New house and we are actually in it!!! Finally!

Well it is about time! Those reading the blog over the last 7-8 months have heard a lot about Evelyn's new house. Many asked, "When will you be in?". Our answer was always..."a few more weeks", because that is what we were told over and over by the crew. Well, that "few more weeks" turned into a "few more months", and finally we arrived at moving day. We moved in May 9, 2009! Yeah!

Evelyn's bedroom has two red walls and two white walls. Since Evelyn's bedspread already included pinks and other fun colors like yellow, green and purple, we incorporated all those colors into the red and white room she wanted so much! (Actually for two seconds she was disappointed that all four walls weren't red, yet when we explained that the painter ran out of paint...she was fine). Although that sounds like I was fibbing to my child, it is kind of true! The red paint took like 8 - 10 coats for only two walls! So truly, the painter had his fill of red color and quickly ran out of the original 2 gallons we thought was enough for only two walls!

Evelyn's bathroom is also the main bathroom of the house. She wanted it purple, so we selected a soft lavender color and it looks good. She is very happy.

The main part of the house is painted in variations of neutral khaki colors. Since the floor plan is very open, we needed the colors to compliment, not clash. Andy and I are really happy with the look of the kitchen cabinets, counter top, and island. Our bedroom is a light blue and white theme. Our bathroom, the laundry room, and the other upstairs bedroom are all a yellowish cream color. The flooring is brown twist carpet with flecks of other brown colors. The carpet is in the living room and all bedrooms. The bathrooms have beige tile. The kitchen, dinette, laundry and foyer all have wide plank wood with many color variations from blond to red to dark with a "distressed look".

Now, you are probably dying to see pictures of the house...after my detailed descriptions of room colors and flooring!! Ha ha!! Anyway, the pictures are coming! We have been so preoccupied with organizing the house, getting things into the house, starting to decorate, etc...that taking pictures or videos have been the last thing on our minds. Will do soon though!

Yeah...finally in our new house!

Re-cap in picture format!

Enjoy a re-cap of events in a photo layout!

Ha ha...4 weeks??

Oh so funny! I know we haven't posted anything in months and you are probably asking what the heck we think is so funny. Ha ha...read the post right before this! The post was from February 6, 2009 and within the post I state that we should be in the house in about 4 weeks. That would have put the move in date around the beginning of April. WELL, that is the funny part! Maybe not truly funny in the comic sense, but funny in the ironic sense that it actually took twice that amount of time to have the house finished! We moved into the new house on May 9, 2009. So if you actually count up the weeks...4 weeks was obviously far from the mark. The good news is...we are in and loving it!

I would like to blame my lack of posting on being busy at work, busy with Evelyn, busy with the new house, etc...but I cannot. I have to blame my lack of posts on the fact that I was introduced to facebook in the beginning of January and have devoted too much time to that site. Thereby ignoring this blog. I am making a vow to not ignore blogging anymore, to publish more pics and stories of what is happening in our lives!

Here is a quick recap:
In February we went to The Great Wolf Lodge with friends.
In March we celebrated Evelyn's 4th birthday.
In April we went on a bowling fieldtrip with Evelyn's pre-school class.
In April Andy and I went to Dallas for an Audiology convention. Fun time.

I will try to post recent pictures highlighting the events of the missing blog months. Take care and be sure to tune in again soon to see if I keep to my blogging vow!