All mixed up

So far this week, that's what I've been. And, no, it's not from breathing paint fumes almost every day at our house :)

Instead of my usual Monday, Tuesday, Friday work days, this week I worked Monday and I'm working tomorrow and Friday (5:30 to 2). That doesn't sound like a big deal (it's just one day different), but I've got in such a routine on my usual off-days that it's really gotten me mixed up on what day it is! I think I prefer getting 2 of the 3 days over with at the beginning of the week, but at least I didn't have to work a late night on Tuesday I guess. Every 4th week, I'll work Monday, Thursday, Friday instead of my normal days. Don't try to figure it out...Travis can't even remember when I work. 

Update on the painting project: The master bedroom and bathroom are finished...COMPLETELY!! :) I'm really, really, really happy with the way the colors turned out. Now, we just have to get the outlet covers back on and do a little cleaning, and those rooms will be ready for our stuff! We've also got the kitchen almost finished. We did the cut-in twice this weekend (first coat Saturday and second coat Sunday), and then I rolled the walls for the first coat last night. We'll need to do a second coat, I'm sure, but I think we might get away with just one gallon of paint. Yay! Now I have to say...it's pretty green. It's a lot of green! But, I do like the color, and I think once we get the fridge and stove back in place and hang curtains and pictures on the walls, it won't be so overpowering...I hope :) This Saturday, we're getting our living room furniture delivered, so I'm super excited about that! I'm afraid it's going to be hard to get Travis up out of the recliner to paint once he sits in it cause it's so comfortable :)

This weekend was like a little taste of spring. I can't wait for warmer weather! I feel like I'm just a happier person when it's nice outside. Apparently the groundhog didn't see his shadow this morning, so maybe spring is just around the corner...

I guess that's enough rambling for today. One of these days, I'll take some pictures of our painting progess so you can see how it's going. Hope you're having a great week so far! And happy birthday this past Monday to you, Gran! I love you and hope you had a wonderful day :)

We're Homeowners!!

I'm a little behind here, but we're officially homeowners!!! We closed on our house last Thursday, so we've had about a week for it to sink in. Closing day was pretty chaotic. Apparently the snow and bad weather delayed a packet of information from getting here from Nashville that Regions needed to determine the official total amount of money that we needed for closing. We were suppose to close at 4 PM, and we didn't find out the total until about 3:55...no joke! We were already at the attorney's office, so our loan officer at Regions had to bring our certified check to the closing for us! It was pretty stressful, but I'm glad it all worked out. 

As for the closing itself, it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. We did sign a ton of paperwork, including one form stating that our names were really our names...haha. The attorney was awesome...he explained everything in simple terms to us, and the whole thing was pretty laid-back and casual. When we got the garage door openers and keys from across the table, my first thought was, "Is that it? We really own the house now?!" But, a week later, it's sunk in for sure. We don't have to have a realtor let us in the house...we can go whenever we want to! 

Today, I went to the house to take a bunch of "before" pictures. I know a lot of you are curious what the inside looks like! It's going to look a lot better once we re-paint, do a little updating, and move our stuff in, but this will give you a general idea of our house...

Travis actually took this picture on Sunday before the snow melted, but here's the front!

The foyer (with coat closet to the right)

Coat closet

Family room (door goes to the back patio)

Fireplace

Looking from the back door toward the front of the house

Looking from the family room into the dining room

Dining room

Looking from breakfast room into dining room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Breakfast room

Looking from kitchen toward family room and dining room

Looking toward laundry room and door to garage

Laundry room

Pantry

Master bedroom (closet on right, bathroom on left)

Master bedroom

Looking toward hallway

Master bath

Separate tub (there's a shade that pulls down over the window!)

Double sink :)

Hallway to other bedrooms

Guest bath

Linen closet

This will be Travis's study (once it changes color!)

Love the window seat :)

Closet

This will be the guest bedroom

Another window seat :)

Same bedroom

Walk-in closet

Garage

Extended driveway for extra parking

Backyard

 

Back patio

So, there you have it! We're planning to re-paint almost every room, so that will help make it our own. I think I've got the colors picked out for the bedrooms, master bath, family room, dining room, and kitchen, but I'd like to try out some samples on the wall to decide for sure! Updates to come!