MomtoGiuliana Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I just thought I'd share this personal milestone with you all....we officially moved into our new home in Berlin, MD today! My husband is a designer/builder/small scale developer--we have been working on this site/home prior to Giuliana's birth! It doesn't feel completely believable yet. I love our new location...we are 2 blocks from downtown and can walk to nearly everything we need--grocery, schools, post office, shops, etc.--and I am 10 minutes closer to work--and 10 minutes closer to Assateague I will put up a link to a photo--or put one on the Faces site in the coming days/weeks.Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSM3KIDZ Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Congrats.........How exciting!!!!!!!!!Dayna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetParadise49 Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Congrations! Wow, that must be so neat living close to Assateague! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labas_2u@shaw.ca Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 All the best in your new home Katherine!! Sending good wishes and blessings your way!Maggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadine Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Dreams do come true------------ how exciting for your family- sounds like a scene from Our Town!! Wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 OK, I'm from Downunder, where have you moved to?Hope the unpacking doesn't leave you too exhausted.Take it easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aprilmarie52 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 congrats! Thats great! cant wait to see pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingLight Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Katherine,I bet the move has kept you busy! You've been more quiet than usual...and I was wondering if the big move was upon you! Thank you so much for letting us know! I know how long you have been waiting and watching this house be built! What does Guiliana think of her new digs? Enjoy!!!!Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzygirl Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 katherine that is great news!! how wonderful to watch your home being built from the ground up! I Hope that you new home is filled with lots of happy memories for you and your family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 katherine,i am very happy for you and your family that you have been able to build a dream! it must be unbelievable to actually move in after years of working on it!!! congratulations. and now . . . rest and relax and enjoy it as much as you can.just a little question: i can't remember what MD stands for???oh and emily or katherine: what are digs???corina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Thanks everyone. It's a little stressful right now, but it feels great to be in our new home. We are unpacking slowly b/c we are still building cabinets and shelves (unpacking over a period of weeks is ok with me!)Suzanne and corina--MD is short for Maryland, one of the 50 states in the U.S. Maryland is on the east coast and we live minutes from Assateague Island National Seashore. corina, click here to read about Maryland in Dutch!http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/MarylandGiuliana LOVES her new digs (corina--digs is another word for living space) -- she is particularly enjoying her own play room and the balcony over the kitchen--and being in town. We walked over to friends' for dinner last night. It feels great to be freed of such heavy reliance on our automobiles. Yes, it is a little like "Our Town"--there are not many communities in the US like this anymore unfortunately. With the cost of fuel rising, perhaps this will change. It is very humanizing to live at this scale.Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 oh katherine, thank you so much. this is soooo much easier for me. i will read tomorrow as i'm off to bed now. i can hardly wait!!!! again, thank you and have a great day!corina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calypso Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Katherine,I am so jealous but very happy for you and your family! I drive 22 miles to work twice a week, which is not that often, but often enough that I feel the gas price pains. I am more concerned, though, with the environmental impact and despite driving a gas-efficient Corolla, know it's not the best solution. I do my massage therapy work in an office a mile from home, so that helps. But I just wanted to say I completely know how you feel to be thrilled to be walking to the store and to the playground, and wherever else. Every bit helps.Enjoy your new place!Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hi,Congrats on your new home! Can't wait to see the new pics...I went to Ocean City about 2 summers ago..I didn't take too good to the hot weather ...We did stay in a beautiful condo right on the ocean......I was also nervouse because the hospitals seemed far away from where we were!Anyhow, enjoy your new living quarters! Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4cem Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Congrats on the new move, and glad it all went well. I bet I will be reading about Berlin, MD in one of the magazines on Best Places to Live, soon.I long for that small town feeling again. I grew up in a small town in Queens, New York,,and back then there was only two roads that went in or out of town.. We were the last to get shoveled out during storms, everyone knew everyone(though that could be tough when you were hanging out as a kid/teenager) and you could walk "uptown" to the stores etc.Now everything is big stores, need a car to get to the shopping centers or supermarkets etc. I always wanted to give my kids the hometown feeling. Maybe someday still.Enjoy it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted August 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Here's a link to photos of our house...http://prato.smugmug.com/share/d02EB6lCoFoQ6We are so happy here--I love the house, but as much, as I already said, I love living in a real, small town. We have drastically cut our car use. We see more friends. I don't have to experience the daily stress of navigating to work and home on over-burdened roads. Instead I am getting more exercise. We do have a growing hospital in Berlin. However, the better hospital is in Salisbury, 30 minutes away.Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia Gallup Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 What a stunningly beautiful home!! Your husband is clearly quite talented! The environment thanks you too! Love the pics! We look forward to seeing pics of your daughter's first slumber party and puppet shows (in a couple years)! Beware---children think it's perfectly safe to throw pillows and blankets on the ground and propel themselves off the top bunk, keep an eye on the mini Evil Knievels, haha!We wish you many decades of happiness in your new home and town! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadine Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Your home is lovely. I believe you will make many memories here and your daughter seems quite happy already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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