it's the little things

i'm linking up with lindsay and her blog, from the aisle to aloha, again. 

my most exciting little thing:

a brand new shower curtain from West Elm

if you didn't know, i love birds. no really, i love them

i may be obsessed 

i know you can't wait to see it in our brand new bathroom

i can't either (: 

these lovelies are some of my favorites

ashton, haley, amber and i grew up basically living together

we danced together, played softball together, played 

with our american girls and legos for hours, we constantly played the parts in Now & Then 

we're still growing up together

we don't spend the night like we used to and we actually

live kinda far away, but i still love these ladies

like the day is long

we had a much needed coffee session this week and it was fabulous

this my friends is a hawiian pizza from mellow mushroom

this my friends is a hawiian pizza from mellow mushroom

 pizza is not my favorite, but this hit the spot
and so did date night with sweet friends
 
bonus little things:
getting off at 4:30
[thankful for an early start to my weekend]
spontaneous date night with mikey

life lately

it's almost the end of october. that means in just a few short days it'll be november and that we're only 2 months and 1 day away from my 25th birthday...eeek! we're almost to a point at the house where we can move in. did i just say that out loud? we can almost move it. i know it's still "almost" - but hey, we're getting there! we'll have a finished bathroom on wednesday - no more peeing in the back yard [hey, i peed in the woods for over 3 months, why stop now?] haha! that means i can buy the shower curtain and bathroom goodies that i want without feeling guilty because we haven't needed them just yet...or had a place to store them. (:

enjoy some pictures from our life lately 

my heart is full 

my cousin, courtney on her wedding day 

end of the season 

12 tyler street 

the boys mostly worked outside while we girls worked inside 

[some] windows are trimmed

the laundry room [not pictured] is painted

all 17 windows are in thanks to chase and mike

dad and carson got siding up (: 

we're on our way!

PS--i must correct myself - all of the past pictures where i credited dad for his handwork must include my brother carson. he helped dad with the tile in every room (: 

it's the little things

today i'm linking up with Lindsey from the aisle to aloha

 

here are a few of the little things that have made my heart happy lately

[PS - TGIF]

 

the newest addition to the house - a $15 antique brass mailbox

a quick breakfast with a sweet friends Matt, Amanda, David & Baby Boy #2

fall for greenville with Mike, Kayla, and Carson...and 3 pound turkey legs [before a 5K]

all of my buds have bloomed on my office warming flower from Mike

what little things are you enjoying?!

12 Tyler Street photo dump

Photo dump from the house (: I hope you enjoy the progress as much as we do!

[nook. thanks toni]

[1920's greenville ford dealership light - dining room]

[laundry room floor. thanks dad, you're a stud]

[rebuilding laundry room walls]

[chili break]

[thanks andy & cayden for your help]

[wall repair]

[painting the dining room]

[more of my dad's handy-work]

[another bump in the road. rotten outer wall.]

[cindy and me staining the kitchen. melanie helped too]

[devastation from the rotten wood in the front bedroom that was so close to being ready]

[time for house wrap]

[wrapping the house]

[nook. stained ceiling]

O C T O B E R

October is here, hooray! It's my favorite [along with November and December] (: We've been busy. Like really busy, but we're still chuggin' along...or somethin' like that. Much has been done at the house, and much has yet to be done at the house. Mike has been working super hard to rebuild the laundry / mud room this week! The aluminum siding is coming off, windows are coming out and paint is going up this week / weekend. The floor man is working this week [we should have a brand new kitchen floor today -- we decided to use the old wood in there to patch the other places in the house so there's only one room with new wood...] and the electricians and HVAC people are coming out to finish up their work! That means we'll not only have fans that work, but we'll have heating and air too! And, we've got SQUISHED GRINCH GREEN on the walls!! Green is my favorite color [as if you didn't know...] Our bedroom is "squished grinch green" as Mike calls it -- and I LOVE it!

Thanks dad (: 

S A T U R D A Y

And...this past weekend is my absolute favorite weekend of the year. That's why we got married this weekend two whole years ago (: First, it's the Lauren's Hope Race and Aunt Het. Go ahead and mark your calendars for next years LHF 5K .. it's the 10th anniversary and it would mean the world to me for you to be there.
This year after the race we got to spend the day with Melbug helping her move into her new place! We had a good time haulin' stuff in and helpin' her set things in their new homes.

LHF 9th annual 5K

Pickin' up Mel's brand new furniture

Movin' her all in! 

S U N D A Y 

Happy 74th birthday Honey!

What better way to celebrate than with hamburgers and cookie-cake? 

M O N D A Y

Happy TWO years to the sweetest, most wonderful husband ever. 

Phil. 1:3 [the msg]

Every time you cross my mind, I break out in exclamations of thanks to God. Each exclamation is a trigger to prayer. I find myself praying for you with a glad heart. 

Here's to many, many more happy anniversaries (: