House update-on hold

Well well, it's been quite some time since I've shown some updated home pics here at the Depot!  Though it's on my goals for August, I think I will just show you one update we've had.  I am waiting for our new couch (!!!) and then will thoroughly update the blog for new pics of the (almost) finished Raley home!

The update I want to show you is a one-of-a-kind painting (actually 3-called a triptych) made by the wonderfully talented Jessica Siemens! Her artwork is both unique and gorgeous-bringing truth and beauty to her canvas'.

I had asked Jessica to do a triptych of poppies: 1-because I love the flower, 2-because they'd match my kitchen/dining nook and 3-her art is breathtaking.  She graciously agreed and has worked hard in having these fun and flirty flowers come to life on her canvas' and now in our home!

The three-all hung and pretty in the dining nook.  Every time I see them I can't help but smile.  When I unwrapped them from their packaging I squealed like child and clapped, haha! Der promptly helped me hang them up and make sure they were even.

Canvas #1 I love the details-different shades of poppies and sizes.

Canvas #2-The green(s) background does wonderful justice to our green painted living room.  These canvas' make a perfect transition piece from open living room to our open dining nook.

Canvas #3-The mood is so fresh and inviting! I know cooler seasons are approaching but I can't help but thinking these will still contribute to the fall/winter season with their clever coloring and their happiness.

Can you see the textures?! This is my FAVORITE part about her work-she uses chunky paints and wild textures that give depth and liveliness to her art!

So yes, you must wait to see the new developments within the Raley household once the couch has arrived but I couldn't WAIT to unveil our new one-of-a-kind art.  It holds so much beauty and meaning, knowing it was made by someone as gifted and genuine as Jessica.

THANK YOU JESSICA!

Design help

Friends-I need help!

Our hallway is now bare after pulling down the frames in hope of updating some of the pictures that hung there.  Cute, but bare.

It's a nice soft green color on the wall-white front and closet doors.

But I need help-what should I do with it?  I have a few ideas but I'd like input from you guys first!  Should we get an entrance rug?  A table and topiary? Re-hang the pictures?  Nothing? I just don't know but it's so borrrrrring at the moment and I'd like to start on it this Spring Break.

Any thoughts?  Any different ideas?

HELP!

100th post!

Wow! I'm on my 100th post! Look at me go-a writin' and a bloggin', LOL.

In honor of my 100th post I shall "celebrate" with a long overdue project I have completed!

The bedroom table.  

(Those of you who follow probably are sick of hearing about it but it's done! No more random blogs saying I'll do something about it and then letting it fall by the waist-side!)

     In regards to said tables history: one of my best friends (Kelly) gave it to me when we moved in to our first place over a year and 1/2 ago. She was using it as her laundry table to set detergents and mismatched socks on but when they moved they had much more room so she gave it to us.  It was never fully finished (whether with primer or paint I'll still never know) but it had function so I took it.  It sat in the corner of our little "landing" in our last place but when we moved here I decided I'd like to use it in our bedroom...and there it has sat.  Kelly knows I love doing crafty/project-y things so she said I should renovate it.  So I did...well I wanted to.  I just never got around to it. It sits in the corner of our bedroom holding my jewelry box and a photo of my an my love so I never really saw the push to actually do something about it-that is until I started saying I would do something via my goals lists and then having to mark it as a FAIL every month.  So I sucked it up and this is how it came to be.

The bedroom table project-part 3

     After many an agonizing FAIL on my goals list I decided I'd had enough and wanted to do something about it.  I finally sanded and primed the actual table (with drawer chucked full of craft goodies removed).  Neither the sanding nor the priming actually took long and it was kind of fun.  I put the t.v. on in the background and made sure I was in "paint drip worthy" clothes.  I put on 2 coats of primer for good measure and left it for a few days to dry.
     After a few hectic days involving school and work I realized it was time to start painting it.  One thing that is very random and for some reason private (though never intended to be) is that I L.O.V.E. painting.  I can't actually DO the damn thing (meaning it won't look like a "work of art" and you not want to commission me) but I absolutely love to pretend I can.  Be it walls, tables or on canvas I thoroughly enjoy picking up the brush and opening a new can/tube or paint and going at it. Anyway: I cracked open the shaken can and smiled at the bright white paint glimmering up at me.  I was so excited to put this on a project I had been working on!
I carefully painted the table-waiting several hours to put on the second and "sealing" coat.  It looks so nice and brand new!
     I only had 3 days left to complete the drawer before my January goals were to be done.  Luckily, I had a fairly light weekend so I sanded and primed the drawer before going out and about to do some light shopping and get my nails done before the great date.  The next day I splashed on 2 coats of that gorgeous white paint and it was done! The whole project was done (though not put together) and I was so excited!  Here's a shot of the drawer in its painted glory:

Just lovely.

