A Love Letter to our House

Dear House,

You were our first house. You were our dream. We needed a place close to work and a place where we could launch our boat to sail on the beautiful lake that you are so near to. We needed a place to plant a vegetable garden, and to have beautiful flowers planted just where we wanted.

We needed a place to call our own, with a big kitchen, a great laundry room, and a place to keep our cars warm and dry in winter. We needed a house with a great porch for summertime grilling and warm insulation to keep us toasty warm in the winter. You have provided that for us.

It's true, there were some things that we improved about you. We didn't like the floors upstairs so we put in laminate flooring. We planned to replace the downstairs flooring with hardwoods Dan sawed himself. We didn't like the old ceilings and lighting in the kitchen and the dining room so we replaced those too. You are a great house and we wish we could pack you too when we move.

We both now have jobs on the other side of that beautiful lake. We don't have time to enjoy your great wrap around porch, or ping pong in that great big garage. We have to move on, I hope you understand. It's not you it's our circumstances. We will find you a new family to enjoy your great virtues. As they say, breaking up is hard to do.

(written by the owner of a VERY wonderful village home, 17 miles north of Ithaca, that will be coming on the market soon...)