Its been forever!!!

So much has happened since my last post. Its been over a year and I have family asking for updates. I'm going to try and keep up with blogging about our new life. I don't know how other bloggers do it. They have so much dedication to sit down and blog everyday!

Okay, back to what we have been up to. Our kitchen project was completed along with a few other projects like the upstairs bathroom. (I will get some updated pictures for you) My husband graduated with his accounting degree in December and was offered a wonderful job. But we had to move for the job and now we are in a whole new city, downtown St Paul!

Now moving from a house to an apartment was not an easy move. We have to walk a little ways to get Lilly to the park every morning, afternoon, and night. Its not far but its not as easy as opening the door and letting her out. Our apartment overlooks the park and since we moved all the flower beds have come alive. The park has several people who come in and care for the beds. Its been a blessing to enjoy such beauty and not have to weed or water it! The park has lots of events and festivals in the summer!

Because we are in the process of selling our house we have very little furniture in our new apartment. This makes nesting so much harder for us girls, right?!?! We always want to make our living space so beautiful and available for visitors to come and enjoy. As of right now we have a bed and two chairs so because of this we are asking people to wait a few months before stopping in for a visit. Hopefully by then we will have the place feeling more like a home and less like a bachelor pad.

I will try and get some pictures up of our city adventures but as of right now I don't have any.

Thanks for stopping by-
Hannah

Step Three-Bring in the New

This kitchen project has been taking so much of my time I have been forgetting to post! Okay last time I posted we were mudding the walls. Here is what we have done in the last week and a half.

1. Painted

2. New flooring

3. Cabinets

Here are some pictures to show you what the new product looks like.

This paint color I liked on paper but not the walls so I went
 with a lighter gray

My sister came to help paint along with my brother-in-law!
Thanks guys for all your help!!!!

After painting we ripped up the old flooring (BIG JOB!!)

My hubby working at a stubborn piece of flooring

After we ripped up the old flooring we had to patch the
cracks and holes

You can see the new board by hubby put in where the old
 cabinets had been

Once the crack fill was dry we put in the new flooring!

Don't you just love it!!!! I sure do!



Notice we painted the window trim white....another big job!



After the floor glue dried we brought in the cabinets!

And the next day our carpenter came to help put them into place



The other side of the kitchen now has cabinets!

Since our carpenter is working on his doctorate he doesn't have much free time. So he comes when he can to get things done...his next visit we will be able to get our counter tops and sink into place. Sometimes you have to make scarifies to get the best and without him we wouldn't be where we are right now. So we will wait patiently for him. In the mean time I have been able to clean a few things up around the house. Man, does it feel good to clean up the dust. I feel like there are parts of the house with dust that is 2 inches deep!! 

Well, I'm hoping to have a few more updates for you by the end of next weekend but I can't make any promises. I don't know how much time my dad will have with finals coming up. But if we do have updates I will try to get them posted as soon as possible.

Until next time! 

Step Two- Mud and Prime

We are on week three of our kitchen project....and so far we have covered all the holes and "feathered out" the uneven spots.

Mudding all the holes

I have taped off the windows in prep of their makeover!

Has anyone ever told you how dusty it gets from the sanding?!?!? I am still washing out dust from my hair. Yesterday I primed the kitchen and tomorrow I have to go back and cover all the corners. Along with the walls I am going to be painting the trim around the windows. I am glad we are at this point though. The mudding was taking forever!!!

Poor little fridge all alone in the kitchen



That fan has been working overtime on this project!

Now the hard part......finding the right color to go in the kitchen. I am wanting to keep the floral drapes I had before but when I look for ideas I am not seeing that many kitchens with the long drapes. So maybe drapes are a bad idea? But the drapes are not the biggest problem.....the biggest problem is the paint color! I have been looking for ideas on colors at Favorite Paint Colors. Kristin has great pictures that is organized by room or color! I just love her new blog. Anyway, I am at the drawing board trying to decide on the color. I have to think fast because I want to start painting tomorrow or Sunday.



I am leaning towards the lighter brownish grays



Until next time!

Hannah

Step One-Take out the old

I am relaxing right now in my sitting room surrounded by what use to be in my kitchen. We have kitchen stuff scattered all over the house so don't come by and ask for a cup of sugar...I don't remember where I put it! I am just hoping we can live in this for a few weeks before going crazy (and when I say we, I really mean me!).

Lucky for us, Jesse's family came up this weekend. So along with his parents we also had the help of his two brothers and you know what they say, many hands make light work. So when I got up this morning I was cleaning out the cupboards while my mother-in-law was making breakfast. We had to make sure the boys were fueled before taking on the "Kitchen Demolition". After we had cleaned out the kitchen the boys took over and went to town on the project. Here are some pictures taken through out the day:




My mother-in-law washing the last of the dishes as the boys are finishing up breakfast and yes to the left of my mother-in-law is the oven I told you about!





The cupboards with all the doors off and my brother-in-law showcasing his Fiji Water.



Meeting of the minds



You see the back of my hubby...this is called Management by Walking Around. hee hee hee



The furman on the job (get it? FURman....)



The end product of the day with no cupboards, thanks to my in-laws, and new electric, thanks to my Dad!









Spring Break and Kitchen Renovations

Well, spring break is here for my hubby and I thought....why not put him to work?!? Jesse and I have been saving money for our kitchen remodel. And when I say remodel, I mean REMODEL. We will be taking out old and bringing in the new. From cupboards to flooring...we are doing it all! Is my husband on board? Well, not what a student wants to do on his spring break especially when this is his last spring break since he will be graduating this December. But we have been living without an oven for the last year and a half and I am getting sick of it. And he loves homemade goodies so we came to an agreement, I would make him cookies every week and an apple pie once a month if he would get our kitchen remodeled. Guess I better ask my Mom for her apple pie recipe!

I will load some pictures of what our kitchen looked like before we moved in, during the remold, and the after product.

The Great Adventure

Well I did it...I started a bog about my life. I was inspired by all the blogs out there, informing you of life as an adult. Right now you are probably asking yourself, "Will this blog be like all the rest....talking about herself as if we have nothing else to do but read about it?"...the answer to that question is yes. I will fill you in on information you care nothing about. I will bore you with details about cleaning, cooking, decorating, being married to my best friend, where God is taking us in life and SO much more! If you don't like my blog move on.....as of February 16, 2011, there were over 156 million public blogs in existence. If you cant find a blog you like in that 156 million, you have a problem!

So what are my goals? At this point I don't have any....I promise to be real at all times, letting you in on parts of my life, and some of the struggles young couples face as they enter into what society calls "adulthood". For those of you who are unsure of what adulthood is, or when it starts, I will clear that up for you. Per Wikipedia- a legal adult is a legal concept for a person who has attained the age of majority and is therefore regarded as independent, self-sufficient, and responsible.

And so the journey begins......