So I moved the drawer back in to the bedroom to be placed with its partner. Table and drawer-together at last! I threw some details on it and it looks just fabulous!

Isn't it beautiful!? The basket holds all of the wedding stuff (cards, newspaper articles, etc.) patiently waiting to be organized and put away.

My favorite of our engagement photos graces the top

My bits and bobbles of jewelry

The finished product. I am very proud.

And that was how the table came to be-well: to be again, LOL.

Now if I could only keep my dresser clean our bedroom would look pretty decent with the new bedding and awesome table, haha!  We shall see....

<3

The bedroom table-part 2

The table is finished!  (If you're confused check this blog to know what I'm talking about).

I have it painted white (2 coats) and placed back in the bedroom! Now I've got to sand, prime, and paint the drawer this weekend and it's DONE; it looks so nice already! YAHOO!

Check it out:

Here's the table all painted with its built in gloss! (Ignore the bad quality pic-the light this am didn't/wouldn't do it justice with any camera)

The finished product! (In the living room)

The finished product in the bedroom-obviously without the drawer and decor on it BUT it's DONE!

No more procrastination! No more painting it! No more putting it on my "To Do" list every month!

Now once I get the drawer done and the decor put on-watch out! It's going to be pretty rockin'.

Love and kisses for all!

The bedroom table-part 1

Okay-so do any of you remember that over the past 3 months I've been talking about sanding, priming, and painting the white table in our hallway?!  Okay so...I've started it-finally!

These are the pictures of the actual table (without the drawer) before being primed.  It had a crappy coat of paint throw on it and it just looked bad.

This is the top of it-notice the gross stain/scuff on the lower right side? And the paint coat looks sloppy and uneven?

These are the 2 separate angles of it without the drawer-notice on the bottom the untouched-by-paint parts? Ew.

This is the close up without the drawer.

So yeah...it was given to me by a great friend but I really wanted to spruce it up...and now the time has come!

Below are the pics of the table (without the drawer) sanded and with two coats of primer:

The top-it almost looks painted! I can't wait to throw some bright white paint on it-it'll sparkle!

This is the table without the drawer and FULLY sanded and primed!  It looks soooooo much better already! I've got 1 more coat to do on the base board (if you can't tell) but that's it! 

The primer dries so fast so this weekend I should have the WHOLE TABLE done!  I'll still have to sand, prime and paint the drawer but that shouldn't take as long.

Cheers to a good started and half way completed project!

Pics as Promised

To make my October goals for reals-below are some pics, as promised!

Halloween decor-

(It's hard to tell-but these are out fall centerpieces on the dining room table, complete with witches hat salt n' pepper shakers)

(tiny candy bowl for lack of trick-or-treaters)

(Witch and pumpkin snow globe with pumpkin candle holder in the background)

We had more decor but with my lame phone camera you can't really get the jist of it-there's a big purple light spider web outside of our bedroom window and a door sign that reads "Welcome" in a bunch of Halloween lettering.  Wahoo!  I'm not excited about taking it all down this week though, lol.

Now on to the hanging of the shelves pics!

*Before-

(notice the one shelf hanging on the wall crammed with a bunch of stuff on it-disregard the dog, he comes with the family, lol)

*After hanging-

(3 gorgeous black shelves hung above the sofa and table!)

*After hanging and decorating-

(Ta-Da! It's hard to make out with this bad phone camera but we've got on the large shelf: caricature from honeymoon + book on the Cosmos, medium shelf: large purple candle from an old b-day gifted to me by my sister + picture of Andrew and Dylan, small shelf: round green oil candle + Jules Verne and Douglas Adams series.  Isn't it darling?!  I want to get a piece of greenery for the large shelf and then the living room is almost done!  When more improvements are made, expect to be the first to know!)

And lastly, on to the bedroom!

