Happy Thanksgiving! So much to be thankful for. My in-laws came up to Kentucky to spend Thanksgiving with us in our new home, and it has been such a great time together. I bought my first turkey a few days ago and Matt and his mom got it all ready. I made it clear from … [keep reading..]
It never feels like home unless there are things hung on the walls. Thankfully, my husband is a stud- he can find those studs in the walls like no other man (thanks to the stud-finder of a friend down the street….. and his muscles to pound a nail through the wall even if there isn’t … [keep reading..]
I did it! The new color is painted on the outside of the house and looks a ton better than the bright yellow we tried at first. Thanks for all the comments and feedback. I ended up going back to Home Depot and speaking with the same lady at the paint counter. She tried to … [keep reading..]
Sofa shopping was supposed to be super fun and comfortable. I had no idea it would be so hard to actually find a sofa of my dreams that I had been designing and sitting on in my mind for years! Literally, years! When Matt and I got married, my parents gave us their old sofa … [keep reading..]
Help! Matt and I started painting our outside trim. We recently painted the shudders and the door a purple-plum color that we both love. The trim we wanted to do a soft yellow that compliments both the brick color and the door/shudder color. And again, we started painting after work, so it was basically dark … [keep reading..]
Our backyard forest feels like it is creeping in from every direction. Matt has already spent hours back there trimming and whacking away at all the trees, but it still seems like it gets closer to our back door everyday. We started with the trees coming in about 15-20 feet from each side, so our … [keep reading..]
The outdoor projects have begun! Whew! Mr.Fix-It was determined to start painting before it got too cold and rainy here in Kentucky. This week was perfect weather for outside painting- 70’s and sunny. Our work schedule was not so perfect. Those full-time jobs always get in the way, right? So we just painted after work … [keep reading..]
Today was my first adventure in plumbing! Well, it actually started the first night we were here and I tried to do some dishes…. The kitchen sink wouldn’t drain at all. I’m talking no water was moving down the drain. None. We have some home-owner friends that had a snake. No, not a slithering gross … [keep reading..]
Thursday night was our first night sleeping at our house. We had our first meal in the living room on the floor- super classy! Pizza and Ale 8 tasted so good, and I think it’s because we were finally moved in. Driving to work on Friday was amazing. I am about 10 minutes away as … [keep reading..]
Yesterday was a whirlwind! Matt and I started moving right after work. Our friend Darrell came with a truck and trailer and the guys started loading it up! Whew! It was nice to see that storage unit almost empty. Once it was out of storage, we drove back to our house (that’s so much fun … [keep reading..]