Well, today is the day!

It's the first full day since we bought and sold our house. Yes, bought AND sold. It's hard to believe how everything is aligning. I'm sort of waiting for the proverbial sky to fall - it all just seems to be working out far too smoothly at this point.

That'll probably change when we introduce contractors to the equation. :)

We did it - we bought a beautiful old house in the town we love. Here she is:



The house is on the National Historic Register - the "Cyrus B. Cobb House". It was built by a local entrepreneur (sort of serendipitous, eh?) from 1885-1889. It has only been owned by a handful of people since then. It's built in the "Queen Anne" Victorian style, which was popular around the turn of the century. It's a behemoth - solid brick, probably 250 tons worth of it. The amazing thing about this house is that it's one of the last of its kind in White Bear Lake. And it probably shouldn't be there at all - a tornado came through town years ago and devastated many of the old homes in the area. This one lost its front porch and gable, as well as the turret that was nestled on top of the angled windows you can see in the picture above. We hope to restore both of those features... eventually :).

Like in most old homes, there have been several atrocities committed against this old lady. I'll get into the details of the bad news later - today is a day for celebrating the past and looking forward to the future. We can't WAIT to dig in and get dirty. Closing is set for the 14th of September! If you want to come and be part of "DEMO DAY", email me and let me know!

Unleash the chaos... 'cause we don't know any better :)