Before & Now: 9 years later

BEFORE

We closed on and moved into our home 9 years ago today. It was situated on the corner of 2 dead end streets with 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, and pale yellow paint throughout. There was a mostly dead tree in the front yard and a little landscaping around the front. It backed to an empty field of grass and weeds with homes in the distance.

Now for the current pictures...

After

Our home, we believe, definitely looks different. It is now a rich brown color, new roof, new large and living tree in the front (as well as 10 new trees in our yard). We ripped up the landscaping for a cleaner look with lower maintenance. We now have many homes in the back yard and the side street is now through (the front street will always be a dead end). If you compare the pictures, which are both in color, the latest picture just looks alive compared to the before pictures (Before the Austins that is!). The inside now has 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and all the walls have been painted a better, neutral color.

Chris and I moved in August 11, 2000, with just Chris and I and 2 cats. Someone said that we would fill the rooms, and we, of course, said we would not be doing that! Low and behold, we have filled all the bedrooms with kids with one bedroom to spare for our office. We better look at 4 bedroom homes so we do not feel like we need to fill them!

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