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In Honor of me purchasing....

a home.  Its Poll time.

1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer?

2.  Condo or House?

3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color?

4.  Do you have a garden?

5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic)

6.  Best part of your home?

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IF Buddy's with the fabulous LnA5909!!
Myomectomy Sept.09 removed/fibroid the size of a cantaloupe. Began ttc March 2010.
HSG clear/ S/A normal. July stopped tempting.
First IuI, Clomid and Ovideral. 8/14 and 08/15=BFN!
Second IuI, Clomid and Ovideral. 9/13 and 9/14=BFN
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/ssthompschart

Re: In Honor of me purchasing....

  • 1.  We are now home owners.  Yay  Prefer to own. 

    2.   House.

    3.  Right now white, but looking for ideas.

    4. Would like to but I am not sure I would have enough time to take care of it.

    5.  Again looking for ideas.

    6. Split floor plan. 

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    IF Buddy's with the fabulous LnA5909!!
    Myomectomy Sept.09 removed/fibroid the size of a cantaloupe. Began ttc March 2010.
    HSG clear/ S/A normal. July stopped tempting.
    First IuI, Clomid and Ovideral. 8/14 and 08/15=BFN!
    Second IuI, Clomid and Ovideral. 9/13 and 9/14=BFN
    http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/ssthompschart
  • 1.  Do you rent or own?   Which would you prefer? We own... Its definitely better to own your home

    2.  Condo or House? House

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color?  When we bought, it was bright lemon yellow (yuck) we painted it red, then when we remodeled, we painted it a goldish yellow color.

    4.  Do you have a garden?  No... I have a black thumb!

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) Contemporary

    6.  Best part of your home? The view at sunset... I also love my newly remodeled kitchen too!

    PS... In Lieu of means "Instead of" Stick out tongue 

  • 1. currently own but selling...never rented so can't tell you

    2. house

    3. the cabinets are white, pearl blue granite (i think that's the name)....yes we picked it ourselves.  i think it looks great with our home.

    4. nope but i'd love too, but i don't have a green thumb :(

    5. uhmmm...its contemporary

    6. i'd have to say the tv room...so relaxing

  • 1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer? We own, I prefer being a home owner.

    2.  Condo or House? Condo

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? Pink, but I hate it!! lol Unfortuntely I picked it out, against the better judgement of everyone around me.

    4.  Do you have a garden? Nope

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) Not sure, it's just a "homey" house

    6.  Best part of your home? My bedroom

  • OMG color of kitchen I thought you meant the cabinets....well the walls which you can barely see in the kitchen are light blue-sih gray.  like the rest of the main area. 
  • 1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer? Own. Right now with how the house values are going, I'm wishing we were renting, but the renting would be so that we could buy a kick butt home! LOL So I say, I prefer to own.

    2.  Condo or House? Townhome

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? All the cabinets and counters are white laminate. Stainless steel appliances. I've got pops of red in the kitchen and a espresso runner on the floor.

    4.  Do you have a garden? We have a little patio garden in the back and I have flower pots in the front.

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) Relaxed Modern Wink

    6.  Best part of your home? It's ours

  • 1.  Do you rent or own? OWN Which would you prefer? I LIKE HAVING MY OWN PLACE :)

    2.  Condo or House? HOUSE

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen? THE WALLS ARE CAPPUCINO (sp?) AND THE CABINETS ARE FRENCH COUNTRY WHITE -- I LOVE IT! Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? THE CABINETS WERE ORIGINALLY BUILDER GRADE OAK CABINETS WHICH I HATED. THE WALLS WERE WHITE, AND THEN I PAINTED THEM TAN, AND NOW THEY'RE BROWN.

    4.  Do you have a garden? YES, THANKS TO MY WONDERFUL HUBBY :)

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) CLASSIC CONTEMPORARY -- THINK POTTERY BARN

    6.  Best part of your home? MY YARD. IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN 3/4 OF AN ACRE SO THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ENTERTAINING, BBQ-ING, AND A PICK UP GAME OF FOOTBALL

    PS: CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW HOME!

  • 1. Do you rent or own? Which would you prefer?  We purchased right before the wedding.  I've never had an exprience renting, so I can't compare.

    2. Condo or House? House

    3. What is the color of your kitchen? Did you pick out the color or was it already this color?  We picked all the colors in our home.  Our kitchen is a bit lighter than the color blue (see blog).

    4. Do you have a garden? Nope... and right now we don't even have grass!  Since the lack of rain down here, our grass has dried out, and won't grow.  We've had to tell our gardner to stop coming around.  We do have a ficus hedge along our property (front and back).

    5. Decor style? (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) Honestly, we'd love a sophisticated caribbean (Tommy Bahama) feel, but we've been usuccessful.  Oh well!

    6. Best part of your home?  Kitchen hands down... see link above for pictures.

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  • 1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer? We own - Alex had the house before we got married.  I have a condo with my mom that we rent out. 

    2.  Condo or House?  House

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? It's yellow - everything!!! We have a 70s kitchen that we are going to be remodeling...but due to the economy we might just give it a facelift for now.

    4.  Do you have a garden? No, but I am currently working on one.  Got a couple of things and started looking at some plants.