*Before twin paintings-

(notice only 1 painting and the bed in the corner)

*After with twin paintings and furniture re-arranging-

(twin paintings done by me (on the same wall) but with the dresser in between on opposite wall-MUCH better suited this way and seems to give more space...ignore the clothes...I've been gone 3 weekends, lol)

*After with bed moved and pics posted-

(bed was moved to opposite wall and 3 gray scale photos of flowers hung above-makes it feel very homey and comfortable now)

*And just because it makes me happy-

(Our Disney Honeymoon frame! It works wonderfully with our gray/silver, blue, white scheme in the bedroom plus it's precious.  I'm getting the pics developed this week (FINALLY) so we'll get a good one in there soon!)

Hope you enjoyed checking out the new updates as much as I have!

Love, love, love.

October goals and the like

Well hello cats and kittens!  What a fine October morning it is today-very great way to start a good crisp autumn.

Alright, so among small goals I plan on accomplishing today (if my allergies will subside for the day), I am also starting some bigger goals for the month of October.

You ready?

~School:
1) Study every day for the GRE until taken
2) Prep by studying guide and practice tests found online-with timers included
3) Take GRE on October 29th (eeeeek!)


~Health:
1) Keep up running by doing so 4 days minimum per week
2) Clock at least 3 consecutive miles of straight running
3) Continue to watch sugar intake-hopefully shedding 1 inch or more from mid-section
4) Drink more dairy! (as a female in mid 20s, I am still not getting enough calcium for my bones to be able to rock n' roll in my older years-so I will find low carb dairy products [i.e. yogurts, milk, greens] to keep my sugar intake down but boost my bone density)
5) Cut back coffee intake-I've been a bit nauseous lately (and no I am NOT pregnant) and I think that may be the culprit so I'm going to lay off completely for a few weeks and see...

~Home:
1) Finish bathroom completely (hang rest of pictures)
2) Get and hang 2 shelves for living room
3) Purchase DVD stand
4) Put pictures of updated home on blog

~Friends:
1) See Shelley when she visits Chattanooga (I haven't seen her since the wedding!!)
2) Throw belated bday lunch for Tonya
3) Visit Kelly, Wes and the boys

~Assortment:
1) Put up Halloween decorations (yahoo!)
2) Find Halloween costume (I'm thinking maybe this or this??)

October shall be a busy month-but I love being busy! November will be an awesome month too-full of creativity and crafts and Christmas shopping!  Hold tight-it's going to get a bit wild =]

<3

September Goals-update

Alright, so I am doing alright in my September goals, thus far.

Let's recap, shall we?

~School

1) Study more for the GRE (I've been doing okay-tonight is actually my last night before vocab and I'm going to get some flash cards to help with this)

2) Apply for FAFSA (so far fail-Derrick is supposed to help me with it next week though)

~Work

1) Annual Evaluation on September 14th (technically due today BUT without the evaluation forms-it's being put off until tomorrow)

2) Train Kristy (A bit-until she's fully in the office it's a bit random but I'm proud of how far she's come)

~Books

1) Read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (fail-I have only read "100 Most Infamous Criminals"-but I still plan on at least starting this one)

2) Read The Portrait of Dorian Gray (fail-kinda. I plan on starting it this weekend, hoping to have in finished within a week or two and then finished by Oct 1)

~ Miscellaneous

1) Start training for 1/2 Marathon (13.1 miles!!)-I am starting with 30 minutes for 2 weeks, 45 minutes for 2 weeks, and then 1 hr for 2 months-details here (fail-in part due to the wreck, I have had to take it easy. I plan on re-jumping my routine come Sunday)

2) Download HP #2 to iPod (so far fail BUT I've listened to all of HP#1 on my iPod and plan on downloading #2 with my next paycheck)

3) Buy early X-Mas presents (I few so far!!  =D)

4) Spend more time with friends (Shelley, Destiny, Kelly, Tonya-in particular) (Check to Destiny and Tonya-waiting on Shelley and Kelly time)

5) Get hair cut and styled-think pics below (I got an even better and more fabulous cut and color-see details here)

~Home

1) Finish painting for bedroom and hang (done-and I LOVE it!)

2) Print off more pictures for hanging and sending (done a few-but printing the majority with next paycheck)

3) Get shelf up for bathroom (bought and I plan on assembling and putting it up within this week!)

Okay, so I feel like I had a lot of excuses made for the list BUT most of them aren't out of lack of time or laziness-most are by circumstances beyond my means.

