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