Famous chef Sandra Lee opens up about her discouragement after leaving the New York house she shared with Governor Cuomo before they parted ways, saying, “How will I rebuild my life?”
On Wednesday, the 54-year-old shared nostalgic details of the colonial-style four-bedroom house she named “Lily Pond,” decorated for the past vacation.
“I woke up early in the morning and all I could do was look at beautiful pictures of how I decorated Lily Pond for the holidays. Hoping for some inspiration,” she said.
On Wednesday, famed chef Sandra Lee, 54, opened her pity after leaving Mt. Kisco, home of New York, shared this week with Governor Cuomo saying, “How will I rebuild my life?”
Walking down the memory lane: Lee shared several photographs of his home adorned with festive decorations over the past few years on Wednesday
Lee and Cuomo were together for 14 years before announcing their separation in September 2019. Lee moved to California and took a beach house to Malibu for $ 3.38 million. Lee and Cuomo appeared together in April 2018
Opening: Lee on Wednesday shared a heartfelt post saying he struggles to move on after leaving his beloved Mt. Kisco home
“How will I rebuild my life? I don’t think it’s possible. It took me a lifetime to build that house. The house I never had when I was growing up,” he added.
On Monday, Lee was seen dragging the last pieces of home furniture and into a moving truck.
He had bought the house in 2008 and put it up for sale in May 2019. In October, the idyllic house sold for $ 1.85 million.
He called the residence “the house I never had when I was older.”
‘Warm and clean with a spectacular view from all rooms. I can’t even imagine how I will rebuild it or where I can rebuild it or even that it can be rebuilt, ”he wrote.
“How do you start again after breaking into a house and sticking it in the warehouse? I guess that’s where my feelings have been for the last two years, stored. All of that has broken me down,” he added.
His backstage photos showed how he installed a bright Christmas tree in the living room, decorated the dining room with an elaborate reindeer decoration, and placed ornaments and ornaments in the house.
“One day every day everyone says …… so today I’m going to try to get ready for Christmas. I’m going to wrap presents and arrange gift deliveries to Fam’Lee in Seattle, although today I don’t feel like Aunt Sandy Claus “, he said.
Lee shared this photo Wednesday showing how he adorned his holiday dining room with a Christmas tree and reindeer decorations
Lee shared this photo Wednesday showing off one of his majestic old white Christmas trees
Staying cozy and warm inside: Lee pictured posing with his white cockatoo named Phoenix inside Mt. Kisco home
Earlier this week Lee was seen removing the last pieces of home furniture and getting into a moving truck. He now lives in Malibu, California, where he moved after his separation from Cuomo.
On Monday, in an Instagram post, Lee announced that he had officially moved out of the house and described it as “one of the saddest days of my life.”
She said it He had fond memories in every living room with Cuomo, 63, and his three daughters for a time in their 14-year relationship before separating in September 2019.
Today will be one of the saddest days of my life. Today is the day I make the last move to Lily Pond. I love this house and have a personal relationship with all the rooms in this house. I hope the new owners take care of it as well as I do and that I will love it forever. #thehousethatbuiltme, ”he wrote on Instagram.
The house, 4,000 square meters, has four bedrooms, three dining rooms, a finished basement, a gym and a large kitchen.
Lee bought the colonial-style white house in 2008. The house was sold in May 2019 for $ 2 million and sold in October 2020 for $ 1.85 million.
Lee was seen removing the last pieces of furniture from his home on Monday and getting into a moving truck
Bittersweet Goodbye: Lee revealed on Instagram that moving from the house on Bittersweet Lane he bought in 2008 was “one of the saddest days of my life”
Today will be one of the saddest days of my life. Today is the day I take Lily Pond’s last step. I love this house and have a personal relationship with all the rooms in this house. I hope the new owners take care of it as well as I do and that I will love it forever. #thehousethatbuiltme, ”he wrote on Instagram
In another Instagram post, she shared an outside view of the house and said, “I walked around the outside of my beautiful house – I wanted to drink from all angles and remember the beautiful moments going on in each place “.
“I stopped at the top of the hill, where I planted one of the six rows of evergreen trees and 200 daffodil bulbs; I just looked at the house, prayed that the next owners would be kind to her and the they loved it the way I did it, she cried and cried, ”he added.
Lee said he took one last walk around the house and said goodbye to all the rooms and “thanked everyone for giving us love and shelter, a warm place to grow up and a real home to be happy.”
When the house hit the market, rumors began to swirl that Cuomo and Lee had split up.
They initially denied the rumors and instead fixed the reduction of Cuomo’s three daughters leaving home.
The couple finally announced their separation in September last year saying, “In the recent past, we have realized that our lives have gone in different directions and that our romantic relationship has become a deep friendship.” .
Lee moved to California and took a beachfront home to Malibu for $ 3.38 million.
Family: Lee acted as stepmother to her three daughters – Michaela, Cara and Mariah – from her previous marriage to Kerry Kennedy
Despite the breakup, Cuomo and Lee seem to be close.
In April, she told the New York Times that she and Cuomo still communicate almost every day and added, “He’s still my boy.” Neither of them, as far as I know, has had any appointments.
He said he watched Cuomo’s daily briefings on the coronavirus and has been doing his best to help even from across the country.
“You know, right now no one has a daily routine,” he said. ‘I get up and see what the latest news is. Of course, I watch Andrew live and then share my thoughts with him.