enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: new home
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When we first saw this place online we couldn't quite figure out the backyard. It looked like it extended pretty far back – at least two and half times the actual house size. It looked…overgrown…but other than that it was hard to tell what was what. Now that I am here and have explored a…
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This story really begins in May 2010. We got married in April. Then we honeymooned, Paul graduated med school and after what felt like forever, we found a condo to rent in Little Italy near downtown San Diego. And then, quickly, we fell in love. Not with each other (that occurred before we said "I…
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Sooooo…whew. I've made it to the good part. FOR SURE. My list of addresses to change and utilities to cancel and PO boxes to buy and doctors appointments to make and Internet connections to set up and packages to ship out and papers to sign is down to… zero. I have all the annoying stuff…
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…I am sure I'll be playing catch-up soon. In the meantime I thought I would share some of my favorite photos from February. I am loving neutrals. Craving them actually. This (and this Pinterest board) is my inspiration for decorating the new house. And speaking of the new house, check back tomorrow morning for a…
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It's going to be awhile before I get things organized and the right furniture to properly fill the space. The plus side of being almost six months pregnant and having four years to live in one place is I get to slow down a notch. Not exactly my normal style, but very important this time…
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I am so inspired to be moving into a new house today. This will be our third move in less than three years, but it will be the last one for at least 4.5 years. I don't even know what to do with that much time. It feels like forever and ever compared to what…
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I drove up alone with a car-full of stuff and I’ll leave alone (in a different car & with more stuff). I told Paul on FaceTime this morning that after two solo moves, it will be strange when we are able to move together! I can’t imagine what that will be like (though at least…
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This has been a whirlwind. A 31 day whirlwind. We fell in love with the house on Thursday 1/24, nine days before Paul was set to leave for six months, and today it's going to be ours. I am grateful for an ON TOP OF IT realtor, SUPER HELPFUL parents, FANTASTIC military packers & movers,…
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I pulled 53 nails out of the wall yesterday and today. It's a lot of wall art. The site of frames stacked up makes me so excited. I love the idea of a total change up. At the next house, I'll line up every single piece of art we have on the floor and then…
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…and I have normal posts planned, but will also be dropping in with random photos & thoughts. For instance, I moved in to this house with one indoor plant (that top right one) and I am leaving with seven. During the 13 months we lived here, there were many (many) more, but these are the…
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