Yard work is fun...

Our lovely house. Come visit us please...




So David spent this beautiful weather working out in the yard!!! And it looks awesome! I must say, he did so much. We were so proud of our big beautiful yard when we bought the house and knew the yard would be work and so it began.

So I can't be completely sure what all David did, I will try to give you a small summary of what it looks like he did:



pulled weeds, bushes and crap out of the all of the flower beds



These flower bed areas were ridiculous and totally over grown. It made our yard look terrible. But now it is all open and kinda pretty...

picked up tons of leaves (this was the second time we have bagged leaves)



gathered all kinds of twigs, branches and sticks



mowed the yards


and then remowed to get all the mulched grass from last year



removed a fence from our back patio:


There used to be a fence panel at the edge of our patio, next to the fireplace. It was very strange, we cannot figure out why it was there in the first place... guess we will find out if anything goes down.



David spent 5 hours on Friday and about 8 hours on Saturday working outside. I really don't know how he did all of that. I can't stand doing yard work. But it really looks great. We are not quite sure what most of the bushes in our yard are. So if there are any plant lovers out there who can identify our lovely shrubs and then tell us how to care for it.





So this post is extremely boring, but I thought it was time for an update, so I wanted to give the people something....

the point of this email is that David is awesome. He bagged all 25 of these bags with grass, mulch, weeds, acorns among other shrubbery.



He did such a good job and didn't even complain about it, just requested a bottle of water and a little turkey sandwich.

Thanks babe for taking care of all the yard work!

I love him!

Getting Closer

So it has been a while... Sorry it takes me so long to update, but the past month has just been crazy. I have been very busy with business stuff and getting the house straight and finding furniture, etc.

But I do have some good news. We are all moved in and things are coming along. We are not completely finished with decorating, but we have a few curtains up, found a couch, bought a beautiful bedroom suit from our parent's friend. And have done a little decorating. So I am attaching photos below of each room and some of the new things around the house!

Come visit... we are getting everything ready for you!


David and I sanded, primed and repainted the woodwork in both bathrooms. LOVELY. We still need to touch up the edges, but the main work is finished!




This is our guestroom, pretty simple, hoping to get some things hung in here pretty soon!


And this is the business - at its best!

We found a sectional and its perfect. We love it, it is oh so comfortable.


So the other furniture moved on in to the other room.... Oh and I got that sweet love seat from my parent's friend as well... it is awesome, David even likes it! That is saying A LOT!


Curtains from Potterybarn - these are awesome! And David found them! Isn't he great?



Our bedroom, it feels 100% nicer and better than the old look we got rid of. Not to mention how much better the mattress is.

We did a little rearranging.

And this is the mirror that I painted. My mother in law purchased it for me at this resell store and it was the door to a medicine cabinet, but it is much better as a mirror.

It once looked like this:


David hung our coat rack, but all we have on there right now is scarves... I need a cute basket for these guys before I can take them off of the rack!


David hung our coat rack, but all we have on there right now is scarves... I need a cute basket for these guys before I can take them off of the rack!

And the kitchen, we added the lights above the bar!




and got a fridge.




That is all for now!

Finally Finished

Okay, so this post, is just about one and a half weeks old... but let me tell you what happened. The night before I was suppose to post this finished product post, my computer broke. Yes that if correct. And for those of you who know me, I work from home on my computer. Needless to say, it was a terrible night which lead to a few days of anxiety and panic. And then two weeks later, here I am.... all in one piece - How does God do it? Everytime I am certain my world is caving in, He makes everything perfect again. I am blessed beyond measure and completely undeserving of His love and grace.

So let me try to pick up where I left off, just around two weeks ago....

I was about to unveil the finished, empty house. Well mostly empty, our parents helped us move a little before they left.

Now, right after they left, we pulled both of our cars into the garage. This is David's very FIRST time to have a garage spot, that is all his! I think he cried a little...

Back to the inside of the house. This was the kitchen... all painted and finished and beautiful.

If you can remember this is the cabinet that David fixed after taking down the three cabinets above the bar. Now, TELL ME THAT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. David and my dad did a great job!

I forgot to show this before it was fixed, but we had the most disgusting mess of baseboards and water damaged nastiness behind our washer and dryer area. And of course my dad, the genius, made it look absolutely lovely. If I would have even known it was going to be this good looking, I would have taken a picture before he fixed it. Thanks dad!

Then there is the fabulous living room... Just looks awesome.

And David's Room, as we call the room with the TV and one day an AWESOME sectional.

The guest bathroom looks fantastic all red and stuff.

And then there is my office. And yes, I am still in love with the green. How fun is this chair David's grandmother gave me over a year ago? Love it.

Now this is the awesome Magnet board I got from Susan for Christmas. I am so excited to use it. I just need to figure out where to hang it...

And this is the fun Christmas gift I got from Holli. Another thing I cannot wait to hang. I love this thing. Shelves, clear jars... ribbon... it is perfect.

My office.

I hope you saw the chair. $5. That is right. It is ligit.

Our bedroom. Love the blue. LOVE IT. I am serious.

Awesome closet. So thankful for the extra shelving and rod! Thanks David!

This my friends, is our tiny little bathroom. Another blue... that I love. I was skeptical. This was one of those decisions I made to appease David. But it is awesome, so glad we went with this darker blue in the bathroom!

And our mirror. Have you heard about this thing. My wonderful mom bought it for me, because she knew how badly I wanted it. It was one of those deals, you just could not pass up.

It. Is. Huge. I mean big. But how awesome is it? I think that every girl needs a big, full length mirror. You HAVE to check yourself out before you leave the house. I mean often times for me, I just need to check and make sure I look as sloppy as I do. Check. And I am off. That is all, just making sure. If you do not have a full length mirror in your house. Go. Go and get one right now.

Oh and we are going to hang it on the wall and mount a light above it. Yes. This thing is important.

This is our front door. It is very nice, just ask our parents. They told us it was a nice door. More than once. Too nice to paint apparently.

And our guest room. This is where you will stay if you come and visit. (And you should.) Don't worry, we will get curtains. We did not realize how stinkin' big this room was, until we put the bed in it. Looking for a fun chair to go in the corner... let me know if you are giving one away!

And now people, you must know what my incredible husband did for me. I really wanted to replace the electrical outlets and light switches throughout our entire house. (Did I mention that I am a perfectionist?) They were that ivory color that look really yellowish and brown. It wouldn't have been too big a deal, etc. that up against that wainscoting, it looked SOOO noticeable.

So we looked into it once, shortly after we had started this project and it seemed like a pain in the butt, so I dropped it. For a few days. Then I brought it up again. And then without telling me, David bought a few to experiment with. And he did it. They looked so good that he even knew we had to do them. So he replaced them all. ALL OF THEM. Like I think 40 outlets and 20 light switches, some cable, telephone outlets, etc. It was a big job. And he did it. It took like 4-5 nights. But he did it. And they look awesome. Here is a picture to show you the difference:

So now when you come to our house, you won't even hardly notice the outlets. But I want you to. Yes... look for the electrical outlets and comment on how good they look. Because they do.

David is the best.

Okay, well I guess that is all for now, but before I go... I must say Thank you to some very important people that made this entire project possible...

Thanks Mom and Dad.

Thanks Susan.

You guys are the best. NEVER would have accomplished all of this with out you guys.

Now the truth is... We are much further along at this point, in fact we moved in this weekend (Feb 6) But I will have to upload those photos later. This post has taken alot longer than I had intended!