7.02.2009

California, here we come!

So....it appears that we will be moving to California sometime the beginning of August. It's been a surprising month to say the least! We will be moving to the Irvine area, and we went down this last weekend to look for a place to live.

We were quite concerned Saturday night after we hadn't really found anything. Of course, there were things that we could make work, but nothing we were really happy about. However....on Sunday we went a little farther south to a community called Ladera Ranch and LOVED it! We found several options within the community of townhomes we could rent and we got all excited to live in a nice place. There's parks, pools, splash parks, close shopping, close church, etc. It's a great place to walk around, and the people seemed like younger families about our age. Here's some pictures of the houses we looked at.

Not a house for sale, but Russell really liked it, and it gives an idea of what the community is like. Most of the houses are actually two townhomes put together, one on top and one on bottom.

Also not for sale, but my favorite one. The whole community has these cute houses!

The front of our 2nd choice right now. Our part would be the top and the entrance is around back, which is a little wierd.

The back of our 2nd choice. We would have the 1 car garage and carport. The bedrooms are upstairs to the left and the kitchen/living area is to the right of the balcony.

Walkway to the front door of our first choice. These are more townhomey looking and are in a different part of the community. We love the cute houses, but this one has more living room space which is important. And...the kids could play right outside the front on these sidewalks.

First choice. A cute little townhome with three stories and a little porch. I like all the trees that make it shady! The master bedroom is on the 2nd floor,and then the second bedroom is on the third. Also...there's a two car garage with tons of storage space for board games and food storage!

Now if we could only figure out what to do with our house in Spanish Fork!

3 comments:

Jeff and Emily said...

What, you're coming to the Irvine area?? That's totally close to where we live right now! But of course, we'll be moving back to provo by the end of August so we may not have much overlap. Good luck with the move and everything, you'll love it here!

Lady in Waiting said...

I like the house thats the first choice too! Although Idk how I feel about you moving even further away. That a whole new time zone to worry about!

Anonymous said...

ahhhh... what's happening?