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic)  I think it's traditional with modern touches

    6.  Best part of your home? It's not now - but it will be the back porch.  We are fixing it and I think it will be awesome to seat out there and have friend and family over for bbqs....or just seat with the hubby and have dinner with some wine! :)

     

  • so glady's i imagine the next GTG will be in your casa, in on the porch...maybe sometime in the summer!! LOL although i won't be drinking i'd have no problem being the bartender....any one for mojitos?? 
  • 1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer?  OWN

    2.  Condo or House? MOBIL HOME

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? WHITE AND TOUPE, it was like that when we moved in last year. looking 4 ideas

    4.  Do you have a garden? KINDA

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) LOOKING FOR IDEAS

    6.  Best part of your home? MY BATHROOM

  • imagephotogwife:

    1.  Do you rent or own?   Which would you prefer? We own... Its definitely better to own your home

    2.  Condo or House? House

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color?  When we bought, it was bright lemon yellow (yuck) we painted it red, then when we remodeled, we painted it a goldish yellow color.

    4.  Do you have a garden?  No... I have a black thumb!

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) Contemporary

    6.  Best part of your home? The view at sunset... I also love my newly remodeled kitchen too!

    PS... In Lieu of means "Instead of" Stick out tongue 

    Duhhhh... LOL I am on the nest at my desk, trying to be sneaky and see what sneaky gets me.  Good thing that was not on a diffrent board because they would have ripped me apart.

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    IF Buddy's with the fabulous LnA5909!!
    Myomectomy Sept.09 removed/fibroid the size of a cantaloupe. Began ttc March 2010.
    HSG clear/ S/A normal. July stopped tempting.
    First IuI, Clomid and Ovideral. 8/14 and 08/15=BFN!
    Second IuI, Clomid and Ovideral. 9/13 and 9/14=BFN
    http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/ssthompschart
  • You girls homes all seem so cozy.
    imageimage
    IF Buddy's with the fabulous LnA5909!!
    Myomectomy Sept.09 removed/fibroid the size of a cantaloupe. Began ttc March 2010.
    HSG clear/ S/A normal. July stopped tempting.
    First IuI, Clomid and Ovideral. 8/14 and 08/15=BFN!
    Second IuI, Clomid and Ovideral. 9/13 and 9/14=BFN
    http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/ssthompschart
  • imagessthomps:
    imagephotogwife:

    1.  Do you rent or own?   Which would you prefer? We own... Its definitely better to own your home

    2.  Condo or House? House

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color?  When we bought, it was bright lemon yellow (yuck) we painted it red, then when we remodeled, we painted it a goldish yellow color.

    4.  Do you have a garden?  No... I have a black thumb!

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) Contemporary

    6.  Best part of your home? The view at sunset... I also love my newly remodeled kitchen too!

    PS... In Lieu of means "Instead of" Stick out tongue 

    Duhhhh... LOL I am on the nest at my desk, trying to be sneaky and see what sneaky gets me.  Good thing that was not on a different board because they would have ripped me apart.

     

    you are not kidding about that. 

  •  

    1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer? We currently rent from my Grandfather, and for right now, that's what we prefer.

    2.  Condo or House? House

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? The cabinets are white with brushed aluminum hardware (which we replaced when we started fixing the place up).

    4.  Do you have a garden? Fixing up the non-existent landscaping is next on our "to-do" list.

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) I would say our stule is pretty contemporary, with some modern elements... we got our furniture from American Signature, and some accessories from IKEA

    6.  Best part of your home? Since we are renting from my Grandfather, we have done a lot of the upgrades to our taste... we did laminate floors throughout, and redid the bathroom a bit... We also have very low rent, and amenities such as an iron gate (so we can let the dog out without a problem). We even recently  had a motor installed on the gate so we won't have to get off the car to open it... :)

  •  congrats on your purchase :)

    1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer? Own, it's nice to be able to get your money back...some day

    2.  Condo or House? house

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? light yellow...I like it DH hates it. The kitchen was originally PURPLE! gross. I'd like to remodel sometime.

    4.  Do you have a garden? sorta, my tomatoes and peppers died, but all my herbs and pineapples are alive

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) traditional/contemporary

    6.  Best part of your home? the landscaping around the pool, it's our little oasis, makes me feel I'm elsewhere

  • a home.  Its Poll time.

    1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer? DH and I own separate properties (purchased prior to our relationship)   we've never rented by i guess owning is the way to go!  We currently live in the one he purchased

    2.  Condo or House? Condo

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? beige and brown (fat chef theme)  he had it this way already

    4.  Do you have a garden? nope

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) contemporary

    6.  Best part of your home? that DH lives there.... THATS it lol i hate the complex its in, i hate the traffic around there, only reason why we live there is because DH didnt want to live in Broward where my place is at... boooo

     

    Congrats Shirley!  i cant wait to purchase a house together with DH!

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  • Congratulations on your new home

    1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer? Own. Always thought it was nice knowing it was ours with house values declining just a bit worried.

    2.  Condo or House? House

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? White cabinets with taupe walls. I love the color of the walls and accessories in stainless I wish we had new cabinets but with the economy =( we are waiting on everything 

    4.  Do you have a garden? Yes I love our backyard lots of palms and orchids with a lime tree and an anon tree

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) I'd like to say just homie?

    6.  Best part of your home? I love our home the layout with the loft and the neighborhood. I'd say the bedroom is the most up to date or finished area though.

  • 1.  Do you rent or own?  Which would you prefer? We own. We bought our townhouse right before we got married. Our goal is to rent this one out and purchase a home in a couple of years.

    2.  Condo or House? A townhouse...but its a pretty big one. It has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and a garage.

    3.  What is the color of your kitchen?  Did you pick out the color or was it already this color? Its mustard yellow. I picked it.

    4.  Do you have a garden? Yes out front but the association upkeeps it.

    5. Decor style?  (Modern, Contemporary, Eclectic) Contemporary (Pier 1 ish but I buy everything at Marshalls)

    6.  Best part of your home? The fact that it is brand new. Our home was finished November of 2007 so I love that everything is brand new and constructed in a modern way.

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