A little tour.....

Here we go....I'm tired, so my sentences may be choppy.
We inherited this dry sink (I think that's what it is) from Greg's grandma. My mother in law remembers it being in their house when she was little. I was going to paint it,but think we may keep it as is. We keep shuffling it around the house....looking for it's proper place.

We've been loving our kitchen area. The area gets all warm and sunny in the morning, which makes it a good spot for coffee. I'm not a morning person but this area makes me enjoy mornings. Still figuring out what chairs to use (currently using our Ikea folding chairs).

One thing that surprised me.....we have not painted one wall since we moved in. I think it's partly because we were just so tired from the move. We did spontaneously purchase a couch and chairs. I found the big flower painting at the Christmas Tree Shop for $29! Still deciding if we will keep it over the fireplace. What do you think? We are changing out the coffee table for the one I grew up with (thanks mom), and we're planning on spray painting it "hammered metal".

I tend to be impatient when it comes to decorating. When I get on a roll I don't stop. One day, Greg and I just started randomly hanging these photos(from storage). I'm not thrilled with our layout, but it works for now.

              I found this pillow at TJ Maxx for $15....love it. It's made of felt and super soft.

I have a large collection of my father's paintings. His oil paintings are hanging on the walls of Greg's parent's house. I was so happy to finally be able to hang some of his watercolors.

While searching for our sofa, we found this dining room sideboard at Raymour & Flanigan's clearance center. It now sits in Greg's office.

And this is one of the walls in Greg's office. The diamonds are painted on (by previous house owner).

The dining room is currently brown. We are on a hunt for a new color... maybe grey? So, there you have it. I hope to take more pictures. I love going back to old blog posts and looking at our previous house....it just encourages me to keep posts of this decorating process as well. I've definitely noticed how our style and color choices have changed.

TGIF

I am still trying to find the camera uploader thing. While searching, I realized that so much still needs to be found or put in it's proper place. If I want to get all deep about it....I can say that this is true beyond just concrete things. I'm actually not in the mood to get that deep right now, so I will just skim the surface a bit.

I'm allowing myself some grace after our move. We have decisions in various areas to make-from big to small. I have days where I feel all chill and like I am one step ahead of things, and then suddenly the chill fades away and I am three steps behind.

All of this is normal. The beauty of our move to NJ is that I clearly remember how things take time. Settling in takes time. Finding our groove takes time. So, as I said....I'm allowing myself grace(thankful for grace).

Hello Again!

I'm sitting here waiting for Greg to return from Lowes. I'm a bit of a control freak when it comes to decisions about our home and organization, so it's a big deal that I am sitting here while he is there.(phew-I could have made that sentence even more run on, but I stopped myself). Earlier, Greg and the boys took Grandpa to a German deli in the city. They all love German food....so they should be well fueled for our many projects.

After moving back to our home state a month and a half ago (yep!)....and purchasing a house (Greg actually did that on his own-again a big deal for me)...I decided I wanted to post some before and after pictures. It's been a slow process settling in and getting used to our space. I have to say, I get soooo excited when I find the perfect fit....pillow, picture, shelf, whatever,....at a frugal price. I took some before photos and hope to post them later.

It's a cold windy day in upstate NY today. The perfect day to get a few projects completed.

Hello?!

Oh my word, I have written this first sentence....only to delete it....several times. It's time for an update, but I'm not even sure where to begin. I hope to grab my camera later today(or tomorrow, the next day?) and share some changes that we have made over the past month. My dear friend requested that I share a photo of my favorite room in our new home. So, I will try to do that....later

Thoughts

Laying here in bed. Every inch of me aches. A list of phone calls and decisions to make. Snow swirling out our window. Drums and electric guitar playing downstairs...ooh, and some singing ,too.

That is how my brain is working right now....in choppy little sentences.  We are on a new adventure, and I may be back to document it soon. Lots of changes, and feeling very hopeful, excited, a bit nervous, and thanking God.