A SURE Foundation!

PAINT is UP (mostly), CARPET is DOWN!!!!!

I will post pics tomorrow of my very FIRST before and afters (just the basics y'all...haven't quite reached the decor stage yet)!

But for now, I will share with you something very special.

Here is what we are (literally) standing on! Special promises declared on a sure foundation.

eek..

Daughter's room..

Master...

Office (appropriate for a landscape architect, ehh?)

Let it be so!

Jesus, y'all!

There were MANY more...this is just a sampler. You should see what's under our BED! (Our secret!) hehe!

See you tomorrow!

Fallen Off the Planet

I haven't fallen off of the planet.

I am here.

Struggling.

Why? because instead of decorating and having all the fun I was dreaming about, I've been cleaning.

A lot.

Because the house was NOT cleaned, I surmise AT ALL, in the last 25 years. Not even a little wipe of the pantry shelf to get the papery onion peels off.

NOTHING.

Weeks later, TSP and Fantastik have become our greatest allies.

Good news is, we've made lots of headway, and we're getting the carpet in this weekend! Ceilings are almost done being painted. Paint has been purchased (along with carpet, kitchen sink, faucet, two toilets, new blinds, grass seed, bar stools, bedding....just getting started). So, with all the dirty work taken care of....

LET THE FUN BEGIN!

Well, this pretty much sums it up about now. We move on Friday! YEAH!

9 days (or less) and Counting!

9 days til the big move! Everything has gone through, however, so at this point it may be a little sooner than we thought.

Ever tried packing up a house with a 1 year old? Looks something like this...

Closet Design

Is it bad that we haven't packed yet, but I've planned out my new closet? A girl can dream....

About your homegirl- Let's Begin.

We did it!

We bought our first house.

We close in 13 days.

Thrilling, scary, exciting, much needed.

"We" being me (Amy), DH (Casey), and little lady (K).

I am a not-yet-30 mommy, Jesus-lover, graphic designer, children's illustrator, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture graduate, former professional cheerleader, fitness instructor, half-marathon runner, mommy-group leader, domestic engineer (SAHM), interior designer wannabe, and bargain hunter/DIY'er. Since my life is so boring and empty, I've decided to start this blog.

Casey is a licensed Landscape Architect. We met in college and were in the same major. He's remarkable. I mean, the kind of guy that ABC would be casting on the Bachelor if he were single. But better. He's hot, y'all. And I'm not from Texas. We live in SoCal. He's a sports nut and plays and excels at everything he gets his hands on. Mostly, he loves surfing (bodyboarding to be specific).

Little Lady K is my firstborn. She's almost 20 months old now (whew, where did the time go?!) and the little thing is a SPITFIRE! She is absolutely beautiful, confident, outgoing, and fearless. In the few months past, she had started running laps around our tiny upstairs apartment's coffee table to get her energy out. Casey and I decided that we were busting at the seams and that it was time to get a house. After months of prayer and MLS obsessing, we wound up with this little number. Minus the dumpster. I'll save the story on how we ended up with it, but it wasn't even on the market and was totally a God thing. Love that.

"She's a BEAUT, Clark!" (we ARE the Griswolds, by the way.)

Why this one? 4 bedrooms. HUGE lot. I'm talking over a 1/4 acre guys! (For southern California- that is ENORMOUS). We are landscape architects by trade. The yard absolutely sold us! We can see it now...organic gardens, play area, outdoor rooms, avocado trees, water features....oh yeah baby.

For I know the plans I have for you, little home, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Yeah. You're going to be a showstopper. We move in 2 weeks. Time to get the workgloves on. Well, time to go buy them first. Ooh, maybe I can find some in pink....

I am hopeless. My poor husband.