New House

We finally moved from suburbia back into town, or IP (inside the perimeter), as some people like to refer to it. We said we'd live "out there" for no more than 5 years and ended up staying just more than that.

We moved onto a little one-way street in one of Atlanta's first planned neighborhoods - Candler Park. Our home, built between 1910 and 1920, is a moderate-sized (for the time) shotgun house that's been refurbished, expanded and improved over the years. From the street, the house is about 10 steps up from the sidewalk and (shocking to some of our friends) has no driveway or on-property parking. That's right, we're relegated to the street. Of course this stinks when it's raining, but does have a silver lining - having to get out of your car and walk down the street to get home, we've instantly met most of our neighbors. Hardly a day goes by that we don't see someone and chat between the car and home. In addition, the folks across the street keep kids after school so when we get home early, there are kids running, biking, pogo-sticking, etc. up and down the street. It gives the street sort of a Leave It To Beaver-ish feel - except not... well you'd have to know the neighborhood.

People keep asking how we like it and we must sound like IP fanatics because we start "gushing". We really are astounded at how good the change has been. Our neighbors are friendly and fun. We are one block from what some would call the "village" of Atlanta and walking distance to several restaurants, shops, parks, and even the neighborhood swimming pool and a little 9-hole golf course. Most anywhere we go is "just around the corner" and we often go a full weekend without getting in the car.

Anyway... I'm sure we'll rant on about this later. See our initial pictures below.

New (Old) House 

Our New (Old) House in the Snow 

Carload of Landscaping

Of course we had to go out and get a whole slew of plants. Stacy thought it was funny how much greenery we were able to fit in the car.