I was watching an episode of House Hunters at lunch today, and there was a house featured that reminded me of our house in Georgia. It made me start to think about how much I liked that house and the things I miss the most about it.
1. I think it has character and curb appeal.
The neighborhood we lived in was filled with custom built homes.
I've tried to make our current house have curb appeal and character, but I keep comparing it to this one and never seem to be able to do it justice.
2. The trees.
The blooming crepe myrtle.
The oak trees near the side porch that grew so quickly and gave such great shade.
The October Glory Maples that lined the sidewalks all throughout the neighborhood.
They would turn a brilliant crimson red in the fall, and it was so pretty to drive down the street.
3. The side porch.
You could only access it through these cool french doors in the living room (which was really a play room for us).
It was so shady because of the oak trees.
I wish now that we had put a wicker chair or a rocking chair out there to enjoy while we were there.
I don't feel like we enjoyed it as much as we could have.
4. The boys' nursery.
Brian and I painted the trees and vines on the walls before Elliott was born.
My friend, Lynda, her mom, and I made the curtains and all the bedding.
I loved this room.
I spent a LOT of time in here.
Rocking.
Feeding.
Reading.
Changing diapers.
Playing Little People.
Such great memories.
Probably still my most favorite memories happened here in this room.
5. Elliott's big boy room
We moved Elliott into the room across the hall before Ethan was born.
I think we did a pretty good job of putting things together and making it look nice.
It's so much more difficult to do that now that the boys have an opinion about their rooms and what they want in there.
I liked this room because it was a good size with a good sized closet.
All of the rooms were that way.
Now we have to cram dressers into closets so that we have space to move around in their rooms.
Right beside that dresser was a door that led right into the bathroom, too.
Loved that!
6. Bright rooms.
This house had tons of windows.
So many that it got really warm in the summer with the sun shining in.
But I LOVED the sunshine coming in.
I didn't realize how bright it was in there until we moved.
It was great for taking pictures, cause there was always natural light coming in.
It's dark here in the MO house.
7. Staircase.
My favorite time of year with this staircase was Christmas.
Green garland, glowing lights and glimmery bows draped the staircase and it really looked so pretty.
(I have a picture somewhere, but it must have been pre-digital cause I can't find it)
Fortunately we have a small banister and a balcony here, so I still get to enjoy that.
What I really liked about this staircase was that it was a T, meaning you could go up from the front door (pictured) or you could go up the back way from the kitchen.
It was just a fun thing.
8. The backyard.
Look, there are trees in the backyard that we didn't have to buy, as the boys would say.
You could definitely see your neighbors' houses, but there was also a lot of privacy with the trees.
I know that the boys would love this backyard now.
They were too young to really enjoy it at the time.
They would be climbing trees, making forts, having Nerf gun wars out there, and finding all kinds of creatures that I don't want to see if we were still there.
I also liked it because the deck only had a few stairs to get to the yard, but it also had a walkout basement. The walkout was just to the side instead of the back like it is here. So I felt like the yard was more of a part of the house than it is here.
I miss the southeast.
Missouri has grown on me and feels like home now, but it took about 5 years for that to happen.
But given the chance, I believe I would still move back south.
I feel that anytime of year,
but I've noticed that there are 2 times in particular during the year that I really really miss Georgia.
Without a doubt, one of them is Fall.
The excitement of Georgia Football.
Spending Saturdays in Athens.
The sound of the marching band.
Great weather.
Beautiful trees.
Trips to the mountains.
The second one is Summer.
I've tried to figure out why I miss it so much during the summer.
It was really really hot and humid.
There was a lot of smog during the summer.
I don't know.
Maybe because we saw friends on the weekends, 4th of July.
Whatever the reason, I miss it.
