During the house hunting phase of this new journey in our life, there were things we I always looked for. High ceilings, lots of windows and… the kitchen of my dreams. This house had the high ceilings in the living area, and a decent amount of windows. The kitchen was, however, smaller than I would have hoped….Continue Reading “The Kitchen Makeover! Before and After”
That’s right. It’s confessions, home owner edition. A week before the move, I drank my first Red Bull in 2 1/2 years. Then the second… and the third. Today as I sit and type this I am drinking my ninth. Oops. I’m scared to hook up our Wii Fit and weigh myself. After several weeks…Continue Reading “Confessions of: A First-Time Home Owner”
It’s done, it happened, we’ve MOVED!!! When Steven and I stopped by to look at the house the first time, I took a video on my phone of the inside so I could refer back to it during our days of deliberation. I’m so happy I did, I watched it a number of times to…Continue Reading “New House!!! – Before and After videos”
Yes, the next step has arrived. We are buying a house! A couple months ago we were given the opportunity to buy a house in Leavenworth, KS. This is important because it is much closer to where Steven works. Right now he’s driving 45 minutes to work each morning (then back at night of course)…Continue Reading “We’re Buying a House!!!”
This winter I developed a new-found sense of wonderment when it comes to the beauty winter has to offer. Here I was, obsessed with snow and pinecones and evergreen and the stark beauty of naked tree branches. Even better, I had the opportunity to celebrate this winter wonderment in a special way, by photographing Krystle…Continue Reading “Krystle + Cecil’s Wintery Church Wedding”
Here we go again… (It’s about time. Some of these confessions were self-actualized before Christmas) I’m one of those people who loves the fact that Christmas starts earlier every year. I decorated my tree on my birthday (Nov. 7) and I plan to make it a tradition. We usually end up keeping the tree up…Continue Reading “Confessions: of a Monochromatic Soul”
I seriously think the leaves this fall have been the prettiest I’ve ever seen! Everything just came together, I suppose, to bring all the right varieties of trees to transition at the right times and just the right amount and timing of wind. Here are a few of my leaf images. Can you guess which…Continue Reading “The Prettiest Fall Leaves I’ve Ever Seen!”
Last Friday my sister, Brooke came through town with her boyfriend, Brian and we got to spend a sweet 60 minutes or so with them, catching up and enjoying the perfect fall weather together. I couldn’t let them leave without snapping some shots of their happy faces a midst the fiery trees outside our apartment…Continue Reading “The Brooke and Brian Hour”
I’ve decided to admit the sometimes deep and likely embarrassing truths about my daily life, a few confessions at a time. Today’s confessions are as follows: Sometimes It bothers me that on a normal day people see this (The Outside) instead of this (The Inside) When I paint my nails, my right hand always looks…Continue Reading “Confessions: of a Right-Handed Hoarder”
This child is growing up like a flash! In the last month or so he has expanded his vocabulary of babbling sounds, mastered walking, and explored every cabinet available to him. I don’t know if I’m just in a good mood or what, but this might just be my favorite month yet. I’m finding myself…Continue Reading “Mister Miles – 13 Months”