GIRLS TRIP 2013

First official girls trip to Clearwater, Florida!!!!! 5 of us ladies pack our bags (Carry On only- Can you believe it??!!) and boarded a plane on the wee morning of May 9th 2013. We would be staying there for 3 days soaking up the sun and sipping some MUCH needed drinks!

                                                    Plane excitement...Can't ya tell ;)

 We started our first afternoon there by throwing on our bathing suits and headed to the Tiki Bar! OF COURSE!

Mmmmmm.. Margaritas in a pail

Last night out at Clearwater! We took it easy this night due to an early 4am wake up call!!

Besties!

I cannot wait to make this an annual tradition! Soaking up the sun, drinks, shopping, dancing, and only your occasional " I don't feel so good" mornings ;)

I'm Back!!

So I know I have A LOT of catching up to do! So, here it goes.

So about 5 days after moving into our new home we had my family over for Christmas! It was a little crazy having family over since the house was not quite done yet, but we managed! I put up my IKEA tree since I was not in the mood to dig out our BIG ol' Christmas tree and decorate it. To be honest we just didn't have the time to do that even if we wanted! The stockings were hung and a few Christmas decorations were placed around the house. Can't wait to go all out and decorate for Christmas 2013!

Spoiled Baby!

Christmas slippers

Brenleigh opening someone else's gift LOL

Busy Busy

As you can see I have not posted a blog in a few weeks. We have been BUSY!!!  We finally took Lola out to the house with us one night! She didn't know what to think with all the extra room to roam around! There are too many places for her to sneak off too!  Here are some pictures of the past few weeks

View from the Kitchen

                                    

Looking at the front door

                                      

Spare Bedroom 1

Spare Bedroom 2

Master Bedroom

I had to throw this in the mix..This is the sign I got for Troy for our 1 Year <3

My Kitchen <3

Master Bathroom

Master Closet

Main Bathroom

 

Troy and Eric did the tile work! Great Job! Teresa, Troy and I painted!  This week the doors will be set, and the trim will be painted and installed! We should be getting our granite counter tops in as well! The hardwood floors are also 90% completed! I will have to get some pictures and post those as well!

One year later

We made it one year!!! This year has been completely amazing and I wouldn't choose to share it with anyone else! I cannot wait to see what the next 50 years has in store for us!
    Troy and I both took the day off yesterday and spent it doing nothing else but picking out stuff for the new house. We had breakfast together (which NEVER happens) and had lunch with Stevy and Brenleigh! The best part of the day was that we actually got to sit around relaxing with EACH OTHER!!! I savored every moment <3

Troy's new home ;)

As excited as we are for house house to be complete, I think Troy is more than excited about HIS "new home". I was not a fan of the idea of having the huge pole barn put up in the backyard but as you can see, I lost that battle. :) After it is all said and done I am excited and pleased with what the barn has become. What makes me even more excited is that Troy is ecstatic to have a place to "hide out" and overall, excited to have all of his toys in one place...at OUR place. However; this does make me a bit nervous seeing how much extra room we will have for NEW toys he has in mind ! Yikes!

This week should be the finishing touches of drywall in the house. That means that my job as a painter is about to start soon! I have picked out all the paint colors and spent hours at Lowes picking out the perfect paint rollers and brushes!

More pictures to come! :)

Dog Shaming...

I have had my braces off for 7 years but I continue to wear my retainer every night! Yep, I am probably the only person you know that continues to wear her retainer EVERY NIGHT after 7 years! I am paranoid of having gangley teeth again! lol  In the past seven years I have gone through about 4 retainers. ReAnna's pup Sophie decided to chew up the first one...The second one just broke on its own...And my lovely wiener dog Lola Gustafson has decided to chew up and destroy the last two. You would think I would learn after having 4 of them, that these damn retainers attract dogs of any kind. Although, Every time Lola has chewed up my retainer and I have been beyond angry with her she makes me laugh and we continue to snuggle.
I mean, how can you not love this "sexy" pose as she shows off her massive pink belly! *Love*

Moving right along...

I have been inspired by many to start a blog (possible vent sessions) about my life, my loves and the crazy, yet so perfect life I live in. I decided to make a blog so I can share all of the busy and exciting things that are happening in our lives. I'm sure many pictures of wiener dogs and blond haired babies will be the focus on many of my blogs. However; wiener dogs, and blond haired babies ARE my life :) Sooo..Lets begin


As most of you have seen Troy and I (along with wonderful contractors) have been in the process of building our dream home. This idea was definitely not a one night conversation and decision making process. Troy and I went back and forth about building, buying, building, buying. I am NOT one to make decision and stick to them. I am one who is indecisive about every decision I make. So, making decisions from the house plan to what kind of doorknobs keeps me up at night.

     We started the digging process the 3rd week in August. This is when it started getting REAL! Such an exciting time for us! As we started this process I had many people tell me that building a home is going to be a test of our marriage. Psshh...yea, Okay (I thought)  Well people, it is! The late nights of the hubby working, the stress of not selling our home, the extra bills, and the fact that it is not down the street has been a challenge! However; I say that I would NOT be able to be in this situation with anyone else but Troy. He keeps the air calm and stress free while I feel as if I want to start running down the street screaming. Starting this process I knew that we were headed down a road of many bumps and bruises but having a husband who is absolutely smart, and ODC  about deadlines has made this experience an easy one. Now, don't get me wrong; We have had our share of arguments and disagreements but we have always came to a consensus and bounced ideas off each other to come up with the best decision for us. I feel very lucky to have him (such a hard worker) in my life and am blessed for us to have the ability to do this at only 27 years old.
 So, almost two months into the process we are looking at only weeks until I become a social worker by day and painter by night. We first made a deadline to be in before Christmas time. However; we are now looking at being in before Thanksgiving.

Troy and I look forward to celebrating our 1 year anniversary, moving into our dream home (all in the same month) and starting the year off completely in bliss >3