{"id":111835,"date":"2022-12-16T09:53:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=111835"},"modified":"2022-12-16T09:58:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:58:27","slug":"say-hello-new-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/16\/say-hello-new-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Say hello to our new home….."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi there, I was originally going to post about my home much sooner than this but then my mother’s situation took a turn for the worse and as you know weeks later, she passed away. I cannot believe its almost 7 weeks. Still feels so raw and surreal. I am definitely going through the ebbs and flows of \u00a0grief, the likes of which I have never known but taking it day by day and at my own pace. I am happy today to be able to share something pretty and uplifting with you today.<\/p>\n

It was a crazy few weeks when my mom took a turn for the worse, being away for almost 3 weeks while we were supposed to be packing was intense pressure but there was no way for me not to be by my mothers side. \u00a0Coming home 5 days after her passing to be met with a battalion of movers and packers was beyond overwhelming. \u00a0It all happened so fast, sometimes I have a hard time believing it happened at all. It was such a whirlwind shrouded in deep sadness. The normal excitement one would feel about moving was eclipsed by the devastation I felt by my mom being gone. Fast forward we have been here nearly a month and both my husband and I surprised ourselves by feeling within days of living here, that this felt like “home”. I don’t think either of us expected that so soon so that was a big<\/em> silver lining.<\/p>\n

A little backstory….we bought this house a year ago. It was a house I had long admired from afar and when my husband used to say he would love to buy a house on the water, I would half jokingly say the only way I would move is if that<\/em> house came on the market (the one we bought) Sure enough a few years later, it comes on the market, we went to look at it more just because we wanted to see it and I kind of fell in love.<\/p>\n

Its an old, gracious elegant home that was meticulously kept by a well to do women who raised her family here and had plenty of help in doing so. Being on the water was a huge perk. Greenhouse, another perk. Pool and tennis, doubles the fun. It just felt like a perfect family compound, and while its a large home its not the huge scale of my other house. It feels elegant, old world, grand in a cozy way. We bought it knowing we will have to do some fairly extensive renovating. So much for thinking our last project was behind us. This will happen later in 2023, as we want to enjoy the summer here.<\/p>\n

We will keep the primary rooms as they are. But the kitchen side of things will come down where we will build a new kitchen with a new family room, mud room, attached garage and redo all the bathrooms. Everything as I stated has been meticulously maintained but its dated. We are starting to meet with architects now but likely will not\u00a0 do the work until late summer\/early fall of 2023 so we can enjoy the season. I have hundreds and hundreds of pictures on my phone throughout the seasons (all which have their own little magic) and will share a few here with you today. I will introduce you to our house over several posts as there’s lots to share.<\/p>\n

And for those curious about my little greenhouse and where it was, well, it was on the property of this house all along, so that mystery is solved. I just wasn’t ready to share the house news quite yet. As far as our previous home, we just sold it about a month ago. It is one we left with many wonderful memories, A great couple bought it who has 4 kids and plans to use it as their family home. They are lovely people and I have no doubt it will serve them well, we left it as a home that was filled with love and trust it will remain that same happy home for them. We are excited to begin this new chapter and I look forward as I have done before to take you along with me, every step. But as I am in the grief process, it is slow going right now. In due time, it will all happen. I will have to think of a fun name to begin this series. In the meantime, come on over…..<\/p>\n

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My son and husband walking down the driveway the second time we looked at it (at this point I was sure we had to buy it)<\/p>\n

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What a beautiful front door!<\/p>\n

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It has such a beautiful presence<\/p>\n

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Every corner is pretty and charming<\/p>\n

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There are two beautiful balconies on either end of the house, one off master and the other off small upstairs office, love the Chippendale railing<\/p>\n

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Back of the house, sitting on those Adirondack chairs is my favorite thing to do…it’s like therapy<\/p>\n

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Love the front and the back…<\/p>\n

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The formal side garden<\/p>\n

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And then, there’s a dock:)<\/p>\n

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The prettiest place to catch the sunset<\/p>\n

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Next week I will take you inside, for the good, the pretty and even the semi ugly. Honestly it’s not so much as ugly as it is \u00a0dated. Because its so spotless we have been really comfortable here and yes, even includes showering in a pepto Bismol colored bathroom:) Wishing everyone a wonderful day as the Christmas countdown has officially begun.<\/p>\n

Lots to come, so until next time……<\/p>\n

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Love you mom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi there, I was originally going to post about my home much sooner than this but then my mother’s situation took a turn for the worse and as you know weeks later, she passed away. I cannot believe its almost 7 weeks. Still feels so raw and surreal. I am definitely going through the ebbs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111835"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111835"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111985,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111835\/revisions\/111985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}