A Housewarming for Rolla and the Missus

[Tovor]

As some may know, Rollafett and the little lady closed on their new house Friday, and moved in bit by bit over the weekend and mainly on Monday, yesterday. Moving out of the shoebox into their own house is a dream of theirs for as long as I've known them, which has been quite a few years. So to welcome them to their new home, I propose we thrown them a housewarming party. Feel free to stop by and bring them a gift, and remind them of why Galactic Senators are such good neighbors.

As a time honored tradition, I bring the new homeowners a housewarming basket filled with goodies.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Tovor/New%20Stuff/HousewarmingBasket.jpg

And as a special treat for Mrs. Rollafett, to really make her feel at home with artifacts of her ancestors, here is a genuine 19th century Latvian hearth, for romantic nights with Mr. Rolla in front of a roaring fire.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Tovor/New%20Stuff/Housewarming-Hearth.jpg

We all know how fond of showing himself off in the bathtub, Rolla is. So here is a special custom made bathtub for Rolla and his rubber ducky escapades.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Tovor/New%20Stuff/BathtubHoesch-water-lounge.jpg

And since he is so fond of the bathtub, here is a special bath...er, couch, for the living room.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Tovor/New%20Stuff/BathtubCouch.jpg

[Tovor]

But wait, there's more!

Now that he has a driveway to park his ride, he needs this, the tubmobile!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Tovor/New%20Stuff/BathtubTwinmobile.jpg



To satisfy his musical love, and for those times when he enjoys reminiscing about his younger years in service in our grand fleet...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Tovor/New%20Stuff/In_the_navy.jpg


And finally, for those rare nights at home when he spends time posting in the Senate, I have for him the perfect computer desk!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Tovor/New%20Stuff/Carbonite_desk.jpg

Here's to you, buddy! May your days and nights under your new roof be filled with good times and much love for the both of you (and the future little Rollas that come along). :cheers:

[Jedi Master Harrison]

*Joins the party*

*Is tight so has no gift* :herebeer:

Hope you guys are very happy in your new home! :grouphug:

[Trilogist]

Wow. And I was thinking about bringing a pie or something.

[Master Magnus]

All I can bring is a :cookie: (but it's the thought that counts...). Congratulations to your new house!

[Horse_Head]

I hope the new house has more frills than this one...

[Blizzard]

You can't give a guy a bathtub, unless it's full of beer...

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Happy Housewarming!!

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[Tovor]

Nice! But with all that ice in the tub, when he gets in he may face, er, shrinkage.

[Darill Cyllem]

Because this is on my list, I have acquired for you (virtually):

[Tovor]

Wow. And I was thinking about bringing a pie or something.
Bring it on! Maybe Rolla will share it with the rest of us. :hungry:

[Tovor]

I hope the new house has more frills than this one...
:laughing:

[RollaFett]

First off, cool thread, Tov.

Second, I must have that computer desk!

Third, Blizz, now that is a nice tub!

Ok, so yes, Mrs. Rollafett and I have moved into our first home, and we love it! It's big. 4 bedrooms; 2 1/2 bathrooms; 2 car garage; living room; dining room; famile room; storage attic; wood burning fireplace; granite countertops in kitchen; new stainless steel appliances; the works!
I took some pictures in the early moving in stage, so to get a sense of a "before" time period. Here they are:
Front exterior, followed by family room, and dining room.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Damn, that looks like a beautiful house! Maybe I should move to somewhere where you can actually buy some house for your money! :laughing:

[RollaFett]

More pics!
2 pics of the kitchen, follwed by the eat-in nook, with the skylights overhead!

[RollaFett]

^^ Thanks JMH! I don't what you can buy acroos the pond, and how much it costs, but we feel as though we definately got our money's worth.

[RollaFett]

More pics!
Living room, with wood burning fireplace, plus a couple of angles of the extremely cool windows in the room! Then, we head upstairs!

[Jedi Master Harrison]

You could not buy a house like that in even a run down area for less than £300,000 / $600,000! In the suburbs of London you'd be looking at half a million minimum!

[RollaFett]

More pics!
Master bedroom with catherdral ceiling, master bathroom with duel sinks, shower, and of course where you'll seeing me pose from eventually...the whirlpool tub!

[RollaFett]

^^ Yeah, I see. Without getting into specifics, ours definately didn't come anywhere close to $600,000. But if we wanted to live in the suburbs of a big American city, it would've been expensive as hell. We moved from an ocean town (directly south of Atlantic City, NJ) to about 7 miles inland and the price drop was stunning. No way we would've been able to afford to buy where we were.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Either way mate that looks stunning and plenty of space! I hope you and Mrs Rolla will be very happy there! :cheers:

[RollaFett]

More pics! But much less exciting, I'm afraid.

