Our New House!!!

Here are some long-awaited pictures of our new house!

Bedroom #1

Bedroom #2

"Closet" enclosing washer and dryer, door to basement, and door to garage

Living room

"Bay window" - our piano is now sitting in that empty area on the left :o)

Kitchen (not a fan of the wall-paper; will probably take down and paint instead)

Dining room

Looking at front door while standing next to fireplace. (master bedroom through entrance on right)

Left side of backyard (pic taken from deck)

Right side of backyard (while standing on deck)

Master bedroom

Master bath (walk-in-closet just outside pic on right, when pic tilted correctly...)

Nice tub in mater bath; Dave wants to turn it into a jacuzzi tub :o)

Huge basement that's ready to be finished; just need to save money to finish it!

Close-up outside

Our cute house :o)

 So, there it is!  We moved in today, so now we get to unpack and really move in and make it our own.  Can't wait til all that's done!


P.S.  A huge thanks to everyone who came out and helped us move!!!

Pity Party and Tender Mercy

Pity Party:  So, tonight is the 1st night since our wedding that Dave and I will spend apart from each other.  Not by choice.  Dave's grandmother passed away yesterday morning.  He is, as I type, driving up to Pennsylvania with his sister, Carrie, and their Mom to be with family and attend Grandma's funeral.  I don't have vacation days and we are moving this Saturday, so I stayed here in PTC.  I kind of regret that now.

I know couples have to be apart from each other all the time for various reasons and for various lengths of time.  Why, then, do I sit here and cry, missing my handsome husband terribly...  I wish he were here to hold me while I fell asleep, whispering in my ear that everything is giong to be ok and that the move will go well and that he loves me tons and tons.  I know all of this to be true; it's just more fun to hear him tell me in person.

I guess it's a really good sign that I miss him.  I'm in love!  Sunday afternoon can't come soon enough, though...

Tender Mercy:  I came home today to an empty house after a long, hard day of work and quasi-successful attempts to control my emotions.  Before I walked in, I saw a note that Dave had left on the window of the back door.  Instantly, I felt loved as I smiled, thinking of my amazing husband.  I hadn't gotten too far into the house when I saw this on the floor:

It made me cry!  A good cry, of course :o)  I'm so grateful to be married to a man who loves me and isn't afraid to let me know, even if it means leaving a bunch of cutsie sticky notes all over for me to find.  I am so blessed!

Darahlicious!

So, yesterday I did something I have never done before...  I bought some sexy high heels!  They are Fergalicious brand by Fergie.  I have been looking for some new heels because I really only have 1 pair and Dave loves high heels.  So, I finally found some that I would agree to wear that I knew he would love, too.

I wore them to church today and did pretty ok balancing on them, I think.  :o)  Normally, I only buy the wider high heels, not these super skinny things.  Anyway, I was excited about these and am grateful Dave really likes them, too!  I never thought I'd own a pair of high heels like this.  Thank you, Fergie!