The week of April 14th was a busy one. We moved condos in Washington within the same building and packed for our move the Charleston arriving here and taking possesion of 54 Watroo Point, Charleston S.C. 29492 on the afternoon of Thursday april 17th! The house looks fabulous and we are delighted with every little detail!
The movers arrived with our stuff from Washington and storage early on the 18th. It was a pleasure working with an efficient mover for a change and the process went quickly - almost too quickly at times, as packers unpacked before we could decide where to put stuff. Suffice it to say that everything arrived in good shape and we busied ourselves with the organizing all weekend long. When we got tired or hot, we jumped in the pool for a quick dip. Falling asleep this past week has not been a problem! The first couple of nights we were guests of Bob and Catherine Lee, our builders, who graciously provided their guest cottage so that we could escape the mess.
Now that we are in the house, we realize that this place is much larger than it appeared during the building process and larger than our previous house. On earlier trips we had ordered new furniture that arrived on Tuesday and was quickly absorbed. We need more! We have enjoyed sleeping in our new master bedroom and waking up with the sunrise (no curtains yet) and sneaking in some exercise either roller blading or biking before the day gets going.
The landscaping was done just before we arrived so it was new to us and once again, they did a nice job. I guess it is my job to add annuals for color, but the palm trees, oak trees and evergreens they planted are large and very nice.
The views from the deck off the master BR are spectacular and most mornings there has been a low mist hanging over the golf couse behind the house - very pretty. (Photo below shows the house from the golf course early in the AM. It blends in nicely with its surroundings.)
Despite being slaves to the inside of the house, we have met our neighbors who are very nice and welcoming. Everyone is from somewhere else. Donna attended a ladies dinner at the Daniel Island Club together with 176 other ladies and we participated in a couples golf tournament on friday night. Both occasions have led to lots of introductions. While on the golf course we met a couple of aligators natives to the area - but they were not as friendly!
Tomorrow, we head back to Washington leaving the builder some time to finish some of the tasks that did not quite make the deadline, such as put the finish on the deck, seal and coat the garage floor etc.
Only a few shots of the interior this time (including one of the guest suite sitting area) but we promise to add more later.
