The ad reads: Dream Home for Sale on 2.5 Acres. My friend is selling her dream home. This home had held so many promises. It was a home bought during a new marriage and a new start to life. This home represented my friend’s hopes and dreams for the future. My friend would sit on her deck and watch and listen to the birds. She would sit by her pond and watch her fish play and glide effortlessly in the water. She would sit and watch as her husband built the outdoor fireplace.

There were so many family parties around that fireplace on beautiful summer evenings. My friend planted a huge garden and surrounded her house with flower beds full of bright and beautiful flowers. It was her dream come true.

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