As some of you have probably heard me mention before, I used to write only in pencil. As a perfectionist, I could not handle writing in pen. If I made a mistake, that meant starting all over; whereas, with a pencil, I could just erase. Well, a couple years ago, my mom brought me home this:
Ever since this addition to my supplies, my world has changed. I have now almost 100% moved on to using pens. In fact, I have found that writing with a pen (especially while doing schoolwork) puts less strain on my hand. Plus, it leaves a more permanent mark. But, at the same time, that mark can be wited-out, if necessary. Consequently, I am very thankful for this tool.
In fact, I was just doing some statistics homework (and making mistakes) and this little bugger saved my paper.
Thanks, mom.
and here is my handsome husband:
pretty shot of us walking indoors:
one of the few of my "good" side:
It was getting a little too long. In fact, our neighbor came and cut it for us. The same neighbor also gave us a house warming gift. See the below fern. Since then, we have bought dwarf trees, lantana, marigolds, begonia, and other plants that require watering, sun & soil. Andrew and I had a good ole' time planting them. We hope they live.
To our delight, our master bedroom furniture arrived a few weeks ago. Below are three pictures of the bedroom completely furnished. We bought the rugs at Bed, Bath & Beyond and the furniture was a floor set at Johnny Janosik. It had a few dents and scratches. However, that is bound to happen anyway. So, it didn't matter to us!
The other day, we hung a few pictures. I'm especially excited about the three I hung in the kitchen. The white frames are from Ikea and I adore how they compliment the white trim. The first picture is of a sunset we witnessed one night at Roaring Point, the second one is of the "suicidal duck" in front of Niagara Falls, and the third one is of the sunset and bridge in New York the night Andrew proposed to me. Dear to my heart. Also, please note the rug in front of the sink - Aunt Suzanne gave that to me as a wedding gift after I had eyed it in a store while shopping with her. How surprising and sweet!
And this is me and my chaperone...
The other day, Andrew and I were driving up to our house to drop off some of his clothes and things. As we rounded the bend into our neighborhood, I exclaimed, "GRASS!!!" Andrew, startled, took a look and smiled broadly. We had lift-off. Our grass was finally sprouting - tiny blades were sticking up out of the crusty soil here and there. Our yard looked like it had a bit of a beard growing. We had waited for several weeks to see even the smallest hint of growth and it came in a split second. AND the green weed has progressively thickened over the past two days. Who would have thought that I would be so thrilled to see grass grow? 
Welcome to OUR house! There isn't any grass growing yet. So, our front yard is a bit of a mud pit. However, we hope to see green stalks popping up shortly and possibly some shrubbery getting added to this delightful yard. 
Walk on up our sidewalk, enter the front door (ring the doorbell if you want) and... 
Down the hall, first door on the right is where YOU will stay if you come visit. It's a pale green room which I hope to decorate in the most inviting way possible. So, if you have anything you'd like to see in your guest bedroom, please tell. 
Last, but not least, is our office - which is painted half in red and has chair molding running along the edge (compliments of my dad). However, this picture was taken while it was still being painted, so, unfortunately, you don't get to see the end product (yet). 
In fact, all of these pictures were taken some time ago. As of today, the house looks much more like a lived in home. Andrew spent his first night there last night. Mostly all the rooms are now furnished. And we put up two blinds today to take care of any peeping toms. 
