a little home preview.

justin and i had an incredible less than 24 hour trip to greenville, sc for our friend's wedding. the six hour drive flew by. we love ava...but we seriously loved a road trip without the little babe. we talked. reconnected. encouraged each other. prayed. listened to music. ate bojangles. it was good. we really needed this time together. i will try and borrow some pictures from the wedding and post them this week. but it was beautiful. outdoors. under the lights. a-m-a-z-i-n-g cupcakes. pumpkin and reeses peanut butter. i ate like five. they were small. we danced. ate. laughed. all the things you love best about a wedding happened at this wedding.

 in the car. justin pumped to have a six hour drive with just me.

the best part besides the marriage between shannon and andy...seeing friends. our friends in lexington, ky honestly are so incredible. they went above and beyond when i was sick i can not even put it into words. they are still amazing...but they all rose to the occasion like nothing i have ever seen from friends. thank you. thank you. thank you. we were reminded...yet again after saturday night what a gift you all are.

we returned to a house with NO BOXES. my incredible mother had successfully unpacked every last box. she did this with a little ava running around. no easy task. now we are onto organizing, decorating and setting this place up right. ava loved her special time with oma too. i have my mom here for a few more days and we are getting so so so close to having this place in order. there is still much to be painted and of course the on going joy of setting up a home. looking for sales. antique stores. a few projects. spray paint. craigslist. garage sales. the decorating never stops. i do not think i will ever come to a place of..."okay we are done." i get inspired or pretend to be crafty or see something new we need/want or pinterest takes over. you know how it goes. not many people in the world can do what my mom has done over this past week. she has a gift. we are so thankful.

here is a little peek. we are going colorful this time around.

 

fabric duct taped to the back of the book case. i love it. the walls are not yellow. the iphone did that.

 recovered the bench for the second time. we went from red damask to white and yellow stripes. classic.

 navy and knaki ticking fabric. my mom told me that is its name. we have the old fashioned radiators in each room so they will just hang to the sides. more for looks than actually function. yes the shutters are two different heights. house came like that. lastly, the drill is not usually that close to ava when she is in her seat eating.

 more fabric on the back of the bookcase. this is in the living room.

my "u." when i was out looking for pillows i saw this giant U. i wanted it because i love letters and it was $2. but i didn't buy it because what does the letter U have to do with anything? but i laid in bed that night thinking about how i journal. when i write i write to God. but i never write...dear God. i write...dear u. i told justin we needed that for our bedroom. so i went back two days later and there it was. waiting for me on the clearance aisle at ross.

so there is a little bitty glimpse of our new home. i could not have done any of this without my mom. this is move number 5 for us. we have only been married 4.5 years. that is a lot and we are not even in the military. but this move more than any other has been hard for me. not because i am not happy to be here. but leaving the river was difficult and this whole process has been exhausting. my mom has helped ease that burden. thank you. there is nothing like your momma. no matter how old you are...

thoughts on the new place?