Our Home!

Since August my husband

(were not married yet but we refer to each other as if we are

and also we call each other by our middle names; Marcus and Beverly)

 ok now with a little background information out of the way we can move along! 

So since August we have been searching for our home and we have been jumping threw hoops for this home and finally as of January 19, 2012 we have a place to call OUR HOME :)

It's a wonderful two story 4 bedroom 3 full bath home.

When we saw it we knew right away it was the place we wanted to raise our family!

But the kicker is this house was TRASHED by the previous tenets ..

So it is in major need of a whole house remodel, here are some before

and during remodel ..

Master Bedroom!

 I love the bay window

Painting our accent wall

I love how it turned out cant wait to finish the rest of the room!

(UPDATE: ended up hating the blue so as we speak were in the middle of a whole new paint job!)

Office

No flooring in office and whole in every single wall ..

The fan was disgusting and dad and Uncle Kerry

put new flooring in for us .. Yay!

New paint and 6" base board make this look amazing!

Oh and were making built in book case in the closet!

December 1st

Well today is December 1st ..

I guess you could say that there are many things to be looking forward to!

There are 24 days left until Christmas and for the first time in a few years I am actually excited ..

I hate that Christmas has become all about the best gifts and spending all the money

you have on crap.  It should be about spending the day with the ones you love and celebrating the season. 

(kelseybang.blogspot)

We are getting closer and closer to getting our first home and we are overly excited. 

 Ok well overly excited around each other.

I try not to be so excited when speaking to others quiet yet due to the fact

there is still a chance we wont get the place

and I hate to have been so excited publicly and then .. it fall threw the drain.

But I'm still staying positive!

Were spending our first weekend of this wonderful month taking our Christmas card pictures ..

oh yes that is right I said it ..

for the first time in awhile I am not ahead of the game

and we are just now getting pictures.

Therefore we will race home to make our cards so they will be ready to mail next week

I don't have anxiety yet .. check back Saturday around 5!

 

Hopefully were getting our tree this weekend!

Decorating the tree and the house

has always been my favorite part of December/Christmas ..

 It always brings back memories of growing up and I just love the smell ..

I want to start a tradition with Steven and I

 that we will be able to do with our children one day ..

I have not put much thought into the day we get the tree

and when we decorate and what food we would eat ..

yes I think about things a little too much

but hey

I love traditions!

       (Great Rule!)                                                                                                (Us in front of the tree Christmas 2010)

                                           

Happy Thursday everyone :)                 

Being Thankful and a little bit of rambling!

So I know that Thanksgiving was last week but between busy work days and getting ready to travel I haven't had one extra moment to write.  But this post is about what I am thankful for and sort of a moment of realization.

Well I am very grateful for my family and my lovely extended family and my friends.  Thanksgiving was amazing we got to see family that we don't get to see enough!

 Ok so thinking about Thanksgiving and spending time with family got me thinking about this ..

Everyone tells you when you're growing up that you will find out who your true friends are and that is very true.  You really notice once you're out of high school, some go to college some choose to stay in their ways and well the ones here in Elk Grove choose to still do drugs and not grow up.  But we have noticed that still at 23-24 you're finding new friends and losing old ones cause were buying a house and well doing grown up things and some are still living at home mooching of their parents.

But I'm thankful to have bills to pay and be grown up!

So anyways the reason for this realization and long post ..

I've ALWAYS knew that you will find out who your true friends are

but I NEVER thought that I would find out who my "true family" was.

With that I mean, family is suppose to be the most important thing in life but I have noticed that some of my family doesn't think that way I guess.  It is hard to get past the fact that someone who is suppose to be so important in your life, such a big influence and someone who should be around when you have children just plan old wont be there.

Being 24 I feel that I should just accept the fact that well, my father does not want to be involved in my life.  Yes we are both busy with our own lives, work, spouses and so fourth, however being his only daughter I would think he would want to be around a little more. 

All I think about is the fact that I will be getting married soon and would love to have him there.  I have to think about the children I will have and if I want to have a grandparent who comes in and out of their life, something that, I'm use to.  That is not easy to say and its not something I want to say.  I pray a lot and remind Steven all the time that I hope he is a better father to our children and is always there because a father is a very important figure as well as a mother but I know what it is like to not have a father who is there ever night to tuck you in to bed, help you with homework and just all that good stuff they should be there for.

For those who  know me I have had a step-father in my life for many many years and I do love him and glad he is there for my mother however it is not the same.  A little girl wants their father to be around for all the amazing things she gets to experience and yes some girls are not as lucky to have even one man in her life and many would say that I shouldn't complain but be thankful and yes I am thankful but still wish to make some sense of this and move forward with my life!

Look at me I am rambling on .. I don't even know if any of this makes sense but I needed to get it out..

Well here is to my family .. I love you all and am so thankful to have you in my life ..

and thank you Steven for being so supportive of me and standing by me when things get rough and to one day soon giving me a family of our own :)

Things I enjoy and am grateful for

A girl should always have a cute fall nail polish and some brow tech too!

Fall <3

Making healthy breakfast and baking up new creations

   

My sweet little baby boy Tank 

(a dog is a good baby for now!)

  

But most of all this man!

Just a Thought

Life gets crazy and we sort of lose who we are and where we are in life.

I believe we need to step back everyday to remember those we love and most of all ourselves!

In the last two years many things have happened ..

good and bad ..

But there is nothing I would change about it.

We have grow together as one

and planned a future together!

He is the one I wake up for every morning,

and fall asleep next to every night!

He truly is the only man I love ..

and will love!

We are not perfect, nor would I want perfect

but he makes me happy and who I am.

I need to remember more why I fell in love with him

and that he is the only one who makes me like this.

I hope this house goes through soon so that we are able to get back to enjoying life

and being able to do more things. *no more pennie pinching*

We need a vacation and a real one at that ..

I love the Ranch but I need some where new a place to create a few more memories for my file :)

Well  I must go for now, he is bringing me dinner

*I'm sick so it's his turn!*

Happy Tuesday :)