Chez Jacobsen

Wow, I can’t believe we’ve lived here for two months already! It was brought to my attention (ok, several times it was brought to my attention), that our friends in Florida have still not seen where we live. So, after work tonight I took the camera out and spent a few hours taking and processing photos of our new home!

Much to Tara’s chagrin, it’s called a Colorado Ranch. This four-level style is very common in Colorado. Needless to say, it looks nothing like a typical Florida Ranch house.

You enter the home and are greeted by hardwood floors on the main level of the house. The main level includes the living room, kitchen and eating area. The kitchen is a huge upgrade to what we’ve had in the past and Tara did a spectacular job setting this level up.

Down a half flight of stairs is the family room, laundry area and bathroom. The family room includes a wood burning fireplace and this is where Tara spends about 95% of her non-working hours. Apparently, we got lucky here. Woodburning fireplaces aren’t allowed in new construction.

From the main level, up a half flight of stairs to the bedrooms. The upstairs has two guest rooms and a master bedroom. One of the guest rooms Tara has converted to her office. The second guest room is technically still a guest room but I’m slowly sinking my talons into it as a place where I can escape too. The guest bathroom is fairly typical, but nicely udpated.

The master bedroom is humungous by our standards. It includes a 3/4 bath and a walk-in closet. Out our window we are able to see the front range and Rocky Mountains. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t cooperating when I took this pictures. Trust me – there’s a 14,000 ft tall mountain out there called Longs Peak!

One of the features of Colorad (for me at least) is no more St Augustine grass!!! The fenced backyard is of decent size and has real grass! We have a large deck off of the main level with our patio furniture and grill, and a smaller, lower deck a half flight of stairs off of the upper deck. From the upper deck, we have clear views of the mountains and the open space right next to our house. I was chastised this evening because I didn’t have any photos of the wonderful flower garden that Tara and my mom have been working diligently on in the backyard. I promise, I’ll get some pictures up of that soon.

But wait – I said four levels didn’t I? Well, down a half flight of stairs from the family room is the basement – approximately 500 sq ft. This is where my mom lives! She’s in the process of upgrading that area. Her kitchen was installed last week and rumor has it she might get her own door soon – currently she’s putting her dogs out via a ground level window!

So, that’s the big tour. We really like the house – it’s by far the nicest house/neighborhood that Tara or I have lived in. It seems like we’re close to everything but it doesn’t feel like we’re living “in a city” at all. Drive 30 minutes to the west and we’re 10,000 feet above sea level in the snow capped mountains. I think I speak for all of us when I say we’re looking forward to living here for many years!

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