Now when the end of September gets here, we'll see the real progress-ya dig?

=]

September Goals

I'm totally stealing this from SarahL but whatev, I doubt she'll mind this time around =]

Okay we've got:

~School

1) Study more for the GRE

2) Apply for FAFSA

~Work

1) Annual Evaluation on September 14th

2) Train Kristy

~Books

1) Read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2) Read The Portrait of Dorian Gray

~ Miscellaneous

1) Start training for 1/2 Marathon (13.1 miles!!)-I am starting with 30 minutes for 2 weeks, 45 minutes for 2 weeks, and then 1 hr for 2 months-details here

2) Download HP #2 to iPod

3) Buy early X-Mas presents

4) Spend more time with friends (Shelley, Destiny, Kelly, Tonya-in particular)

5) Get hair cut and styled-think pics below

~Home

1) Finish painting for bedroom and hang

2) Print off more pictures for hanging and sending

3) Get shelf up for bathroom

**Alright-let me know what you think and I'll keep you updated on how I do!**

xoxoxo J

Before the coffee hits the tongue

I woke up at 7:37 this morning...the latest I've woken up in probably a month! It felt really nice, lol.

While my coffee percolates and I am prepping for our trip to Chattanooga for the next 2 1/2 days, I've been reading new blogs, thinking about the new friends we've made, and still trying to wake up, all before 9:00 AM.  It's been nice.  We are going to see the last performance of the show "Brigadoon!" that my mom is in and celebrate (late) my dad's 47th birthday...and then I have my gynecologist apt. Monday morning before coming back to work for a 1/2 day Monday afternoon. I like being busy-or even busy-ish.  It suits me and makes me feel more content and driven. *Note to self: stay busy!

Anyway...

I have had a wonderful past few days with some pretty fantastic people (if I do say so myself) and am ready for a few more in the Noog.

Thursday evening I babysat Andrew and Dylan for Kelly and Wes' 3 year wedding anniversary.  It was so much fun!  Watching those boys (Andrew is 2 1/2, Dylan is almost 6 mos.) develop their personalities and learn new things constantly is so astounding and a bit liberating.  I can't wait to be a parent (Okay-technically we ARE waiting-no money and Der in school with me potentially getting in Grad school but still...) and watch these tiny little humans blossom to become individuals with strong personalities and developing their own thoughts and hobbies. BIZARRE.  We 3 had entirely too much fun (even with Dylan crying off and on) and I'd totally do it again in a heart beat. I really do love those boys.

Yesterday evening I came home to change and charge my phone before heading to get some SB with Lauren Ashlee.  It was fun and I learned something new (GRE stats and the like) and we caught up before she heads to Louisville.  But I'll admit, I'll hate not having my SB buddy to chat with and sit comfortably in silence with on random occasions...I guess that means I'll need to trek to Louisville and expect a visit in return  ; ]

Also yesterday I made 2 new friends: John and Elisa.  Derrick met John in his Econ class last semester (I think?) and they kind of "hit it off".  When we were getting the mail one day last week, the boys ran in to one another and we discovered he and his wife and pets live at the same complex we do! So John invited Der over one day, they hung out, and then yesterday, while I'm at work, he brings a note to Derrick from his wife asking us to dinner for the evening. How sweet is that!?  So I was a bit nervous yet excited-new friends are always so fun to meet. I had to cut my coffee date short (even though I was late getting home!) and came home to walk over to their place with the husband.  John had made dinner-BBQ chicken, corn on the cob, cous cous, and pineapple/cherrry upside down cake!  It was great! I met his wife Elisa with whom I have a TON in common with and we all just hung out and talked all night.  I feel like we've made 2 new friends-officially.  I mean hell-it's official on facebook, lol.  I hope we can continue to become better friends-especially with 2 people very similar to der and myself.

Alright-the coffee is made and the shower is running. I've got to split!

More updates on the Nooga and my new friendships soon, cross my heart!

JeR

Photos for the Bathroom (Home is Where You Make It: Part IV)

Yes, it seems a bit awkward that I have been Googling "black and white photography of bathrooms" for almost 30 minutes...BUT our bathroom walls are bare and they need something on the walls...and since our shower curtain is a kinda of a colored MOD theme and we have matching light blue towels...it was hard for me to think of what to hang in there on said walls, especially within this bizarre color scheme...

