Wednesday, April 28, 2010

ONE MONTH FROM TODAY!

1 month
or 4 weeks
or 30 days
from today

I turn 27! But more exciting I am (cross my fingers) going to be closing on my house....

Here are some pictures from this weekend...Lets play who can spot what has changed on the outside!

So here is the Front...

And the back....


I don't think you have seen a picture of the side yet, so here you go!


Look at all the little windows!

So excited!!! All I can think about is what color it is going to be, and how I am going to decorate it... Silly little stuff like shelf liners and soap holders. I have some great ideas for change of address cards and house warming parties! I wish I could start moving in TODAY!

E



Monday, April 12, 2010

Weekend Get Away!

In January I took a spur of the moment trip to see Zach and McCall in Seattle, well Port Orchard actually, and had a FABULOUS time! (Ironically Casey went to Portland this same weekend)














I had a Southwest Rapid Rewards ticket to use so I left Nashville after work on a Thursday and was in Seattle by 10pm! I missed "thesituation2010" aka: a Nashville snowstorm, work was even canceled.

I love to travel, airports are the best place to people watch. Also you never know who you are
going to run into...

Friday: I got to lay low! It was so nice and relaxing, I watched sappy girl TV, I read a book. It was exactly what I needed.















Zach came and picked me up mid afternoon and we went and picked McCall up from work and went for a great dinner! Then we went out to a local pub and had a BLAST. There was a nice big
soft sofa to sit on and relax. My kind of a place!















McCall and I got up and showed the whole bar how to do the Macarena Dance (We were drug up there...we would have been perfectly happy just chair dancing). We also got some awesome people watching in too...

(I can't seem to get the video to upload, I'll try again later)


Saturday: Strange Brew Fest - Port Townsend, WA


The name of this brew fest if fairly explanatory... All of the brews were strange...Everything from Green Tea Beer to Tabasco...There were several Minty Stouts...There was also a coconut one, as well as a creamsicle beer...It was a ton of fun. I even met a real life Lumberjack while I was there! :)















Sunday: Back to Nashville I go...It was such a quick trip but so nice to see Zach and McCall! It was great to take a trip and get out of Nashville for a while... THANK YOU Zach and McCall for being my tour guides and letting me come visit for the weekend!

After Zach dropped me off at the airport I was walking to my gate and I hear someone calling my name...I thought I must have been hearing things, really, I was in Seattle, who would know me there...I looked up and just happened to be on a flight back to Nashville with my friend Kim.

What a great end to an even better trip!

E

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

NEON FOOD COLORING

Happy Spring! Because it was spring I thought I would break out the Neon Food Coloring for the very first time just to see what was really special about it. Boy am I in LOVE check out my mini cupcakes.


I don't know how these couldn't bring a smile to your face...

E

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

TOWNHOUSE UPDATE

Ok so I now know what the outside of my town house is going to look like...Although I don't know the color yet...I am so crossing my fingers for green!


I have a pergola!!! How cute would it be to string little ball lights from it :)


I am too darn excited...I can't wait for May 28th to get here!!!

E

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Spring Time - Bradford Pear

One thing I love about spring time in Nashville are all the beautiful trees that are in bloom! Right now the Callery Pear or as it is more commonly know as the Bradford Pear trees are in bloom and they are beautiful! Quite possibly could be one of my favorite trees! They have delicate little white flowers in early spring, by mid summer they have lush green leaves, and in the late fall they have an array of vibrant colors including purple, orange, yellow, red, pink, bronze...















HAPPY SPRING!

E

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The Big News!

So, 2010 has been fantastic so far! Life is so good, God is great, and I am truly blessed!

About a month ago, I was sick (again) and decided that I was OVER my hot pink and black bedroom...I just hated the way it was decorated.
Laying in bed for 4 days strait looking at nothing but black and hot pink may have had something to do with it...I was on a mission to redecorate my bedroom...well from my computer since I was stuck in bed. I started day dreaming, and I somehow my search for a new comforter turned in to a search for a new place to live, and I found my self looking at
www.realtracks.com...Real Estate...Oh boy...and then I came down with house shopping fever...

I got my stuff in order, checked my credit, rounded up all my cash, and got pre approved. Three weeks ago I met with my realtor and found a townhouse that I fell in love with! Check them out this neighborhood...


If this isn't me I don't know what is. The best part about my place is that it is brand new. I am talking it is still under construction! So, I got to pick out all my colors from the floor to the counter tops, from the paint and the cabinets.

However, I don't have a say about what color the outside is going to be...I am crossing my
fingers for green! Organe would be my second choice, my third choice would be gray, and the cream color would be my last choice...We will just have to wait and see
what color it end up getting painted! The anticipation is killing me! I will keep you posted about which one I end up getting!

The other cool thing about this is that I am getting a totally unique floor plan...It is a cross between the Geneva and the Basel. The first floor will be the Basel and the 2nd floor will be the Geneva and the 3rd floor will be the 3rd bedroom option.


I know these are kind of hard to see...but you can take my word for it, it will be awesome!

Here are some pictures of the model townhomes just to give you an idea of what the lay out is going to look like... These pictures are of an upgraded model, and mine is not going to have all of the upgrades.


This is the front door...How cool is that?



This is the view from the living area back to the kitchen. This is taken just to the left of the front door. I am going to have those same dark hardwood floors and the white trim!


This is the view from the other direction, Kitchen toward the living area.


Kitchen close up! My cabinets will be this same style but they will be in a dark cherry color, and slightly different hardware, it will have this same granite. I am also going to have black appliances not the stainless steal appliances.


Making our way upstairs to the second floor, I did opt for the dark hardwood stairs.


Master bedroom with walkin closet! There is also a nice sized bathroom attached and a little deck off the back of the townhouse.


The 2nd bedroom (AKA: Casey's room) on the 2nd floor.


The 2nd full bath that is attached to Casey's room and the hallway. Casey will have to share with the 3rd bedroom wich is on the third floor.





So here was a picture from about 3 weeks ago of my townhouse that is under construction. Mine is on the far left, the 3 level end unit. Last time I looked drove by, the roof is on, the windows are in, and the vinel siding was going up, so it is well on its way to being done. I'll have to swing by and get a picture of the outside! I am just so darn excited!!!


E

Monday, March 29, 2010

Milestones

There are several MAJOR milestones that a young adult encounters... Graduating high school, going to college, graduating college, that first real job, getting married, buying a house, having kids. I am sure there are other milestones in there but for the most part, these are the big ones...

I always imagined that my would occur in just that order...Graduate high school and college, get a good job, get married, buy a house, have kids. Funny how things don't always work out the way we've planned.

There are so many different paths through these milestones...Say, graduate high school, marry your high school sweet heart, have a baby, buy a house, go back to college...Or, Graduate high school, graduate college, get married, have kids, buy a house...How about, have a baby, graduate high school, graduate college, have another baby, get married, buy a house...There is always graduate high school and college, have a baby, never get married or buy a house...There are so many different paths that God leads us down...

Gods plans are good, it is just sad sometimes when I feel that my path through the milestones isn't how it is supposed to be. Not wrong, just not right...Like I've skipped an important step or two. My path, graduate high school and college, made on crazy move to Nashville, find a job, buy a house, and I hope and pray one day getting married and having kids is in that picture.

E