July 11, 2023 • hometowns
Nick Viall Surprises His Mom by Buying Back Family Lake House 32 Years After Losing It
Keeping it in the family.
This week, former Bachelor Nick Viall took to Instagram to share a special video explaining the story behind why he bought back his family’s lake house.
Alongside the video, Nick wrote, “After losing the house 32 years ago, I finally brought it back in the family. I had recurring dreams my entire life since we lost the house in 1990 about somehow having the house back in our family. I always woke up. I’m living a literal dream. No more waking up from this one.”
In the video, Nick shares the significance of the lake house and shows off his tattoo of the special place.
He starts off his video by saying, “This is a tattoo of the lake house my grandfather built in 1965 that we lost when I was 9 when he died. This place was always the version of heaven in my mind. I just bought it back and gave it to my mom.”
Then, Nick shares a collection of footage from surprising his mom with the news and of their family history around the house.
The former Bachelor says, “I surprised my mom with a card letting her know I bought her dad’s house back after 32 years.”
He went on, saying, “Now here’s my mom and her brother on the same swing from when they were kids. And all of the sidewalk engravings from my mom and her siblings in 1965. There’s also a birdhouse my great-grandfather made. This is now the place we will make new memories with our children one day. We’re finally home.”
We’re not crying, you’re crying!
Nick’s fiancée Natalie Joy commented on the post, “What a JOURNEY this has been!! We will create the most beautiful memories here and our children will get to grow up enjoying the same slice of heaven their dad grew up enjoying.”
We can’t wait for all that the future holds for Nick, Natalie, and their future babies at their family lake house!
