Second Week of Renovations

So this is the second week of renovations in our new house. Things are coming along well! So far we have moved a wall, put one wall up, removed all the flooring on the first floor, tiled half of the first floor, took out the kitchen cabinets, painted the entire interior... and I think that's everything! Our kitchen cabinets are being delievered tomorrow and will be installed this week. The tile floors should be done in a few days. Our carpet is picked out and should be installed Saturday. We should be moving in the house in 2 weeks!

We also want to put in a "custom closet" in our master closet like California Closets. We got one quote and WOW... it was expensive. Does anyone else have company they used or recommend? We are in need of closet ideas.

 Here are pics of this last week!
  

The entry way before the tile... Don't worry, we didn't do blue floors!



The tile is in! Well almost... It's installed on an angle and no grout lines. I love it!



The kitchen area with the tile

  

Yes, this is a George Foreman grill in our office. Looks like the workers have it figured out!





And here is my niece Layla. I took this picture today. She is so dang cute!


That's all that's going on with us, so that's all I have to post about! We have been pretty busy with work and church. I've had a good time catching up with some good friends over the phone in the last few weeks. Thanks for those of you who try to keep in touch! I  miss all of you!

The Start of Renovations

Project 1: Ripping out tile

I was excited to walk in and find our tile floors almost completely ripped up. The flooring was in excellent condition. There was just one problem... the tile was white with this ugly texture. It looked like clear bacteria. Yeah... gross, I know. It was EVERYWHERE on the entire first floor. I was so excited to see it gone! By the way, I'm saving before and after pictures to post after it's all done. Here's the results of day 1 on the first floor (taken on my iphone).... The new ones are going in later this week!
Day 1

Entry



Kitchen

Family room

Office

Day 2

Entry

Dining room

Kitchen... with a toilet. Huh?

Living room

Office



And the master bathroom... last minute decision

Renovations are supposed to take about a month. I'm super anxious and cannot wait to move in! I still can't believe it is ours. I have been waiting for this for a loooong time.

A Man's Obsession... College Football

I read this article a couple of weeks ago and thought it was hilarious. Why? Because I totally relate and you probably do too! Read it...

Confessions of the wife of a college football fan

Get a Blog!

Well friends, this is a big day for me. We finally have a blog. Why the delay?

For years, my friends and family have been obsessed with blogging. I cringed at the phrase, "I read it on their blog."  This turned me away from them from the start. In fact, I boycotted blogs for years. My friends would say, "You need to get a blog!" (You know who you are!) If I wanted people to know something, I posted it on Facebook. I didn't want more ways for people to stalk me... but after 3 years, I have given in to the world of blogging.

We didn't have much going on in our lives between school in Idaho and summer sales in Chicago. Now we are living in Florida and have a little more excitement.

I'll give a little update since we've had lots of change in the past few months...

Mike and I just celebrated our 3 year anniversary. Holy cow time has flown by. We've grown a lot, both individually and as a couple. He even watches Grey's Anatomy with me now!

We retired (or at least I hope so) from summer sales and moved on. We moved to Florida in October, just north of Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. Give us a call if you're in the area! Both of us are working at McDonald's. No really... we work at McDonald's. My family bought 6 McDonald's in Southern Florida a year ago. My brothers Clark & Chad also work with the business. Together, we help run and operate the stores and are training to become owners ourselves. I mostly work in the back office. Chad calls me his assistant... and if you know Chad, you'll think this is funny. We have a lot of fun working together. My little brother, Kirk, is going to school at Utah Valley University. He is a sophomore in college, which I honestly cannot believe because he is my baby brother.

I've been doing a lot of cooking & baking this year due to the massive amount of cooking blogs. I'll use my blog to post some of my favorite recipes. Mike has been concentrating on his fitness. After severing his Achilles tendon a year ago, he had to lay low for awhile. He is enjoying being fully recovered. He also spends a lot of time golfing. We had a lot of fun running together over the summer. I've been running outside a lot since we moved to FL. The weather is absolutely beautiful this time of year. Sorry for those of you who live in cold climates!

My next post will probably be about our new house! We close this Friday.