After some tense negotiations we are in escrow. On this bad boy:
For an interesting bit of perspective:California house: 1,100 square feet
Texas house: 4,044 square feet
California house: 3 bedrooms
Texas house: 5 bedrooms
California house: 1 bathroom, 1 poop closet (ie, the smallest half bathroom known to man)
Texas house: 4 full bathrooms (2 with tub/showers, 1 with a stand alone shower only, and the master with a stand alone shower and separate giant tub)
California house: one car garage
Texas house: three car garage
California house: galley kitchen with no room for a table
Texas house: gourmet kitchen with walk in pantry, eat-in dining area, and center island
California house: home office consisting of my lap top in my lap on the couch
Texas house: separate office space for both BVZ and myself
California house: no play room
Texas house: giant play room
California house: one room that was the family room, television room, and dining room
Texas house: formal dining room, two living rooms, separate and self-contained media room
California house: a brick patio
Texas house: upstairs balcony, downstairs covered patio
California: awesome backyard with flowers and fruit trees
Texas: awesome backyard with grass, a playscape, and wait for it.....
wait for it....
A pool. With a waterfall. And a slide. California house: a price tag awfully close to seven numbers
Texas house: a price tag no where near seven numbers
All of a sudden Texas doesn't look half bad.
Now, who is coming to visit first?
WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! The outside is beautiful and the stats are just awesome. I cannot wait to see pictures of the inside. I love the window on the right. I know those types of rooms/windows probably have a proper name, but I'm not a big architecture person so I don't know what it is. I want to vow right now that someday I will come visit. In the summer. So I can live in that pool!
ReplyDeleteI am looking at plane ticket prices now :)
ReplyDeleteOn another note... I guess it really does mean you're staying. :(
Time to plan our second trip =)
ReplyDeleteDaaamnnn Anglo-Saxon-er, sweet crib!
ReplyDeleteHoly Shit! We will make it there someday. Annmarie would go bananas over that pool!
ReplyDeleteNow..please tell me you are holding out on the SUV, because that may just be too Texas for me...I'm kidding, but kinda not. No, but really, if you got one I would still be your friend.
Awesome house. I'll take one.
CONGRATS!! The house looks AMAZING!! So when can we visit?
ReplyDeleteAnd...don't kid yourself, you bought a freakin' mansion!!! At least that's what it appears to those living in CA or London :]
ReplyDeleteCongratulations - it looks lovely and I hope it brings you as many happy memories as your belmont house did. I showed your post and pictures to Josh and not surprisingly, Austin has now jumped into his number one spot for where to live when we come back to the states. Well done.
Wow! Congratulations. You guys deserve it!
ReplyDeleteWhoo Hoo! What a gorgeous home! So excited for you all
ReplyDeleteCalifornia house: no need for air conditioning
ReplyDeleteTexas house: getting close to seven figures in cooling yourselves down... in November ;p
Ok -- green with envy, but then I remind myself that you're talking about Texas. We'll still like to visit ya' though.
Dude!! Your house is AMAZING!!!! I think we should do a house swap. Our rental property is quite lovely. You would even get to hang with Kita and use our automatic salt and pepper shakers.
ReplyDeleteHoly Vanderzanden! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteWOW! That looks like a mansion! I think you got a pretty good deal with this house. It’s big enough for a growing family. I’m sure the kids loved it. Congratulations!
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