Our new house in Onaway, MI

Here are few pictures from our new house with some commentary.

Laundry Room

This is the door to the laundry room. It is on the main floor. (Woo Hoo!)

Where our new washer and dryer will be. There are some cabinets that will be over the laundry center.

Half Bath
This is the half bath that is right next to the laundry room and on the way to the kitchen.

The half bath potty.

Kitchen

The view from near the laundry room. The kitchen is very recently renovated. We were happy to see there is a dishwasher.

The stove and microwave. The fridge is on the left. This is to the right of the sink area.

The dining area and our back door. We get to use the table and chairs.


One of the pantries. Instead of one large pantry there are two smaller ones. Living Room

The front door. Directly across from the front door is a coat closet. The piano can stay, but neither one of us play.

The front window. On the same wall as the front door.

This wall is perpendicular to the front window wall. This is obviously the fireplace.

The other wall. On the other side of this wall is the kitchen.

The Hallway

The hallway with a shot of Joshua and Bev. There are two closets at either end of the hall.

Bedroom 1

The first bedroom on the right.

The closet. Every room has a double closet.

Bedroom 2

This is the bedroom across the hall from the first bedroom.

The closet in that room. I am in love with all the closets!!

Bedroom 3


This is the last room on the left. We discussed with the congregation on removing the wallpaper. We also get to keep the bed. We should have two guest rooms all ready for people to visit.

Bedroom 4

This is the last bedroom on the right.

Full Bath

The bathroom is at the end of the hall The congregation is planning on redoing the bathroom at some point. This is the vanity area.


The potty.

Our "garden" tub.

Basement


The basement has tons of potential.

Another room in the basement. It is unfinished, but not open.

The old laundry room.

The Backyard

Our luscious backyard.

Our beautiful deck. Can't wait for backyard BBQs.

We took many more pictures, but these are the highlights.

God's Blessings,

Joshua and Stefani

Trip to Onaway

We began our trip at 8am. Our first stop was to get breakfast at Jack in the Box. We drove on and only made one stop before eating lunch at Subway. We were stuck in some heavy traffic near Chicago. We stopped in a small "village" at a McDonald's for dinner. We then saw the famed Gaylord. Stefani was thrilled when she saw Old Navy, Kohl's, and some familiar chain restaurants. We arrived in Onaway at 9:45 pm eastern. The Broughams greeted us at the local Subway. They took us to the house we were to stay at for the weekend. We unloaded and settled in for the night.

We woke up Saturday morning and leisurely got ready. We had breakfast at a local restaurant called Woodwinds. It was very good. After breakfast we met up with Gary and Bev. They showed us the library, chamber of commerce, and the city hall. Then they took us to see the church. After the church we saw our new home. The previous pictures did not do it justice. There are double closets in every bedroom, a coat closet, and two hall closets. The rooms are spacious. (Feel free to visit!) Once we were finished with the building tours we got a car tour from Gary of the surrounding area. We saw Cheybogan and Rogers City. We saw Black Lake and Lake Huron. We had lunch at a restaurant overlooking Lake Huron. We got back to town and decided to go to the local furniture/appliance store to pick out our washer and dryer. (Thank you Zion!!) We were successful! We also met the mother/mother in law/grandmother of a family we met in Salem, IL that belonged to the church Joshua where the vicar. Small world! Once that was all set up we had a few moments of down time before we went to dinner with Gary, Bev, and other members of the church. We went to another local place called Lorenzo's. It is owned and operated by a member of the church. The food was delicious! After dinner we visited the vacancy pastor,Pastor Gray. Finally, it was time to call it a night.

Sunday morning we woke up for Bible class and church. We received many questions and happy you are heres. Including cards made by the Sunday School children. After church there was a short informal reception. Then we were taken to lunch at another local eatery, Manzana's. We were taken by two younger ladies with young families. Once we wrapped up with lunch we headed back to where we were staying for a much needed nap. We went to church so Joshua could attend a church council/elders meeting while I helped the youth with a banner for their Michigan Jr. High youth gathering. After the meeting there was a dinner of sloppy joes. Yum-o. After some visiting we went back to the house we were staying at and prepared for our drive back to St. Louis.

We finally left town at about 9:00 am eastern. Before we left we checked out the local supermarket. The locals told us it was a bit expensive, but it will be handy for forgotten items. After the traffic issues we had going through Chicago, we decided to take the other route that goes through Indy. It was definitely the "quickest" route and the one we would recommend for St. Louis travelers. We arrived home at about 8:30 pm central.

The trip was wonderful. We learned so much about our new home and met so many wonderful people. Stay tuned for pictures of our new house!

God's Blessings,

Joshua and Stefani