Well, we survived the move! Despite the rain coming down in sheets more often than not throughout the day, we managed to get almost everything into the new house in one day. I did have to go back the last couple days to pick up odds and ends, as well as finish cleaning. But as of last night, we are officially moved! **Quick shout out to Tristan's wonderful parents and cousin for the help last weekend - Julian, we couldn't have done it without you!!**
I am in love with our new house. It is older, but well-maintained. It is spread out over three levels - and my three competing favorite features are the hot tub off the master bedroom, the overflowing storage space in the kitchen, and the large laundry room with lots of shelves and cabinets. Unfortunately, we still have a ways to go before being settled (our basement and living room are stocked with boxes and random pieces of furniture still waiting to find a home). But hopefully after another weekend our house will be all put away.
Sadly, I have been too busy to take any pictures this last week. But they are coming, I promise!!
Thanks for hanging in there!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Beautiful
For those of you who know me, I may have mentioned a special project that I was really excited about. I have been looking forward to today for quite a while now (okay . . . maybe only a couple of months, but still!). Back in August, Julie at A Beautiful Day asked if I would contribute to a new project she wanted to implement on her blog. She asked if I would be interested in writing a contributor post once a month.
Well - today is the day! My first edition of In Focus Friday is live at A Beautiful Day. Please go check it out. Jules has been a real cheerleader for me lately and I am so grateful she has given me this opportunity. She has a wonderful blog and the other contributors have also done a beautiful job.
This month, Katie @ Katie Stories posted a really great scrapbook layout, while Megan @ House of Martinez shared a step-by-step to making a super cute bead necklace.
Be sure to follow A Beautiful Day and watch for the monthly contributor posts, as well as Julie's wonderful posts of her own.
Now - onto MY post for the day. As I've mentioned lately - tomorrow is moving day! We are spending today finishing up packing and cleaning this house. It sounds silly, but even though this house isn't anything special and we don't own it, it was still our first actual "house" together (we started out in an apartment). So it will always hold a special place in my heart. However, I'm pretty excited for our new house. We got our keys last night and did the final walk-through.
Since I had a little bit of time beforehand, I did a short little "exploration" of our new town. There's a nice little park down by the river that I was drawn to.
I may be a little absent for the next few days as we get settled, but I promise it won't be for long! I might even surprise you in a couple of days!
Well - today is the day! My first edition of In Focus Friday is live at A Beautiful Day. Please go check it out. Jules has been a real cheerleader for me lately and I am so grateful she has given me this opportunity. She has a wonderful blog and the other contributors have also done a beautiful job.
This month, Katie @ Katie Stories posted a really great scrapbook layout, while Megan @ House of Martinez shared a step-by-step to making a super cute bead necklace.
Be sure to follow A Beautiful Day and watch for the monthly contributor posts, as well as Julie's wonderful posts of her own.
Now - onto MY post for the day. As I've mentioned lately - tomorrow is moving day! We are spending today finishing up packing and cleaning this house. It sounds silly, but even though this house isn't anything special and we don't own it, it was still our first actual "house" together (we started out in an apartment). So it will always hold a special place in my heart. However, I'm pretty excited for our new house. We got our keys last night and did the final walk-through.
Since I had a little bit of time beforehand, I did a short little "exploration" of our new town. There's a nice little park down by the river that I was drawn to.
I may be a little absent for the next few days as we get settled, but I promise it won't be for long! I might even surprise you in a couple of days!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Revamp
Today I want to step back from my photos for a quick break. Awhile back, the beginning of last month I think, I updated some of the details on my blog. This included a new title section, as well as matching new "gadget" headers. I had been wanting to make some customizations for awhile, rather than using the basic Blogger options, but I didn't really know where to start (I'm not much good at html unless I am following a template).
As you can imagine, I was thrilled when I found Christine's series on "Blog Tips" at Projects Around the House. Her posts include creating a custom background, designing a blog header, how to create a button and more! She utilizes PicMonkey for editing (which I love!) and her steps are really easy to follow.
I also created a special button for a new project (stay tuned tomorrow for more info on that), and today am adding a button specifically for my page.
It will be in the left sidebar for future reference. Feel free to add it to your own blog if you are one of my lovely followers!!
Again - a special thanks to Christine for her helpful tutorials.
Watch tomorrow for a special announcement (as long as I am not buried beneath packing boxes!)...
As you can imagine, I was thrilled when I found Christine's series on "Blog Tips" at Projects Around the House. Her posts include creating a custom background, designing a blog header, how to create a button and more! She utilizes PicMonkey for editing (which I love!) and her steps are really easy to follow.
I also created a special button for a new project (stay tuned tomorrow for more info on that), and today am adding a button specifically for my page.
<If anyone has any ideas why the text box is so small, I would love to hear some suggestions!!>
It will be in the left sidebar for future reference. Feel free to add it to your own blog if you are one of my lovely followers!!
Again - a special thanks to Christine for her helpful tutorials.
Watch tomorrow for a special announcement (as long as I am not buried beneath packing boxes!)...
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