The Dodge's
On December 31st, 2008, Ben and I signed our lives away and bought our first house!!! It was certainly a roller-coaster ride...but it was WELL worth it. Our house is in a great area...one of THE BEST school district in Ocala. It's also right around the corner from my grandparent's house...so that's really cool. I wish that Mamaw was still here...there probably wouldn't be much separation between the two of us though! She'd be here...I'd be there...we'd both be out shopping, TOGETHER! I really miss her. I've gone by the house a few times now and walked around in the backyard and just sat in her old swing. It's really comforting. I know that she would be SO PROUD of me for who I've become and what I've accomplished. I know, I've gotten a litte side tracked. Yesterday was her birthday and she's just in my thoughts right now.
On December 31st, 2008, Ben and I signed our lives away and bought our first house!!! It was certainly a roller-coaster ride...but it was WELL worth it. Our house is in a great area...one of THE BEST school district in Ocala. It's also right around the corner from my grandparent's house...so that's really cool. I wish that Mamaw was still here...there probably wouldn't be much separation between the two of us though! She'd be here...I'd be there...we'd both be out shopping, TOGETHER! I really miss her. I've gone by the house a few times now and walked around in the backyard and just sat in her old swing. It's really comforting. I know that she would be SO PROUD of me for who I've become and what I've accomplished. I know, I've gotten a litte side tracked. Yesterday was her birthday and she's just in my thoughts right now.
So MY HOUSE! One word...AMAZING! (Yes it totally deserves the CAPS! and the exclamation mark!) It was built in the late 60's and has a lot of character. We FINALLY managed to close on it during my Christmas Break but since it was almost OVER we worked our hiney's off over the course of about 4 days! And when I say we, I mean my ENTIRE FAMILY! We are so BLESSED to have such an amazing bunch of people in our lives. My daddy is TOTALLY my hero! :) All of the work really paid off and the house looks awesome.
The before pictures....
The after pictures...