Bedroom #2, which will be our office/hobby/craft room.
Bedroom #3, which will be our guest room, with queen size bed.
Bedroom #3, which will be our game room of sorts. Nintendo Wii, and presumably most of my SW stuff will be here.

[RollaFett]

More pics! The last batch...for now.

Rear exterior shots. We have a year old shed, and a bunh of wood for the fireplace, as well as our very own Christmas tree!

[RollaFett]

Either way mate that looks stunning and plenty of space! I hope you and Mrs Rolla will be very happy there! :cheers: Thanks, buddy. I'm sure we will, but right now, we're a bit overwhelmed just trying to unpack and furnish the place. There is soooooooo much to do. Balls.

[RollaFett]

Okay, so you have seen the "before" pics. Over the weekend, I will try to take some pics of the mayhem that has ensued since. Y'know, crap everywhere in boxes and bags? Some unpacked, some not. I will attempt to keep this thread updated with our move in as long as I can, or as long as there appears to be interest in the thread. :P

[Darill Cyllem]

Beautiful house! I'm so happy for both of you.

Will it be little Padawans to fill the house next, maybe? :wink:

[Trilogist]

Nice house, Rolla. It kinda reminds of Ferris Bueller's house. Better get a Rottweiler to keep Ed Rooney from peeking in the windows. ;)

[Obidobi]

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Rolla. looks like a fantastic home...!!!!:herebeer:

[Tovor]

The house is incredible. I am really impressed, with every shot you've shown. I love the 3 story high entranceway, and the kitchen, and the backyard...in fact, everything, but those 3 jumped out to me first. And how spacious the living room is.

More pics! But much less exciting, I'm afraid.

Bedroom #2, which will be our office/hobby/craft room.
Bedroom #3, which will be our guest room, with queen size bed.
Bedroom #3, which will be our game room of sorts. Nintendo Wii, and presumably most of my SW stuff will be here.
I love how you chose designer trash bags for the move, that match the walls. :P

[Tovor]

Hey, want to see the house that Mrs. Rollafett and I just bought? Well, thanks to Tovor, you can! (http://www.galacticsenate.com/showthread.php?t=17726)

Yes folks, because I'm a mortgage broker on the side and I'm the one who got them the great deal that they were finally able to afford! :howdy:

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Beautiful house! I'm so happy for both of you.

Will it be little Padawans to fill the house next, maybe? :wink:

That might be painful, perhaps they should start with younglings! :nahnah: :geek:

[Tovor]

:laughing:

[RollaFett]

Will it be little Padawans to fill the house next, maybe? :wink:LOL! More likely the next occupant will be a dog, which of course, will be named Chewie.

That might be painful, perhaps they should start with younglings! :nahnah: :geek::rofl: In either case, they'll either be referred to as lil' Rollafetts or GollaRollas.

[RollaFett]

The house is incredible. I am really impressed, with every shot you've shown. I love the 3 story high entranceway, and the kitchen, and the backyard...in fact, everything, but those 3 jumped out to me first. And how spacious the living room is.


I love how you chose designer trash bags for the move, that match the walls. :PHmmm...their is no 3 story entranceway. If you're referring to the really high windows, well that's in the back of the house with that spacious living room.
Make fun about the hefty bags if you must, but I tell you, they were a stroke of genius. Of course, that stroke of genius is fully credited to Mrs. Rollafett. There is simply no way we would've come up with enough boxes for everything. Besides, they were mostly used for clothes and shoes, so they wroked perfectly for that. :P

[RollaFett]

More pics! We've been in for nearly a week now, and are starting to settle in. It's gonna be a long process, it seems.
The office, with computer and TV on the floor.

[RollaFett]

More Pics!
Guest bedroom, with queen size bed! Master Bedroom, with new king size bed! :ohhlala: Master bathroom, which is a complete mess.

[RollaFett]

More pics! Kitchen, with a bunch of stuff cluttered in the nook. Fridge, full of useful foodstuff and beer! :cheers: Family room, with a bunch of crap.

[Tovor]

Hmmm...their is no 3 story entranceway. If you're referring to the really high windows, well that's in the back of the house with that spacious living room.
MAke fun about the hefty bags if you must, but I tell you, they were a stroke of genius. There is simply no way we would've come up with enough boxes for eberything. Besides, they were mostly used for clothes and shoes, so they wroked perfectly for that. :P

Oh, I wasn't poking fun at the garbage bags. I was commenting on how you chose bags with blue pullstrings that happened to match the walls.
But congratulations on making a post with an epic number of typos. :ok:

Yes, I was referring to the high windows. From the one angle it did look like an entranceway, though looking at it again, what doorway has 2 doorways and a fireplace between them? Ah, but wait, living room or not, is has 2 doors to the outside, for crying out loud, so an entranceway it is after all.

