Lucci House No More

Kristen and I decided to move out of Lucci House after Karen gets married and moves out. After two and a half years, it will be very sad to see it go.

About three years ago, our parents made an offer we couldn't refuse. They would buy a house and rent it to us. It would allow all of us to save on rent as well as the chance to live in our own house instead of apartments. Lucci House was the first house I was shown by the real estate agent. I only looked at a handful of others before I called the family and said they had to see it too. A couple days later, my parents bought it.

The original agreement was my sisters and I would live together for one year. It was a verbal lease. My parents wanted to own it for a year so it would be a good investment for them. I don't think any of us thought it would last as long as it did. We worked so hard on this house the first year we lived here. We painted, we tore down walls, we did landscaping, we built things. It was quite a lot of work but always satisfying. In the end, we had a really, really nice house.

Like any house, this one holds a ton of memories.
- Painting all the ceilings in one weekend
- Tearing out the garage wall with karate kicks
- Lucci House Christmas parties
- Painting the dining room plum against everyone's wishes (and pleased to find it looked beautiful)
- Three dogs on the couch looking out the front windows
- Christmas lights
- Walking to the park
- Kristen's 21st birthday party
- Karen's engagement
- Blogging and bloggers
- Washing machine flood
- Squirrels in the attic
- Walking the neighborhood during the ice storm
- Tiger racing around the backyard
- Karen's graduation with her Masters
- Kristen going to school and going to school and going to school
- Switching jobs
- The 70's bathroom
- Lots and lots and lots of laughter

It's going to be so sad to see it go, but Kristen and I decided that having a roommate who is not our sister was less than optimal. We quickly figured out we couldn't afford this big house all to ourselves. If things were different (ie I wasn't in school), I might think about buying this place and living here forever, but it's just not the right time. There's a lot of good in all we've experienced over the past two years. Most importantly, the relationships I've built with my sisters. I never imagined I would be as close to them as I was allowed to get over these years. My dad said it best, we got to experience each other as adults and really know each other. Something I will be eternally grateful for all my life.

These years have been something else and I'm always going to remember how special they have been. This house is a very special place to the Lucci's. We'll be sad to see it go.

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