Sunday, December 30, 2012

What a whirlwind of awesomeness. We got married, had a baby, Jonjon the Nissan died, the kitchen flooded and that has been the latter part of my year.

Wedding was in June and it was wonderful.

 
Then we had a beautiful little boy in October. He couldn't wait to meet us and showed up 3 weeks early. He really is a good baby and has the coolest hair.
 
 
As for the house...We haven't done a lot, but here are a few updates.
 
Here is a good before shot of the kitchen.
Yes, that is the pantry door.
Here it is after-before the leak.
Side view of pantry.
Then there was a leak from under the sink. So we receieved some insurance money and tore it all out!

We even took out half a wall and some windows. The whole thing needed to be rearranged.
 
 
 
 
 

We replaced the large fluorescent light and put in 5 LED lights. We aren't finished, yet. We still need to complete the concrete counter tops, the backsplash and put in the over the stove microwave and dishwasher.

We kept the kitchen green, but went with a more Olive color- it's called Barrel.

We also painted the office and the Kid's room.

His room was a periwinkle color with a natural wood colored trim. We painted the trim white and painted it Smokey Olive.

The office was an ick color with the same trim.
I found an oops color for $7 and it was just the color I wanted.
It's a dark blue. I really like it!
 
And here is the boy. :)

And the master. As we mentioned previously, we ripped out the carpet and replaced the trim.
We still have a bathroom to gut. I hate it.

This was also a periwinkle color. For now, I just painted it. I know we will be gutting it, so I didn't put much effort or thought into it.
 
More to come. I will leave you with this.
 
 
 
I am in love. :)
 


 
 

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Home sweet home!

After a month of delays, I finally got to close on my house! I love it! The location is perfect, the yard is fantastic and the school disctrict is great!

Our house

The backyard. It much more green now. :)

Since we had lost a good month of work time, We wasted no time and got started on the renovations the day we closed. The house has great bones, but really needed an update on a lot of areas.

Here is the living/dining room at move in.

Due to finances being tight and having a handy fiance, we decided to sand and refinish the floors ourselves.  While I like the finished product, just hire someone to do it. It will be worth it.

Here it is in progress...

All refinished and waiting on stain. The sanding looked great, until the stain went on. You could see the tiny errors. We aren't pros, so we think of it as "character".

 We went to the local restore/habitat for humanity and found a great deal on the dark stain. "Someone" decided to not follow the instructions and didn't wipe off all the excess and in turn, caused a three DAY delay due to non-drying stain. It's funny because the stain was advertised as a "1-hour" stain, not 72 hours.

Anywho- we wanted darker floors, but they ended up a little darker than planned. I still like the color, though. It really pops with the new wall color and white trim.

This is just the stain, no finish.
The dining room


Dining room side, again. Better lighting

The big window.
I know people think tan is boring, but it was a nice neutral color that quickly covered the rooms.

Here is the master. A nice yellow color, with dingy carpet. 



We removed the carpet on closing day. :)

sanded floors

Some cute guy putting on the finish

Painted walls and getting white trim installed

Ahh...
It will take some time, but we are getting there.  This house is going to be perfect for us and our little family. I am so excited watching it become "ours".

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

So much to do, so much to plan

My brain is tired.  I am currently waiting on my house paperwork.  Did I mention I was approved for a house and I close in a month? So excited!! 

I have been looking at paint colors, design styles, furniture and not only that, I am trying to plan a wedding. Yes, I am engaged! It happened in December to this wonderful guy that I actually dated when I was 15. It was only for a few months, but we remained friends for many years. We reconnected over facebook last year and have pretty much been inseperable.  He keeps me on my toes and life is always an adventure. My parents knew him and still adore him. He is a father to the cats and Charlie, but NOT to Austin.  Austin is very aware of who his Daddy is. He likes P, but not like he loves his Daddy.

So, between the house and wedding, My brain hurts.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Anyway

I didn't get the house.  :(  It was a bidding war and I was out bid. It's ok.  There is a different house out there that was meant for me.

I don't know if it's the stress or just a coinicidence, but I am sick. I have been sick for the past two days. I even called out sick to work and I never do that.  Missing work is just ridiculous to me.  My head hurts and I want to vomit.  Fast movement makes me nauseous and I just don't feel well.  Just ugh.  I really hate missing work.

Anyway, with my free time, I have been researching houses. I have a low budget, but I refuse to settle.  I am going to find just the right house for me, my pets and my future.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

2012-It's all happening!

What a fantastic year.  Work is going well, pets are going well and life is going great! 

I am a grown up and it's crazy! I have an apartment and I budget!  I don't budget well, but I am at least trying.

Anyway,  being the grown up I am- I saved up a little bit of money (really, just a little) and got myself approved for a home loan!  I am so excited!  I looked online, I looked in person and I found a little fixer upper.  I have placed an offer and I am freaking out! No answer tonight, I will have to wait until tomorrow.(I am so, so impatient!) I am nervous, scared, excited and amazed.  I did this! ME!!

How am I supposed to sleep tonight? I am hoping for the best, but expecting a decline, but I hope a good counter-offer. 

Please just accept my offer!  PLEASE! My dogs and I would really appreciate it. :)

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Operation Awesome

Pretty much complete.

2011 was a great year! Just fantastic! 2012 just might be better.

I am incredibly happy, my pets are great (none passed away in 2011) and life is great!!