Saturday, January 16, 2010

New House

Two posts in one week.....a Miracle has occured!

Not quite sure what happened to this post, but I spent a LONG time uploading these images and writing captions only to post it and see that some of the photos deleted themselves (?!) and the wording no longer fits with the pictures...how frustrating! So instead of redoing it all I'm just posting it as is with this little cautionary caption.......................

Justin, myself and Emme went house hunting in Kansas last week. Despite record low temps (seriously, coldest day in 25 years!) we were successful. We toured 30 homes before 3:00 in the afternoon ! I told our realtor I was fast and decisive....I just don't think she realized how fast! Then Justin joined up with me and we toured my 5 favorites. As always we both loved the same house, and after some quick negotiations we bought a new house! We were so lucky to have quickly sold our house here in Iowa, so it looks like March 1st is our moving date! Here are some photos of the new house.....















The house has this great little hearth area in the kitchen to just sit and relax in











View of living room and the outdoor living space. We are having a mantle built on the outdoor fireplace and then wired for Justins outdoor Tv. Also we're having privacy screens installed so it's all enclosed and we can keep all the doors open with NO bugs!










Kitchen - there's good work space and we're having double ovens installed...finally!















View from front looking through the living room and into the hearth room and dining area. The house is well laid out for entertaining (which I love) and has a great casual feel without being to formal.








View of hearth room looking into the dining area.
















Cute little half bath off the kitchen area






















Downstairs living area...we're having some finish work being completed down here and then it'll be perfect for kids, toys, wii and gaming!













Sorry the photos are so crappy....I quickly went around the house and snapped some photos on our way out the door to the airport! We're always wanting visitors though so please come see us!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Disney Cruise


The week before Christmas we went on a Disney Cruise! We met my parents and my sisters family and we all embarked on a week long cruise to the carribean! It couldn't have come at a better time because Iowa get hit with a blizzard the day before. Thankfully we made our flights and we were ready for some fun in the sun! The week was spent eating good food, hanging out at the beaches and pools, watching the nightly stage shows, and playing games throughout the ship. We all didn't want to leave and would do it all over again in a heart beat....here are some of our photos!