Let’s talk about finishes.

Now that our house is basically gutted from the bonus room to the formal living room with the kitchen and dining room smashed up in between, it’s time to start putting it back together. Once Taylor finishes the plumbing work in the kitchen, we’ll begin rebuilding slowly. I haven’t shown you the other rooms yet [...]

I sure hope we know what we’re doing…

We have begun demo on our kitchen. Actually, that’s not quite true. We have (mostly) completely demolished the kitchen with no idea as to what we’re doing. I’m exaggerating a bit, of course. We have some idea. Taylor has pretty good knowedge of electricity and some basic knowledge of plumbing. I’ve done lots of research [...]

Christmas Croup.

Christmas has always been a wonderful, magical time of year for us. We go to mass on Christmas Eve, we eat a dinner of hot dogs, homemade mac ‘n cheese, and beans (I know it sounds tacky…it’s awesomeness). We open a present on Christmas Eve, read Christmas books, watch “A Christmas Story” on loop, and [...]

Empty nest

I’ll be honest with you…up until two days ago, Taylor and I had never, ever purchased a piece of furniture. Gasp! I know, right? Okay, so not entirely true. We purchased nursery furniture, but that doesn’t really count as it doesn’t decorate our home. Basically, our entire house was filled with hand-me-downs from family. When [...]

Officially First Time Home Owners.

We drove three and a half hours on Thursday to spend an hour in a law office signing our life away on our first home. It was scary, and strangely, anti-climatic. I suppose I expected fireworks and champagne in the office and maybe a song and dance from the lawyer? Regardless, it was the best [...]

These early mornings.

I forgot about one little thing that comes with having a new-ish baby…extremely early mornings. Sully used to wake between 4:30AM and 5:00AM (!!!!!) almost every. single. day. I would drag my butt out into the living room, prop him up on my chest with HGTV playing in the background and try to get him [...]

Vintage Sully.

This picture was taken one more during Taylor’s R&R in the middle of deployment. We’d just returned from a long walk as a family, and Sully had to have his shirt removed due to the exceedingly disgusting amount of snack bar he had managed to smear all over himself. Our little home was filled with [...]

Almost there.

We close on the 15th. On the 15th of December, 2011, we will officially become homeowners. Three years, seven months of marriage. Two babies. Seven moves. Years of kisses, late-night talks, tears, embraces, love, love, love. The repairs are being completed as I type. We are planning a trip over Christmas break that will include [...]

My love language will the the death of me.

Awhile back, Taylor and I read The Five Love Languages. His was “Physical Touch” (duh) and mine was “Acts of Service.” Basically, I show people I love them by doing things for them. When someone does a favor or something thoughtful for me, it is the most meaningful gesture I can receive (I also like [...]

The beauty of imagination.

Sometimes, I think back to my childhood and the wonderful testament to a child’s imagination that it was. My backyard was a spa. I would roll in the mud and imagine how good it was for my skin. My parents allowed me to drag a hose all over that damn yard and basically flood it [...]

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