Our Washington Home

When Tim and I arrived, we wasted no time and started house hunting the very next day with our Realtor, Cindy, who we found through USAA before we left Japan. At that point, we had already been living in a hotel for about a month and were ready to finally be homeowners again! In two days, we looked at about 15-20 homes, jet lagged and all but one of the very first homes we saw was one that we had our eye on for a few weeks prior. Two weeks before leaving Japan, Tim and I were in full force virtually house hunting online and sending Cindy our dream list of homes. Of course, we knew many of them wouldn't be available by the time we got to Washington and had a chance to see them in person. Nonetheless, we thought it would still give her an idea of what we were looking for and what we wanted to steer clear from. We both knew that we wanted a different house than what we had in San Diego and Japan; we wanted space, a yard Zoe could truly enjoy and not on top of our neighbors, so much that you could reach out and touch the side of their house.

We saw a home online in Japan that we absolutely fell in love with. It seemed to be exactly what we were looking for (and a whole lot more). We could only hope that it was still available when we arrived two weeks later. Every day, we would check the status of the house and low and behold it remained "active" and we had a chance to schedule a showing with Cindy. Words can't explain how we both felt when we pulled in the driveway; it was that gut feeling we had when we saw our San Diego house for the first time (which was only in pictures, since we purchased it sight unseen). We spent almost a good two hours exploring and loved it even more when we left. Needless to say, we didn't waste much time and put in an offer that afternoon when we got back to Cindy's office. After a few stressful days of counter offers we got the good news that our offer was accepted and two days later we opened escrow! 

We are (hopefully) just a couple of weeks away from closing if all goes as planned. Tim and I can't wait to get into our new home and start our life in Washington. We feel that this house fits our lifestyle and we will definitely have a few new hobbies to keep us busy year round! Get ready for picture overload and enjoy a virtual tour of our new home in the Pacific Northwest!

Side yard, lots of tomato plants a fig tree!

Another side view of the house and seating area

A great space for outdoor dining and a view of the garden shed in the background

View from the deck

A sitting area and deck off of the koi pond

I can't wait to read in the hammock!

View of the side yard and garden shed

Front view of the house and garage

Part of the amazing garden that we can't wait to personalize make our very own!

More garden!

One lonely pumpkin and some apple trees

In the master bedroom

Master bathroom

Guest bathroom

Bedroom #3

View from the kitchen of the attached deck...

Almost a full view of the kitchen

View from the bay window in the dining room, we are guessing this will be one of Zoe's favorite sunning spots.

Another sitting area in the yard

Water feature that flows down to the koi pond

Fire pit area

A greenhouse that we can use year round...great to work in during those cold and rainy Washington days!

Side view of the house from the yard

More veggies! The seller's honestly did not leave a single square inch of the yard untouched with either fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers or plants.