thankful thursday...mi casa

i've been hesitant 

to add pictures

didn't want to jinks ourselves

but since the contract is approved

and 

all that's left is to finalize dates

i figure

why the heck not.

so 

on this thankful thursday

i'm so thankful

to have

an italian casa

without further delay
lets start our pictorial tour

of the place i will call home 
for the next four years

first to tease you

our view:

to the left

to the right

directly out our front window.

breathtaking.

now for the real stuff

the casa

welcome to our drive:

i love this driveway!

and there she is! 

our patio

where we promised our landlord 

we'd host an american bbq

funny story: we gave away our patio set 

because we never expected to have a patio this large.

to all those who are moving: DO NOT SELL ANYTHING!

wait till you get here!

you never know what you are going to have 

and supplies/stores are limited and pricey!

our yard:

our landlord promises to plant lots and lots of flowers

and i promised i would help!

she said 

va bene!

the dogs will have plenty of room to run! 

ready to go in?!?

our mudroom:

i am very excited about this! 

a place for ken's boots and those dirty paws!

our dining/living whatever we make it room:

this is the room with the VIEW!

our cucina

disclaimer: italian kitchens are NOT big!

and we don't have a dishwasher at this time.

we are looking into putting one in....

a boring hallway.

the only hallway.

but i love the doors.

the first bedroom.

it is the smallest.

notice anything different from american bedrooms?

the second bedroom:

it's a medium size bedroom. 

have you noticed yet?

the main floor bathroom:

the largest of the three bedrooms on the main floor:

have you noticed yet?

let's go downstairs!!

love these stairs!

one side of the stair case:

the other side of the stair case:

the bedroom downstairs:

most likely this will be our master bedroom.

it is the largest.

and it's connected to...

the downstairs bathroom!

which is also the laundry room!

so to sum up our pictorial tour:

the main floor consists of three cameras (bedrooms),

a living/dining room

a toilette (bathroom),

and a cucina (kitchen).

the bottom floor consists of 

one big room that is seperated by the stair case

so it's basically two rooms

 a camera (bedroom),

a toilette (bathroom) and laundry room.

so did you notice

the difference between american bedrooms

and italian??

no closets! a closet counts as a room which means higher tax!

we have plenty of rooms 

in our new house.

which will be yours?

you are always welcomed at our home! 

love 

from budoia!

(that's our town!)