Honeymoon is Over

Honeymoon is over

The honeymoon is over and the changes have begun. We have slowly started tearing down wallpaper, painting walls and ceilings, putting up light fixtures, fixing shelves, and picking out tile. Our house has turned into a bit of a time warp where you can travel from 1967 to 2013...and back to 1967. Sometimes i wonder if the house feels like it is going through an identity crisis, or a mid life crisis at the very least.

Outside of House

What I appreciate more with every passing day, is how this house feels like our home. Don't get me wrong, we are still a long ways off from any feeling of completion. But at least it doesn't feel like we are house sitting for a retired couple with awesome furniture....more like awesome toys, as that seems to be the majority of what is in the house.

Updating the house has been coming along at a snails pace and having a little one is the biggest part of that challenge. I have so much respect for my parents; they added a basement to their house with 4 children growing up in it! I'm not joking here, they dug out the basement with a Bobcat...on their own. Simple amazing.....might be where I got my ambition from....

Dinning Room Before

Tyler and I have noticed one thing with Harrison, only one person can truly "work" at a time. (To those of you that read this and have suggestions on how to keep a 1.5 year old entertained long enough for you to complete a project...please send ideas my way.) We can generally keep him entertained for 15 minutes....but then it is time to play chase me (best game ever, by the way, the whole goal is to run around the house saying "I'm going to catch  you!" And when you do, you tickle the little monster). Since i have Maximizer as one of my top five strengths, I struggle to watch a list that keeps getting longer (not shorter) even though we are crossing items off. I just keep reminding myself, some progress is better than no progress and I would much rather enjoy Harrison while he still lets me. :)

New Light fixture in Dinning Room

When Harrison walks in the room looking for "mum," as he calls me, I remind myself that it is Gods way of saying, "Alicia, take a moment and enjoy this beautiful life that is in front of you." And what better way of taking a break then playing with the cutest, happiest little man ever (it's ok, I can brag cause I'm his mom!). This past weekend, we took Sunday as a play day of just enjoying time with the family. As I was playing cars with Harrison, he decided to randomly run over to me, give me the biggest hug and kiss, then run back to play cars. Unsolicited love is The Best gift any mom could ask for, ever. It may not last forever, but I cherish these moments the most.

 

Harrison being a Cheese Ball!! :D

Speaking of unsolicited love, I need to send a shout out to my husband. He has been a rockstar through this whole "project house." For those of you that don't know, Tyler is really handy (thank goodness, as I was not blessed with a handy bone in my body....that sounds funny, but I like it so I'm keeping it). Not only is he handy (and handsome..."Red Green Show" joke) he has vision. Many days I sit back and think, how he drew the short end of that stick when he married me. I can't visualize anything without a Pintrest board and even then, i have to draw it out on the Home 3d app!

Hopefully by the next blog we will have some progress on the guest bath. As this has become priority one. This is the bathroom with.....carpet! :-P I'm sure there are more disgusting things in this world, but carpet in a bathroom is at least in the top 50. Currently, we have the idea in Tyler's head, and I believe I know what I want. Now to go to Pintrest to change the entire plan because of one awesome pin! Wish us luck!

Who puts carpet in a bathroom??

Much love,

The Glesnes