How we chose WHERE in Monroe to live
We’re wedding planning right now, and have come to realize that we do an awful lot of consulting different venues and places only to come back to the first or second one we loved. So we approached house hunting with a new philosophy: whichever one we like, we like. We won’t care about the rest. We pretty much immediately decided on Detroit Beach or Woodland Beach. Why? I don’t know, really. I loved the idea of living near the water, having grown up on the Atlantic and a small lake. I loved the idea of being in a community and not just on our own somewhere. Plus they were close to the highway, which was perfect for both of us. So basically we drove down from Canton one day and just started looking for open houses. We found a few that were totally not us and realized we were pickier than we thought. For awhile we thought we’d just have to settle for a house that wasn’t “us” but that we could eventually make “us” (probably right before we moved to a bigger place!).
Anyway, the day our realtor set up 231062 appointments (ok, 7 is the real number, but it felt like a bazillion houses) we found THE house. We knew it was THE house for 2 reasons: 1.) as we pulled into the subdivision we saw a bulldog. We are avid bulldog fans and figured it was a sign from the big bulldog above. And 2.) because it had these great high ceilings and a spacious garage that satisfied the small details we were both looking for. Perfect. We’re nestled back in the sub, just 2 blocks away in 2 directions from my beloved lake. The dogs have a nice big fenced yard and the house is spacious (though now that we’ve totally moved in, I’m already thinking we need more space!). Our neighbors have been awesome and after some adjustments (i.e., the pink carpet throughout the house and the pool that we were not into) it really feels like home.
January 1st, 2007 at 12:18 pm
[…] 3. BULLDOGS. I want to find other bulldog owners in the area (hint, hint). And then have an email group and play dates. How cute - many bullies playing together! I’ll even host it. I’m most worried about this goal, though, because bullies around here seem elusive. Our vet claims to see 3 or 4 a day but we never see them; plus there’s the one in our neighborhood that we’ve only seen twice since we moved in. […]