Our New Home [Part One]

Well, it's been a long, anxious and agonizing wait for us this past month but the moment we have dreamed of is finally here. (No we aren't preggers...)! 

We are HOMEOWNERS! Whoop. 

We finally found a house we love and it's perfect for our little family,

and it is the perfect home. 

We packed, organized, threw away and donated a TON of crap. Literally, everything we haven't used in the two years we have been here, and things we didn't even know we had were tossed or donated. It's crazy how much crap and knick-knacks you accumulate when you live somewhere. 

So, ENJOY the photo tour of some parts of our new home.

Hope to see you and yours at the housewarming party! 

(Don't worry - we didn't send invites yet, we want new carpet first!)

So, I can finally say WELCOME 

to my new home.

The first official purchase that I made besides a shoe rack for the closet and 

cleaning supplies was this rug. 

I know, to some it's just a damn rug but to me it's 

THE FIRST DAMN RUG I BOUGHT FOR MY HOME.

My own home, that I FREAKIN' OWN.

Well, will own... 

In 30 freakin' years.

Anyway, I got a little emotional about this rug and for a good reason,

I think.

So make sure you stop by,

and see my new rug that welcomes YOU into MY new home.

I love this quote,

I tweaked it a bit when I found it to fit our family,

but all in all I love it.

I painted this to match a pillow that I bought during a rough time,

and it is the perfect addition to our home.

L loves her new playroom! 

This is the center of our living room! 

We moved in and that night I had my bookshelf DONE,

fireplace decorated and left the rest for the men to take care of.

I love feeling like I am HOME.

This was our bathroom the night we moved in.

Messy, crazy, but it's hugemongo and we all fit in it.

So, that makes me happy!

Here's that amazing pillow I mentioned. 

I love the saying, the meaning behind it and this pillow

is what began the color scheme for my living room.

Bright colors! Eeeeek!

Home is wherever YOU are

Lennons new bedroom!

Playroom

And, my fav. place in the house....

The kitchen! 

See that built in wine rack????

Yep, that's probably why this is my fav. room in the house!

...more kitchen & back fam. room.

Other side of the living room...

and this hideous carpet that needs to GO! 

Lennons bedroom had some pretty bare walls so we put her paintings up.

She loved it and loves to help create art for the house!

So, as soon as we unpacked I added one more project...

Painting the half bath! 

Dan picked the color and I painted away.

With wine in hand, of course! 

I also took off the hideous, old wood cabinet doors that were here and re-painted the existing cabinetry. It turned out great. I may be a pro at this painting thing soon.

Now all I need are some cute little trinkets to add to this.

Looking forward to Goodwill shopping or raiding great-grandmothers houses.

The bathroom is finally done! 

We received a housewarming gift from family and that gift card helped us purchase this mirror! 

I had my eye on this one day when I strolled down to BB&B and thought about it all day so I went back and got it! Love the mirror and the classy touch it adds to the bathroom.

Oh, and then once I get the half bath painted and DONE,

I add another project to my list.

THIS BENCH! 

Adds the perfect touch to my entry way though!

I LOVE IT! 

Oh, and... Once I get that bench done I added yet another project to my list...

(Hey, at least I am finishing them!!!)

CHALKBOARD WALL! 

This will quite possibly be another FAVORITE part in my house! 

I love art, I love chalkboards and I love my kitchen.

WIN-WIN-WIN!

...Part Two coming soon enough, friends! 

XOXO