I hope to post more this year!

I was looking at my blog and I realized I have really missed blogging here as much as I used to.  2012 was quite the busy year for me.  With the 3 moves in one year, building the new house, work being exceptionally crazy, and just life in general that really has left me much time to be as creative as I usually am.  I plan on changing that.  I am going to try and post everyday or atleast every other day.  I really miss this journalling of sorts.  I will also be doing alot of things to our new home in the next coming months.  I have more painting to do, gardens to start up, curtains to purchase and hang, photo walls to create, etc., etc.  I would love nothing more than to take you on the "ride" with me!  I have made some wonderful cyber friendships and I have actually met some of my cyber friends in real life!  So now that I have said all this, I hope to be seeing alot more of all of you!

Everyone have an awesome day!!

Rain or Snow Stay Warm!!

(Photo via Pinterest)

We have been having alot of rain the last few days in the Charlotte, NC area.  Now the weather people say we will be having some snow tonight around 5.  I don't know if it is true, but I know I will be wrapped up in a blanket somewhere nice and warm!

Stay warm and cozy!!

Planning for our summer vacation.

John and I would like to go away for a few days in early summer.  We were thinking of going to Water's Edge Inn in Folly Beach, SC.  It is absolutely beautiful there.  We have never been to Folly Beach, but we have been a few times to Charleston and love it.  We would have to go early in the season before it gets too hot.  We were thinking of staying 2 nights and then going to the Charleston Aquarium on the 3rd day before we head on home.  Just in the dream stages right now, but it would be great if we could go!
(Photos via Water's Edge Website)
This is the Carribean Room

This is the porch off the room

Painting the Dining Room

The other day I was looking at some Valspar colors for the Dining Room, Living Room, Kitchen, eating area and our bedroom.  The color I picked out for the Dining Room was a really pretty color green called Berlin. I woke up late around 9:30 today, got cleaned up and went to Lowes.  I picked up a gallon of Berlin and came home.  I cut in around the door and window openings and crown molding around the ceiling.  John came home from work (he was putting some overtime in) and he rolled the walls for me.  It turned out really beautiful!!  Here are 3 photos of the room.  I will take some more photos tomorrow when the daylight comes through the window in there.  I am also going to try and convince John to help me put up the curtain rods and hang the curtains for that room.

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope everyone has a very Happy New Year!!!  May 2013 be a great one!!

This Year is Coming to an End

Well 2012 has been a really busy year for our family!  We have had many changes in our lives.  They have all been good changes.

1.  We started out 2012 in February by signing the contract on the new house we are now living in!  We were so excited about building a new house in a new town.  We moved in our new house in November and love, love, love it!!

2.  We found out during the year that Jenny, our youngest daughter and her husband, Kevin were expecting their second child in April of 2012!  What wonderful news!!  Owen needs a little brother-they will be naming him Jack.

3.  The end of October we moved in with Megan and Ken for 1 month while our house was being built.  John and I were very appreciative of Megan and ken's hospitality!

4.  We had a wonderful visit from my parents in the beginning of December.  My parents had not seen Owen since he was 9 months old.  What a great visit we all had with them.  My parents really loved the new house.

There were many other things that happened in our family during the year, but these were a few of the highlights.  We are all looking forward to 2013!  Hopefully it will be as good as 2012 was.

                                                    Happy New Year Everyone!!

What a Great Christmas!!

All the presents have been unwrapped, visiting for Christmas is done, Christmas dishes are packed away for next year and now comes the time of relaxing a little!  Christmas Eve we had dinner at Jenny and Kevin's house and then we went to the 11:00 p.m. service at our Church.  Christmas morning everyone arrived around 9:30 and then it was present opening galore!!  What fun we all had watching Owen open his gifts.  He loved every one of them.  Poor little thing has a really bad cold though!  Santa was very good to everyone at our house!  I spoke with my parents and sisters and they all had a great holiday too! They had a white Christmas in northwestern NJ!  Today they are suppose to get even more snow.

I hope all of you had a really great Christmas too!  Over the weekend I will be de-Christmasing (if that's even a word) at our house.  I am already starting to think about paint colors for some of the rooms.  January 13th I'm having my knitting group over to the house for a small housewarming party-so I want to get as much done as possible for that!

Everyone have a great day!