Moving to the country has been quite an adjustment for me, beings that I am a "jersey girl". We rented a house in a gated community at the beach while we searched for our new home. We were undecided on if we wanted to stay in the development we were renting in, or if we wanted something with a little acreage. We decided on the acreage! Here is our new house: Built in 1776, it is sure to have a lot of history within its walls. I love older homes, they have so much character. Don't get me wrong, the more modern homes of today are beautiful with their fancy high ceilings etc. I just like to be different, or to use a jersey term, I just didn't want a "cookie cutter house". Meaning, I didn't want to have the same house as everyone else did. Grant it, each house inside is unique no matter what the make because everyone's style is a little different, but I wanted something with history. To think that this house was around and stood when the soldiers w