Well, it is now official. ChiliDragon and I have bought our first new house together. And, since pictures are worth quite a few words (or so I'm told) I think I'll take it easy on all of my loyal and wonderful readers and show a few rather than giving tortured descriptions. It should be noted that all the furniture and other stuff in these pictures belongs to the people we just bought the house from so will be taken with them when they leave. (Except for the fridge and window coverings, which were included with the house.) Anyone interested in viewing the full sized pictures (which allow you to see more detail) can click on the images tab in my profile. They're stored in an album titled New House. This is the view from across the street. It has some curb appeal methinks. This is what you see as you walk up to the front door. Notice the nice covered front patio? I'll be drinking beer out there. This is a view of the front entryway. The stairway leads up to the bonus room. (More on this later.) The view when you first walk in the front door. Another angle showing the living room along with the entrance to the hallway leading to the bedrooms. I can't get over just how much I love those tall ceilings. It makes everything feel so open and airy. This shows the location of the dining area and the kitchen, adjacent to that living room you just looked at. The sliding glass door leading out to the covered back patio behind the house is a sweet bonus. It lets so much natural light in. A closeup of the kitchen. I particularly like the granite counter tops. It's not shown in the picture, but to the left of the kitchen leads into the laundry room and the over sized three car garage. This is the first room on the right of that hallway off of the living room that I showed earlier. We'll probably be painting and redecorating this room. Kid/guest bathroom. Nice floors. Next bedroom down. First look at the master bedroom. I can't get over how cool the hardwood floors throughout most of the house are. I'm not a big fan of this picture. It doesn't really do a good job of showing how big this room is. This is the first look at the master bathroom. Jacuzzi tub and one walk-in closet apiece for Chili and I so I can have my manly stuff on one side and she can have her girly junk on the other. A view of the bathroom from inside. You can see the door. The toilet is behind you but I'll skip showing you that. Once again, dual vanities so I can have my manly stuff in one and Chili can keep her girly junk in the other. Heading back into the main entryway and up that staircase you saw earlier, this is the bonus room upstairs. Large. You can see the half-bathroom, the closet and the door leading back downstairs here. I like this picture because it gives a good sense of scale. There are some pictures of the back and side yard in the album under my images tab, but since you all have been so patient with me I'll skip forcing you to look any further here and just conclude this little pictorial tour. Chili and I are absolutely thrilled. We cannot wait to move in and get our stuff all set up. Frankly, I'm a little overwhelmed with all of this and just a touch twitchy at the thought that if the Lakers win through into the NBA finals then I might, just might be able to watch the last couple of games in our new house.