So, I've been Googling pictures of bathroom things (faucets, toilet paper rolls, bath tubs, etc.) to get some good black and whites to put in white frames -they will match everything perfectly and shouldn't be awkward when viewing while one does his/her business.  I was debating on some semi nude photos (since it's a bathroom) but I haven't found any that I find tasteful enough to be hung...so I journey on.


I've also found some great black and whites of flowers to hang in the bedroom.  I ripped them off one of my facebook friends pics since she was doing photography and they turned out really well.  I find no shame in that because I will be displaying them in our new home and I think they'll go really well in the bedroom with the blues, grays and whites.


So, obviously, with the next paycheck I'll be buying: frames for both the bathroom and bedroom in which I will place these photos and I'll be printing these photos (along with the ones that are to go in the frames I bought last paycheck for the living room).

It's all coming together! With each paycheck if we can get at least 1 thing our little home will soon be complete!!

There are still some "bigger ticket" items that we need such as:

*Wall art for the dining room (the picture I've found and like is $50 so I'm waiting to see if I can find one cheaper first)
*Curtains and rod for the bedroom (large windows so everything will have to be doubled [sheers and curtains + 1 REALLY long rod])
*Area rug for the living room (the size we'd like runs about $60-$70)
*New sheets, blanket, and comforter set for the bedroom (runs about $100 IF they still have it in the colors and size we want/need)
*Medium wall shelf for the living room
*DVD rack (not expensive but I keep forgetting about it, lol)
*Baskets for under the bathroom sink for storage and a basket for Tuckers toys (again, not expensive-I just keep forgetting)
*A new couch (this is the LAST thing on the list...since this is the most expensive-but we're working with what we've got for right now)

I am loving our place.  I can't wait to look back on these blogs and photos when I'm older (and maybe with kids?!) and show them Mr. and Mrs. Raley's first home as husband and wife *love sigh*

It's good to finally be home.

<3

Home is where you make it-Part III

Alright! More Raley home updates-with pictures this time!!

Now let me go ahead and forewarn you: these pictures are taken from my cell phone so they're not of good quality AND I didn't "tidy up" before taking them...so no judging that it's a bit unkempt.  =P

This is the main entrance to the Raley household. The closet on the left is HUGE and has a ton of storage space (currently where the holiday decor and my guitar are being stored) and also holds our AC unit...the bad part about that is that it's SO LOUD in the living room since it's in the wall instead of the ceiling...but we still love it here.  The pictures on the wall need to be updated and added to but for right now-it works!  I hope to kind of smother that wall with pictures of everything-to chronicle our relationship, friendships, and family if able.

The picture below is 1 of 2 of our living room. Our living room and hallway(s) are painted a good celery green and I LOVE it!  The couch is old and HIDEOUS but for the time being it serves its purpose for date nights, napping, and guests. We need 1 more shelf above it and that wall will be complete! Our bookshelf is overflowing, so maybe if we get another one, we will rearrange.

The next picture is the other side of our living room-note: we have a set of french doors that leads to a little private brick patio!  It's very sweet and if we can get some patio furniture or even a chaise lounge it will be p.e.r.f.e.c.t. These doors we use for our common entrance into the house-the main door sticks a little bit.  You'll have to ignore the blinds in all of these pictures-silly us: we taught Tucker how to look out the window and he has done so excessively...and at such an excited pace that they are ruined (and we've only lived here 1 month!) So naturally, wooden blinds are on the "Still Need" list, lol.

We're also getting (tomorrow I think?) 3 wooden picture frames to hang on this naked wall-filled with wedding pics probably and that should do it! We need a chair of something but it's just fine for us right now-a chair isn't a huge priority. It seems silly but just a little paint can make it feel SO much more homey and comfortable, ya know?  We want a few little knick knacks around but outside of that, the only room that really needs more stuff is the bedroom-and even then, not too much.  I mean let's be honest: if we added NOTHING else to this place, I still feel comfortable and happy calling it "home".  If we can add the little finishing touches though-great!

Alright, now this is a dim picture of the bedroom taken from my crappy cell phone, lol.  It will probably change within the next 2 weeks (layout) but I'm showing you what it looks like right now.  Here we've got the dresser, hampers, hair stuff and jewelry box.  You can't see it-but our big closet (that has both of our clothes) is on the right (and it also has a TON of storage space!)  It is painted blue (see this blog in regards to the paint choosing for the bedroom between Der and I) but it goes very well with the iron/pewteresque lighting we've got in there.

