Where did the last 2 months go?!

I can't believe it has been so long since I have posted. It has been a whirlwind of a Spring. Yesterday marked 2 months from the day we closed on our first house and we have been knee deep in paint since Day 1, literally.

Here is what the past 2 months have looked like:

-Painted the Guest Room
-Audra's Bridal Shower
-Painted the Living Room
-Bought Dining Room table
-Moved Josh and Audra into their apartment
-Moved into the House
-Painted the Master Bedroom
-Painted the Kitchen
-Went to Family Reunion
-Painted the Kitchen
-Went on a Chicago suburb shopping Spree and hit up IKEA big time
-Put together Patio furniture
-Painted the Office
-Had my first Girl's Night
-Bought new mattress set
-Having my family to stay for the first time

So yah. It has been a busy time. We still need to re-do the 2 bathrooms and the 2nd guestroom, but we are getting there. Pictures to come soon!

Our House!

This is our new house! We close the end of April and we are thrilled! It is a 4 Bedroom / 2 Bathroom ranch with a huge amount of space. I don't have much left in me to write about it. but here are the pics:

9:30 update

The snow is now up to our window sill on the first floor. I am thinking upwards of 15 inches. This is awesome. No work for 2 days straight. Slumber party/wine party with Josh and Audra. Love it!

From Blizzard of '07

From Blizzard of '07

5:00pm update

We now have over 12 inches of snow on the ground with up to 3 more inches tonight. We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

Blizzard Update:

As of 2pm today, the snow in front of our windows was up to my knees, about 20 inches (most likely due to drifting and blowing). We went out in the Jeep to see how it was out there. It was a blast, probably not the best idea, but a blast. Here are some of the highlights:

From Blizzard of '07

From Blizzard of '07

It's a Blizzard!!!

From Blizzard of '07

It's the blizzard of 2007. We are up to 7.7 inches, with an additional 3-4 inches previously on the ground. And we are looking at 3-5 more inches before it is done. I am having the time of my life. Tyler went to work this morning only to have work canceled at 9am and to head back home. He said he had never had more fun driving to work. Thank God for the Jeep. :)

This picture was taken at about 10am this morning. It is now about 12:45pm and the drifts are about twice as big and the snow has no set time of stopping. We are in for fun times tonight. At least we went to the grocery store this past weekend. Take care!

Don't worry.... be happy.

My entirely too kind in-laws are behind the subject of today's post. You see, Tyler and I went for round 2 of trying to give people our money for their house. And we were about 24 too late.

The house we were 2nd looking at tonight sold last night at 7pm. Who sells a house during the SuperBowl?! With the Bears and Colts, no less? But the house did sell and we are back to square one. Today at school I received the flower bouquet to the left to brighten up my day. And it did just that. They are gorgeous daisies, and my bouquet even has white roses, which are one of my favorites. So thank you Wayne and Deb. I love them! They were just what I needed. And thank you to everyone else for thinking of us in this trying time. Mom, Dad, Josh and Audra, Girls and Jeremy, and Everyone. Thanks! It means a lot. We will figure something out. At least we have until May :)

Alright, it is now about 5 hours later from when I started this post. I drugged up to fight this cold coming on and it completely wiped me out. So this is all for now.

-L