Our Move to Tennessee

My Ryan Julian,

I have lots of pictures of where we live and I'll eventually post as many as I can. We moved to Cosby, TN in 2007 after Grandpa Ernest retired from the Navy. Before we moved to TN, we lived in Saugany Lake, in Rolling Prairie, Indiana - where your dad, Aunt Stacey, Uncle Brett grew up and went to school. We moved here, sort-of, by accident. Grandpa and I came down to Tennessee after Grandpa retired, just to get away for a little while. While we were here we decided to look at some properties. We put an offer in on this property for $40,000 less than the asking price, thinking there was no way in the world it would be accepted, and if it was, we would have to take it. It was accepted. So a month later, we moved here.

Ryan, when we moved here, there were weeds and brush grown up all surrounding our house. There were all kinds of bugs everywhere. There are two types of poisonous snakes here, copperhead and timber rattlesnakes. With everything all grown up, you couldn't see if you were going to step on a snake. Grandpa cleared the land and it is so much better now. It's beautiful.

We have a beautiful creek that runs through all of our property. The water is crystal clear. It's mountain spring water, the kind that people pay for in plastic bottles.

Here's a picture of the main house and cabin from last summer:

Things have changed just a bit from last summer. Grandpa has done a lot of work on the inside of the house. Many years ago, this house was a tobacco barn. In the 70's, two women bought this house and property and converted the tobacco barn into a house.

The small building to the right is the cabin. It was completely gross when we moved here but Grandpa renovated it. It is all wood on the inside. Grandpa added a bedroom off the back. Behind the cabin is the creek. Sleeping in the cabin with the windows open, you can hear the creek running. It is amazing.

Here is a picture of my new office, which is up the hill from the main house and cabin:

I love being able to just walk up the hill to go to work. The office is all wood on the inside. The views are beautiful. When I walk up to the office, the dogs go with me. Streiter has a collar on him that I can hold on to, and he pulls me up the stairs. I will post pictures of the dogs another time.

Grandma loves you Ryan!