Thursday, April 23, 2015

Making the house our HOME ...

When we moved into the new home it was right in the heart of Forensics season - so the hubs and I were gone almost every Saturday.  We would leave the house at a little before 5 AM and not be back until after 9 PM so the last thing we had the energy for was home improvements.

BUT - finally, we have some time and so we are finally making this house our home! :)

Starting with little things like finding baskets to put on top of the washing mashing and dryer to hold towels and the laundry items ...


I have been searching IKEA online making my list {and checking it twice} of pieces we needed for the house.  Thankfully we didn't need too much but I still knew a trip soon was needed.  So, thankfully my mom and dad came down this past weekend to help us out!  A to-do list was left for the hubs and my dad and my mom and I hit the road to shop!  


We both LOVE walking through IKEA and getting ideas for the home.  I was a good girl though and stuck to buying ONLY what was on my list that I had made at home.  It took some self control, but that just means we might have to make another trip this summer! :)


While we were gone the men were busy at work - they put up some new light fixtures outside, put a dimmer switch inside, and painted our bedroom.  I absolutely LOVE the new color - it's so bright and cheery!!

BEFORE

AFTER 
{with our new night stands and lamps from IKEA} 

When we returned from IKEA I joked with my mom, asking her what she was going to build.  I let her know if we all picked one thing to build it would be done in no time!  However, my dad and her split pretty shortly after we got home - I think they knew my plan, haha! :)

So the hubs and I spent the evening building away - two night stands, a chair and ottoman, and a show holder for the front entry way. 



 And one final piece that is up and we are loving, our shoe storage!  It's so sleek and fits perfectly in our entry way ... and the welcome committee is pretty cute too!


Sunday, April 19, 2015

Disney ...

My mom reminded me, oh so kindly, that I was lacking on the blog front.  Oops!!  Life has been busy with getting settled in the new house and most importantly Spring Break!  For the first time the hubs and I busted out of town and actually went some place warm - we were SO excited.


 After all, we were going to the happiest place on earth!

DISNEY!


We had SO much fun with a group of friends  - serious fun from eyes open to eyes shut! When it was a park day we were there the minute the park opened, riding roller coasters before 7:30 AM TWO times, eating yummy food, and experiencing magical events!

Here are some highlights ...

We rode the Dwarf's Mine ride ...

Took lots of pictures - because it's Disney and that's what you do ...



Watched the afternoon Character parade and I snapped lots of pictures of princesses for my nieces {and for me ...} ...



We rode Space Moutain (twice!) ...


We helped out Buzz Lightyear ...


We had some pretty amazing drinks after surviving a LONG day at the park ...


We stayed with this AMAZING view ...

Where we saw amazing wildlife! 





We hung out at the pool ..


And ate some mickey shaped food ..


We grilled out ...


We were at Animal Kingdom the moment it opened so we could ride Everest ... TWICE ...



We saw the Lion King Show - amazing!!


We woke up to this, every day! 

We had some fun with Tink ...


We were at Epcot the moment it opened ...



We drank around the world ...







I learned NOT to hop on a statue thing behind the hubs - ouch! 



We saw Fantasmic (amazing!) ...


And stayed at parks really late ...


And met the mouse himself ...


And he even cooked for us ..



We went to Hollywood Studios ...


And watched fireworks ...


Rode the Tower of Terror (TWICE!) ...


Were sad to go ...


And over all had an AMAZING week we will never forget!