though. Where in CT did you move to?

    Reply

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