Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Our House

It's nice. One of those bitty windows on top is Truman's room.

I may have posted this photo already but this is taken from our doorstep and notice the steep sidewalk coming up from the street. That is the path to our doorstep. Anytime someone comes to the house they are huffing and puffing and I say sorry. 
The house itself is 3 stories. 3 bedrooms on the bottom, common living area in the middle with kitchen, dining room, utility room, and living room. Then 3 bedrooms on top. We are on the top floor and it is very cozy with slanted ceilings. Very cute at first but I hit my head on them at least once a day and that isn't cute. There are 8 (eight!) of us living here. Not as bad as one might think. Truman is very easy-going and very easy to love so he gets along great with his housemates. It helps that they share food with him and make funny faces. The YSA's (young single adults according to British Mormon culture) keep to their rooms most of the time so the common area isn't too crowded in the evenings. However it feels good during the day when everyone is gone and Tru and I get the house to ourselves. Parenting with an audience is sometimes tricky. We'll just stick with the whatever keeps him happy routine til we get back to the States I guess? or forever? Idk.
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  1. kateFebruary 4, 2015 at 5:11 AM

    Whoa, that is a steep hill! Truman's charming smile will take him far in life

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  2. momacitaFebruary 4, 2015 at 6:43 AM

    How many bathrooms?

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    1. LizFebruary 5, 2015 at 3:43 AM

      3 bathrooms and 1 w.c. (water closet/half bath). We share a bathroom with the landlords which is weird. But during the week they are gone by 7 a.m. and we are gone as much as possible on the weekends.

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  3. becFebruary 5, 2015 at 12:16 AM

    And everyone else is single, going to school. Just whatever makes him happy for life he's so cute

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    1. LizFebruary 5, 2015 at 1:58 PM

      Pretty much- we live with 2 of Vinny's classmates who are also from the states, one guy who is working in Stroud, and then the landlords who are married and working (around our parents' age).

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  4. LaceyFebruary 5, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    Emma saw the earlier pics and went, "Gasp! Choosey!" Best friends forever. England sounds/looks amazing! Glad you get some time to yourself in that beautiful house!

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    1. LizFebruary 5, 2015 at 1:53 PM

      Best friends forever! This just made my day- I hope she doesn't forget him.

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  5. SarahFebruary 5, 2015 at 6:26 PM

    Sounds like you're doing pretty well for an interesting living situation. Thanks for the updates

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  6. momacitaFebruary 6, 2015 at 12:10 PM

    Are the other roommates LDS? Or did you use the term YSA in a generic sense?

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2015 at 8:22 PM

    I like yo hood! those steps are insane! I would definitely be huffing and puffing. It reminds me of the time I lived on the 3rd level in Eccles as a freshman at SUU. I was about 50 pounds overweight and I cursed the stairs every day because it was so hard for me to climb them.I also thanked them for preventing me from gaining more and more weight.
    That hill looks rough.

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