I rest my case. :wink:

[RollaFett]

More pics! Last batch for now. Living room, with Tv and other electronics hooked up. A favorite program of mine is cued up!

[DblDwn]

*Happens to be driving by so am stopping without a gift. Will post one next time*

Very nice buddy. Again, congrats to you and the missus. May I ask when it was built?

[RollaFett]

Yes, I was referring to the high windows. From the one angle it did look like an entranceway, though looking at it again, what doorway has 2 doorways and a fireplace between them? Ah, but wait, living room or not, is has 2 doors to the outside, for crying out loud, so an entranceway it is after all.

I rest my case. :wink:Ahhh...i see, but you're still wrong. There is actually only one door in the back. I know it looks like two, but trust me, it's just one. That said, sure, I guess you could call it an entranceway, but I won't. It's the back door, period, you putz.

*Happens to be driving by so am stopping without a gift. Will post one next time*

Very nice buddy. Again, congrats to you and the missus. May I ask when it was built?Thanks! It was built in 1992. Well broken in, but not old and run down, y'know?

[Talcy]

LOL! More likely the next occupant will be a dog, which of course, will be named Chewie.

My next door neighbour's dog is called Chewie. And I checked - he is named after Chewbacca! So if a pair of over 50 year olds in Kirkliston, Scotland have done it, then there's no excuse for a SW fan not to. :)

Edit:

Bugger! No gift. Am I red faced. Will do.

[Tovor]

So Rolla, what's on the agenda this weekend? Are you done unpacking and settling in to relax, or are you still working on the boxes and bags?

[Talcy]

Ding dong...

Your new house looks fab, RF. Nice'n big. And I echo the Ferris Bueller residence comment.

Some traditional Scottish housewarming gifts.

Coal, so your house is always warm, bread so your house is never hungry, wine to toast your new nest and a bottle of Lagavulin fer a dram. :)

[Solo]

No beer?!!

A house without beer can not be accepted. :no:

Here I brought some for you.

[RollaFett]

So Rolla, what's on the agenda this weekend? Are you done unpacking and settling in to relax, or are you still working on the boxes and bags?Well, not much more unpacking has been done yet, but we did start to paint! Remember that hideous electric blue room? Well, it's no longer hideous. No pics yet, but they will be posted soon.

Ding dong...

Your new house looks fab, RF. Nice'n big. And I echo the Ferris Bueller residence comment.

Some traditional Scottish housewarming gifts.

Coal, so your house is always warm, bread so your house is never hungry, wine to toast your new nest and a bottle of Lagavulin fer a dram. :)Wait a second, is that a bottle of scotch? Single malt to boot? Nice.

No beer?!!

A house without beer can not be accepted. :no:

Here I brought some for you.Well, never fear, I have kept the house well stocked with beer so far, but more will never be refused! :cheers:

[Solo]

There is never enough beer in the world and there never will be. :cheers:

[Cassus Fett]

There is never enough beer in the world and there never will be. :cheers:

Your right because we keep drinking it :herebeer::beer:

[Tovor]

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[Blizzard]

Awesome house Mike!!! Some day I'll have a stainless steel refrigerator!!

[RollaFett]

^^ LOL! Not a bad idea, but I think there's a better chance of us having a "real" bar in the house before a fold up aluminum one!

^ Thanks, Blizz. It's a nice fridge, that's for damned sure.

[Tovor]

^^ LOL! Not a bad idea, but I think there's a better chance of us having a "real" bar in the house before a fold up aluminum one!
Mrs. Rolla isn't about to have the Latvian hearth and the carbonite desk in your home either, but they're my gifts anyway, so just stop griping and enjoy the thread for what it is, and stop looking a gift horse in the mouth. :rockon:




:wink: Shmuck.

[RollaFett]

Heh, heh...my bad.

Oh, how i want that carbonite desk for real!

[RollaFett]

Update!

We have painted a couple of rooms! The hideous electric blue room that will become a den/lounge/game room is now in the relaxing colors of "crocodile tears" and "bamboo".
Here's the before and after. The after doesn't include it being fully decorated yet, though:

[RollaFett]

Here's the office. It was a blah brown/mauve with an ugly middle of the wall border. It is it is now "pistachio"!

[RollaFett]

And for the ladies, here is me, muscling around the lawnmower.

[Tovor]

The rooms look great Rolla. You did a fine job there. And there are some guys in the GS who will like the lawnmower pics too. We know who they are. :laughing:

[Jedi Master Harrison]

When you're done Rolla you can get round here and paint some of my rooms! Your house looks grand mate. :yeah:

[Solo]

Good paint job and nice color selection. :yes: