I love Craigslist. I scored this pretty little thing for just $40 and can’t get over the fact that it is solid oak and constructed with dovetail drawers. What a steal! You can’t beat it. It needs a little bit of sprucing up (all of the drawers need new runners in order to open smoothly, … Continue reading »
Lots of exciting things have happened since I last posted. We’ve set a date for our wedding and the plans are starting to come together and Robby started his new job last week, which means we now reside in the same state! In fact, we even carpool to work, since we happen to work for … Continue reading »
Yard maintenance has been the name of the game around here lately. With the exception of a few weeks in July, we’ve had a relatively green summer, resulting in lots of lawn mowing. We’ve been using a Fiskars Reel Mower on the lawn – which explains where I have been since about April. So long as … Continue reading »
Ah, springtime! Although the month of April didn’t bring us many rain showers, we did take time to celebrate my cousin’s upcoming nuptials with a bridal shower during the last weekend of the month. I had the privilege of teaming up with the matron of honor, Shauna (who just so happens to be my lovely and über-talented sister) to plan … Continue reading »
Well we certainly didn’t waste any time getting our hands dirty. We enjoyed our first two weekends of home-ownership by getting to work right away. We were aided by our wonderful parents and grandparents, who graciously volunteered their help. The saying “many hands make light work” is no joke. We got so much accomplished in … Continue reading »
You may have guessed from the title that the house is finally ours! We settled on April 12 and enjoyed a busy work weekend with family getting started on some projects (update forthcoming). Thanks for all your thoughts as we waited out USDA. I think it was worth the wait! So, without further adieu, let’s … Continue reading »
I’ve been obsessed with gold lately; gold jewelry, gold nail polish, gold tables, gold mirrors, gold everything. Gimme gold! This includes light fixtures. I mean, just take a look at these beauties and tell me you aren’t crazy in love obsessed, too. Sources: 1. Atmosphere Interior Design 2. Sarah Richardson Design 3. Joss & Main … Continue reading »
It is with great sorrow that I write this post. I was completely prepared to share the rest of the house tour with you tonight (in fact, I have the draft saved), but after talking with my mom I have decided not to. You see, up until tonight I had not even considered this house … Continue reading »
Well things are off to a great start here {ahem}. You may have noticed that it’s been a little longer than 3 weeks since I’ve last posted, and if you were keeping track I should be a happy homeowner by now. Well, our loan is still being processed and our settlement date has been pushed … Continue reading »
It’s actually happening! We’re less than 3 weeks away from closing and I’m giddy with excitement! After a long 2 weeks (err, it was more like 2 weekends) of house hunting, we made an offer on the perfect-for-us house… and the next thing we knew, it was ours! (Okay, it wasn’t quite that simple, but … Continue reading »
