Boxes Gone!!!

This was the lovely view every time you walked down the stairs into the dining room or walked by the dining room!  So nice to see the table in there again!  The moving company came today to pick up ALL the empty boxes and packing paper that had taken over the dining room!

Although my original goal was to have all the boxes unpacked by last Friday, I will take a week over due.  I decided last week that I needed a few days to rest & play with the boys instead of unpacking boxes.  Then, all of a sudden yesterday afternoon, I decided I was done with all the boxes and got to work unpacking what was left in the offtice, craftroom, and garage.  It wasn't too bad.  Now the work really begins...putting everything away and organizing.  YIKES!  For some reason (like always) I have a dream of everything having a place.  I envision perfect organization with everything always being it it's place. 

Then I woke up and realized that is impossible for several reasons :

1.  I live with 3 boys.  Need I explain more?!?

2.  There are not enough hours in the day.

3.  I am not a clean freak (although at times I wish I were).

4.  I have 2 very energetic boys who want and need my attention.

5.  I would rather play than clean/organize.

With that being said, I will live in my semi-organized home (that is clean most of the time) and enjoy every minute of it.  However, that doesn't mean I will ever quit dreaming of every piece of paper, clothing, picture, and sock having its own special space everytime  I watch Martha Stewart, HGTV or some show on TLC.

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Our New House!

Our House!

The kitchen!

The kitchen-a nice big island.

The living room!

The game room, aka the new playroom! It is an open area at the top of the stairs which we will use as the playroom :) So, that means the entire upstairs will be 'Kid Land" Yah! And one of my favorites is the sitting area/bench all along the windows.

Still the game room (play room) area looking towards the top of the stairs and the bright pink, bright green, and blue bedrooms. Those will be the first to be painted :)

From the entry way looking into the living room.

Looking towards the front door from the living room.

We LOVE our new house and can't wait to move in. It has 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, plus an office. We are so excited for the extra room. We are close to the clubhouse, pool, and playground. And best of all we are within walking distance to a Starbucks! I am stoked! We are excited about the neighborhood, the area, and everything.

On another note, we also sold our house in St. Louis. Things seem to be falling into place and everything seems to be working out well for us. I hope it keeps like this. We could not be more thrilled. We love both our real estate agents! They are AWESOME!

So, please put in your reservations now-we want some visitors!!! We have lots of updating to do & will gladly put you to work =)

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