As many of you already know, Rob and I are going to be moving at the end of July to the downtown area of Colorado Springs.  We’ve dreamed of moving into a charming neighborhood with big trees for some time now!  We are also selling our townhouse at the end of the month, leaving behind a lot of good memories in the process.  When I bought this place, I was a first-year teacher still figuring out how to balance it all, and I remember all the parents in my classroom chipping in for a very generous gift card to Bed Bath & Beyond at the end of the school year.  I felt so grown-up!

I took some photos of the townhouse when I first moved in, then took photos from the same angle in May.  I love looking through these pictures because I can see aspects of my life that have drastically changed during the past five years.  Here are the 2003 and 2008 photos for your enjoyment!

Front of the townhouse (notice the new car and new husband working in car!):

outside before outside after

Backyard (although not the same view):

yard before

yard after

Living Room:

living rm beforeliving rm after

Dining Room:

dining rm before dining rm after

View from the front door:

dining kitchen beforedining kitchen after

Front Door:

entryway beforeentryway after

Looking into the kitchen:

view into kitchen before View into kitchen after

Kitchen:

kitchen before kitchen after

In the kitchen:

kitchen before kitchen after

Upstairs hallway:

hallway 03 hallway 08

Office (I didn’t get a photo in ‘03, probably because it was my roommate’s bedroom):

office 08

Upstairs bathroom:

bathroom 03 bathroom 08

Bedroom:

bedroom 03 bedroom 08

It’s been fun living our first two years of marriage in this small space, but we’re ready to move on!