House remodel pics :)

Yep, I'm finally posting house remodel pics! We're not all the way done (no trim for two months now..), but we're getting there! I wish I was super-techy (or even a little techy) and knew how to post pics next to the "before" pics, but..anyway. So here we go:

Breakfast nook (I absolutely love all the light!)

The living room 

Dining room and view into kitchen (the high bar is where the wall used to be)

Dining room and bar

Hallway (Boog's room is to the left, guest room straight ahead, bathroom to the right and hallway to our room to the direct right).

Guest room (which looks pretty much the same as Boog's room).

The master room (before the floor went in)

   Despite my OCD-ness about taking, saving, and organizing pictures, I can't find any of the kitchen or of the two bathrooms. Bummer. But both bathrooms are still in need of makeovers, so we'll save that until it's all done. And I'll try to remember to take some of the kitchen sometime in the next week or so (it's my hubs favorite room by far). We still need to do trim in the entire house, change fans and lights, and a bunch of little things, but it feels like home and I'm so excited to see what it will look like when we're all done! 

   Other than the house, there's definitely been a lot going on. Mr. T (the hubs) works nights (thankfully only three 12's) and is the youth pastor at our church, so we don't have too many dull moments. Our church has been going through some really awesome stuff- getting a new building, people growing in their relationships with the Lord and each other, and growth in number of families (we're don't have "members"- it's more of a if you come several times, we think of you as a member)- but some hard stuff has happened too. The amazing part is, we serve a God that is more than able to handle all our joys and let downs. He's the Healer of broken hearts and lives, and even though some of the storm clouds haven't totally cleared yet, I'm trusting that He's got something going on with all of it and in the end it will "all work together for good" (Romans 8:28). I have major respect for pastors and their wives (I certainly don't feel like one..ever), and am pretty blessed to have the most incredible pastor and his wife- they have truly been such an amazing influence in Mr. T and my lives. I really encourage all of you in blog world to find a church home that loves Jesus, teaches the Word, and loves people. It'll be more of a blessing than you ever realize! :) 

Summertime!

Wow! Four and a half months fly by! I have to be the world's worst blogger- but I haven't forgotten the bloggy world completely. We moved into the new house in May, and so began the decorating and everything else that goes with a new home. I'm finally getting everything where I want it, but there's some serious work to do still (pics will follow sometime in the next five years...).
   In March, we took a trip to Baton Rouge and went to the awesome zoo there. I love tigers (except the LSU variety), and this was the first time I had ever seen them so near the glass! We finished up with a trip to the mall of Louisiana (and Pottery Barn of course) and got to spend time with a sweet friend that lives down there.

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Then in April, we made our way down to the sugar-white beaches of Destin (my hometown..sniff, sniff), and enjoyed a few days in the sun and surf. My grandma came from Utah and Boogs really enjoyed having both his "grammy" (my mom) and "GG" (my gran) spoiling him!

   In May, Boogs also "graduated" from his preK3 class. I, of course, forgot my camera (mom fail), and so sadly, no pics. He had such a wonderful year and an amazing teacher, but we're ready for preK4 and a new school, which leads me to the next exciting tidbit. In May, I was offered a job at a private preschool and after meeting the wonderful people that run it, I knew it was the job for me. I taught preschool for three years before Boogs was born, and have wanted to return to it, but I've just been waiting for the right school for both me and him to be at. Thankfully, we found it! I'm so excited for September and the new beginnings that await us!

   June passed very quickly with another trip home to Destin for a few days and then Boogs stayed with Grammy, while my husband and I took the youth at our church (hubs is a youth pastor) to summer camp. It was in Texas and about 95-100 degrees all week, so despite sweating like...something not ladylike, we had a total blast. The kids really seemed to grow in their faith, and it was so exciting to see them worshiping together and reading the Word. 

   That's been the last few months in review- we're off to the pool before it's dinner time! Hope ya'll are having an awesome summer!