CLOSING!!!!!

We close on our house tomorrow! We are so excited. I feel like it is the night before Christmas.

I tell you, buying a house has to be the most stressful time in a person's life. I never thought we would get here, but here we are. This is a dream come true and I can't wait to begin the next chapter of our lives.

Wish us luck!

Missing that Christmas Magic

Note to self: In the future, do not plan on a big move before the holidays.

Our house looks like a box factory. We are trying to be proactive in packing up our house. Logical, right? Organized, practical. Well, I hate it. I need my Christmas decorations. I need my big ornament filled lighted tree, my stuffed snowmen, my Santa candles, my silver reindeer. I love my home to look like the North Pole. Since things are getting packed up, it made more sense to leave the Christmas decorations packed away. We would have had to unpack them all just to pack them back up again. I know that makes sense, but I still hate it.

My husband knows this about me. He was distraught at my sadness at the lack of Christmas. Now, I know that Christmas is not all about the decorations, but they make me happy. So, we went out and bought a little 1 foot tree that came with little ornaments. I just love it. We call it our "Believe" tree. Keeping positive about all the new house nonsense - all we have is a little faith. Just believe.

My motto for the day!

Yep. 'Nuf said.

Pinterest

A few months ago, I discovered my little slice of heaven - a website called "Pinterest". If you haven't heard of it, I highly suggest a visit. It is amazing. I consider it my dream board. Recipes, clothing, makeup and beauty ideas, crafts, wisdom, humor, DIY, home decor, you name it, Pinterest has it. I especially love the quotes. They make me laugh, make me think, inspire me.

La Liz was quite a lady. A little lipstick and a cocktail can fix any problem.

Adventures in Home Buying

The hubbs and I are in the process of buying a house. My first house, by the way. Within a span of a week, we got pre-approved for our mortgage, hired a real estate agent, saw some homes, fell in love, made an offer, got accepted, got and passed an inspection, hired an attorney, signed contracts and gave a boatload of money to said attorney. Whew.

Now, the real work begins. The official loan application and appraisal are coming up and both could put some possible wrenches in our plans. We are so impatient, the waiting game is killing us. It's a scary thing, a huge commitment, and I just cannot wait to be a homeowner. Every day that goes by feels like an eternity.

Looking ahead and trying to be proactive, we decided to start purging the attic. Now, I cannot accurately describe the state of our attic currently. Over the last 4 years, when we couldn't decide what to do with something, up to the attic it went. Out of sight, out of mind. Going through the attic today reminded me of a an episode of Hoarders. Why do we keep such crap? We found 4 comforters, 2 coffee makers, 3 large CD racks, a box of VHS tapes, boxes from products we no longer own and tons of miscellaneous stuff. It felt good to get rid of so much, it was cleansing.

I am not by nature a very organized person. I know it drives the hubbs crazy, but his need for "a place for everything" drives me bananas as well. But I love a good cleaning, and I get such satisfaction seeing bags and bags of junk go out the door!

Keep your fingers crossed for us!

True Story.

Has it been 4 years?!?!

So, I'm cleaning up the old laptop, and I stumble across my username and login for blogger. I had totally forgotten about this blog!

All good things abound! The man in the photo 2 posts down? We are married now, almost 6 months. My perfect match, the man of my dreams. We have built a nice life together, and so many amazing things are on the horizon.

I'm back. I remember how much I enjoyed posting. Jumpin' back in!

The Cove

The start of something amazing.....

happiness is.....

just me with a bit of photoshop mixed in. i really liked the way it came out.

a perfect imperfection

Imperfection is beauty; madness is genius. And its better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. -Marilyn Monroe

Thanks Theresa!

I wish I could take credit for this picture, but it was sent to me by my sister. I thought it was one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen. I did a bit of work on it, was too tempting not to. And the following sentences were written underneath, so I thought I'd copy them as well. Something in them spoke to me.
Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

a view from my window

I've been thinking alot lately about the saying "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference". My life from this moment on is what I can change. Everything in the past is a lesson learned, no matter how difficult. Be the change in the world that you want to see.

lestat (forgot i had this one)

"You can't help that. We're all mad here." - The Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
Kahlil Gibran

5 years later

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
Life goes on. But I will never forget.
P.F. 9/11/01 You are in my heart and in my thoughts every day....and especially today. I miss you.

it's mine...i like it.

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. ~Hans Christian Anderson

having kind of a pensive day

"Compassionate the mountains rise
Dim with the wistful dimness of old eyes
That, having looked on life time out of mind,
Know that the simple gift of being kind
Is greater than all the wisdom of the wise."

A beautiful morning. It seemed that I was driving into the fog, that the bridge ended. It was a strange, mystical feeling.

i couldn't help myself

ok, i thought this was the funniest thing. i couldn't resist putting it out there :)