our house becoming home.

our house is finally becoming Home.

i spent much of my day on saturday putting up picture frames, and cleaning up the house, so i could show everyone who wants to see what our home looks like.

it's completely me, and I'm so happy with the way it looks. 

it's becoming a sentimental place to me, and i honestly thought it wouldn't. 

i thought we would own this house for 3 or 4 years, and then sell it. 

but seeing the way its turning in to our home, makes me want to renovate and add a bigger basement instead of selling it.

having someone else living in my home would just be weird.

but, whatever we plan to do, this is home for now.

our entrance chalkboard. i love writing new verses and sayings on here to remind us of God's love and power.

the keyholder i found at a garage sale this weekend. definitely fits the house perfectly!

the picture frame in the background WILL have a wedding photo of mike and i soon. but for now, i just wanted to put it up to see what it would look like when we get the picture!

our kitchen! which is cleaner than it usually looks...

i love the contrast of the light blue to the dark brown. and my beautiful guatemala painting on the wall.

our tv area! and my lovely hubby. he's cute.

and i had to get a picture of the kitty cat. love her. and she posed for this picture.

my wedding decorations have a big part of my house decorations! 

when we moved in, i didnt like our bedroom. but as soon as we painted, and put up new curtains, i started to love it. it suits us.

my new photo wall right outside the bathroom (one of the only empty walls!) thinking i need to add one more picture at the bottom, but for now it will do!

our wall clock/scale. an ikea find. adds a nice touch to our bathroom :)

and my wedding flowers, and cards basket making a display in the entrance, on my grandpas old night stand. i thought we would get rid of the nightstand, but it looks great in the entrance. and adds more storage space, which is always good!

well. thats our house. hope you enjoyed my virtual tour! i'm enjoying living here more everyday, and its not just the decor that makes me love it, its who i'm living with.

forgetting and reliving the past.

being married is amazing. 

owning our own home is so much fun.

but...

sometimes i miss the old days when my biggest concern was whether this boy or that boy liked me.

the simplicity of my mind, and what my thoughts were consumed with.

i was reminiscing the other day about Outtatown, and my experiences on the program.

how only a few years ago, i was just a kid, concerned with how i looked to others and how to make myself attractive to the boy i liked.

i discovered some things about myself while on the program, one being that i put my value in others. 

not just in boys, but in other girls as well.

that was so childish, and i'm so happy i've grown out of that, and i think Outtatown had a big influence in that.

i know now to put my value in God. 

sometimes i wish i could go back to those times.

 i wish i could have all my old friends back.

i wish i could relive all those new experiences and discoveries, and have more.

and i wish i could do it in Guatemala with the same group of people who i was there with over 3 years ago.

but that time in my life is past now, and i need to discover new things.

like how to 

-treat my husband with respect.

-manage our money.

-have time for friends, while still making time for Mike.

-take time for God, and also time for myself.

and there some things i forgot on Outtatown that i need to relive 

like

-morning devos.

-having people i can trust to talk to about my joys and concerns.

-seeing God's beauty in everything, whether its perfect or completely broken.

theres my little rant for tonight.

wishing i could go back, while being incredibly happy in the present. 

i'm really not sure how its possible, but that's just how it is.

heres one incredibly happy moment from the present that i needed to share. 

Mike and i holding my new baby niece, Brynlee.