This is the other side of the bedroom (forgive the unmade bed) with my home made art work above! I've got to make the sister painting to go next to it but I am quite proud of it  =]  We've got the cute iron side lamp and the DisneyWorld picture frame (also in blue and silver, surprisingly) that we'll be putting our kiss at Disney in!  I think it's precious.  We need updated bedding to match (I'd prefer something in navy and grays but NOT too masculine) and then a little rearranging and pictures and it's set!  We'll probably change the layout since this is kind of inconvenient but it's working eight now and it still cute.

It's a small place-but it's perfect for us 3 and we love it.

Well: what do you think?  Would you come visit and adore the Raley household? Because you're invited-no matter what  =]

Xoxo

Home is where you make it: Part 2

Alright ladies and gents-as promised, below you'll see some pictures of the new Raley household!!  Get ready for spectacle, lol.  **NOTE: all of my pictures were taken from my crappy cell phone camera so be gentle in
your viewing.

I think we've lived here for almost 2 weeks! It's all coming along quite well I must say-granted I think it's wonderful but I live here so...duh! We talked about every paycheck getting a little something to make it more homey than it already is.  This coming paycheck=lamp shade, lamp stand (both for bedroom) and basket for Tucker's toys.  Anyway...

First, let's start with the bathroom.  It is almost complete-we need a small wastebasket and a few pictures to hang and then that's that! The wall color is a kind of off white/muted yellow and it works very well for both the bathroom and the decor.  We are doing decor of light blue to match the curtain (which you can't really see here) but we've got beautiful monogrammed towels in the perfect shade that match and look stunning in here!  Thanks SO SO MUCH to Connie and Gary Blackwood!  I promise, your "Thank You" card should arrive soon!  It's a small bathroom but for 2 people and a pup, it doesn't really need to be much bigger. It has thus far worked for us so no complaints!

Next, here we have the "Man Cave" as it has been dubbed.  Yes, it is messy but I will surprisingly take the blame for a bit because I've been throwing stuff in here to help tidy the living room.  Still: note the organization of the games and knick-knacks MAN has in said room.  It is quite nice and a great place for man escape and tomfoolery while I read or sleep-so not to disturb the Queen  =]  All it needs is a big dude chair or couch for loungin' and then it's done!

This is our dining room!  Alright, I'll say it: I LOVE THIS ROOM! I think it's precious and very comfortable.  The only things missing here is art for the blank wall and a centerpiece for the table (but since the centerpieces change with the season, we're not too worried).  I've found the art (I think!?) I want to put on the blank wall and centerpieces are going to change frequently...so right now we've got the napkin holder (from the wedding shower!) in the center and it does just fine, even without napkins, lol.  I love our circle mirrors. LOVE!  They need a bit of windexing with the move and smudgy fingers all over them but still-they look PRECIOUS!  This room compliments both the living room and kitchen well, we both think.



I am very thankful that Derrick has kind of let me take the reigns in all of the decoration of the Raley household.  He definitely gets his say (he wanted blue for the bedroom where I wanted yellow) but we've been able to reach compromises very well and it's all turning out wonderfully!  So he got the blue walls but I get the decor and accessories to tag along  =D  Works good for me!


Okay-so the next few pictures I'll be showing back-to-back so you can get the whole "feel" of it all without my ramblings in between.


May I present: The Kitchen

The kitchen matches the living room in colors of red and tan.  Notice the tea kettle and canisters in red above?!  I LOVE them.  It is a small kitchen with not a lot of counter space...which has its pros and cons, but thus far, in our 2 weeks, it has worked fabulously and done everything a kitchen "needs" to do.  We're still needing some random utensils and small art of some kind (probably home made by yours truly) to hang above the dog bowls but then it is complete!  Comes with dishwasher, WHITE STOVE AND STOVE TOP (nice when trying to coordinate decor), fridge/freezer, 2 tub sink, and lots of cabinets!  It's nice.  And I plan on cooking and being cooked for a lot from it!


That is it thus far.  The living room and bed room are very messy right now or I'd show you those places too...next time darling, next time.  There are still little things we'd like to get to make it "complete" but if we never get another thing, I still feel like I'm home...and it's like a deep breath of fresh mountain air.


More updates soon, I cross my heart.


Love comes in many forms,
 JeR