October Sunshine

I've taken so many photos of the house and have hardly posted any. SO, here are some photos of the outside that were taken during the home inspection mid October.

This is the telephone in the garage that connects to the phone (that looks exactly the same) in the kitchen.

We were really hoping they'd leave a bunch of the stuff in the garage. A lot of neat antiques. They did leave a few. Photos to come!

I have found myself faced with structural challenges. nothing more than supporting ceiling joist where walls have been in the past. they are currently supported with no issues or concerns but hope to call the supports only temporary. One idea that my old man and i had and what i would personally would love to see carried through are thick exposed beams. Most likely reclaimed from a barn. With our biggest lintel at 12' dreams of over sized dovetails joining them to posts are prominent in my mind.
TBGabel

Much more minimalist than this barn burner

Hammer time

No better way to start off a Saturday morning than with waffles and busting down walls.

Charlie supervising the construction...

...and being all cute.

Our wonderful families and friends came out to give us a hand this weekend which was HUGE and we cannot thank you all enough! The house was full of people taring down walls, cutting down studs, taking out doors, smashing off tiles, ripping up flooring, ripping down wallpaper, and the list goes on.

All the home reno tv shows SBD and JD watch paid off big time with helping us take the bathtub out and excavating the fireplace!

Here's a before and after shot of the upstairs bathroom. It's not a full before shot though. I took this after I removed all the bathroom tile. The second shot is after JD and Taylor were done with it.

Here's what SBD and I worked on for the most part of Sunday. Wallpaper! It wasn't as hard to get off as we thought, but it still took a while.

Needless to say, we're all pretty pooped after this weekend.

ghoulies and ghosties and long leggety beasties and things that go bump in the night

Out of all holidays, my favourite is Halloween.
It's also the date Taylor and I decided to mark our anniversary.
And just so happened to be the date of the big move.
By nightfall we were way too pooped to try and make it out to Toronto for some Halloween shenanigans.
Last year we were at Dez and Jason's wedding in New York (which was a blast.) So this year Taylor's parents came over with candy and pumpkins. Taylor carved a sweet lookin pumpkin and we gave out candy to the neighborhood kids.

Taylor tells the little ninjas "Do some karate moves on me!" and the kid hoofed him in the balls while the other hit him in the face.

Home Ownership

Taylor Brian Gabel and Maria-Assunta D'Orazio are the new proud/excited owners of a house.
Can't say I haven't felt this grown up since I put on my first pair of heals.
It all came together really quickly and I find myself really having to take a step back to soak it all in.
The transition from down town major city to the country side seems a bit crazy, but I'm starting to get use to it. As with any place, both have their pros and cons.
I definitely do not miss the douche bags that use to live down stairs from us, or all the frat houses on the street. However, I do miss the variety of things down town Toronto has to offer, right at our fingertips.
When it comes down to it, I'm living with the two loves of my life in a house to call our own. I really could not ask for anything more.