Living in the Pitt

We usually get one reaction when people walk through the front door of the Pitt,

"Wow," big pause. "Wow."

Now this wow means usually one of two things. "Wow. This place has got a lot of potential," or "Wow. What were you guys thinking?" People have openly expressed that it stresses them out to walk through our house. They have no idea where they would start, because there is so much to do. As they sit in one of our couches their eyes never settle, they are constantly looking around at yet another thing that needs to be done. These are the people that suggest we paint a wall or fully decorate a room to make the "situation better." It never fails that these guys try to focus on the positive things in the house, "You guys have a really nice washer & dryer, " or my favorite so far, "That's a really nice faucet." And those are the two new things in the house that we bought. The problem is, everything we've done to the house so far cannot be seen from the inside. The roof, plumbing, electrical is all invisible, but makes the quality of our life so much better. And everything we've tried to do on the inside (the bathroom) has been a bit of a disaster.

The people that really love the house spend a lot time making suggestions about what we can turn the basement into; bowling alley, shuffle board, shooting range, or swimming pool. They think the windows are great, the layout is awesome, and the property is beautiful.

So what is it really like living in the Pitt? It's totally normal to us. Yeah, I have to walk to the other side of the house to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, the hotplate takes 40 minutes to boil water and I can't safely walk around without shoes on, but it's OK. The Wii works, I have hot water, and even better I don't run out of hot water if I'm the second to shower, I don't feel cramped, the dogs have a long hallway to chase a ball in, the rabbits have a huge condo, someone else is mowing my lawn, things magically happen while I'm at work - I can't complain. Let us assure you. We really love the Pitt, we know it's going to take a while to get it to a place where everyone walks in and says "wow" in the good way, but the important thing is, is that we see that "wow" now.