Hello Spring!!!

On March 18th my mom, dad, Ashley and Tiffany came for a visit to Roanoke. It's the first time that they have been to our new home. Ashley and Tiffany are our daughters and they live in North Carolina (where we moved from) and we haven't seen them since the middle of February. We celebrated birthdays - my dad's was the 16th and mine and my twin sisters was the 20th-also the 1st day of Spring). It was a wonderful visit. Below are some awesome pictures that were taken over the weekend. Enjoy!

We are finally moved and settled (somewhat) into our new home. We moved in here just under three weeks ago. My twin sister, Terri!, and her family live in this area and we decided that we wanted to be near them. We were about five hours apart from each other but now no more than 15 minutes. We already love living here and this close to them. It was a great decision. I will show you some of the house. We are leasing with option to purchase so we are being careful not to put too many nail holes in the walls until we decide to purchase. Here goes...

This is our 'formal' living room. I don't really need a formal living room but we have one so there. When you first come in the front door this room is direclty on your right.

This is our dining room. When you come in the front door it is drectly on your left. (right across from the formal living room) I need to find an area rug for this room but haven't found the one that is just right for this space. (still need fabric at the windows also)

Our Master Bedroom is huge. I absolutely love it. I haven't added window treatments yet but am still looking for the perfect ones. We get the most amazing sunrise in the morning out these windows I hate to cover them up. Any suggestions?Here the is another view of our Mater Bedroom. You can seen the living room through the hallway. Our living room (or great room, I guess I should call it) is very large. I think I found a rug for in here but my husband thinks it's too small. We will have to keep looking for now. Also, I am adding some fabric to the windows to soften it up a bit. I am not going to completely cover the windows because the view from these windows makes the room.

I am still working on the eat-in-kitchen and the guestrooms upstairs. I will post more on them later. But for now, this gives you an idea of what I have been up to recently. It's a work in progress and we are well on our way. If I actually wrote down all the things that I am still shopping for it might overwhelm me just a bit. For now I will just keep the ongoing list in my head.

God is so Good!!!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Wow...have we gotten the snow. Our area usually doesn't get it like this. It started snowing yesterday morning shortly before we awoke. I tried to drive down our 'steep' mountain road thinking I could make it to work, work a few hours and then get back home before it got too bad. Well, boy was I wrong. Shortly after pulling out of our driveway I was regretting my decision but since our road is all down hill, I didn't feel comfortable turning around. I 'slid' all the way to the bottom, turned around and up the mountain I came. It was very dangerous, slippery, steep cliffs to my right and not a great idea at all. It took me more than 30 minutes to go 3 miles (down and then back up again). Boy was my husband glad to see me pulling back into the driveway. The stress and the pressure of that (short) drive caused me to walk right into the house and fall into my hubby's arms bawling my head off. He kept saying "at least your home safe now, it's all ok". It took me a good 30 minutes to finally calm down and realize that...I had a Snow Day!!! Yeah. Our company decided to close down, something that they just don't do. Our entire county was just blanketed. I was glad to call my team members to let them know to enjoy their 'Snow Day'. It snowed all day long. We ended up getting between 10 and 12 inches. It is absolutely beautiful. We are just glad that we didn't loose power and that we had food in the cabinets. We have made Potato Soup, Russian Tea, Grilled Cheese, and best of all...snow cream. (yum) We have been snowed in for two days and they have already canceled church for tomorrow...that will make 3 days. My hubby and I have played cards, watched tons of Christmas movies, worked in our home office, I have scrapbooked...it has been a wonderful time. I am sure that are those of you who got way more snow than us but this is big, very big around here.

Wow...5 Years Already!!! Happy Anniversary to 'US'

Dec. 11th - my hubby and I have been married for 5 years. We were both married before and had been single for quite a long time before finding each other. We both belong to the same church and had been friends for almost 3 years before God let us truly 'see' each other for the roles that He had for us in each other's future. At times it feels like yesterday that we were saying 'I do' but on the other hand we feel like we have been married and together for our entire lives. We just instantly became 'Us' and it felt like we had just always been. Well we went out of town for our anniversary to the same cabin that we stayed in for our honeymoon 5 years ago. My aunt and uncle own a cabin right on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia so we took them up on their offer to stay again. We had a wonderful time. Here are a few pics from our weekend. (the ones I can share with you of course...lol) Me and my honey!!! (boy and I a blessed girl)




We took our pictures at this very same rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway 5 years ago and we always make it a point (anytime we are in that area) to go by 'our rock'.






They had a snow and ice storm two days before we arrived. There was still quite a bit of snow in the area. It was absolutely beautiful.

I bet we saw over 100 deer over the three days we were there. They let us get so close (as long as we were still in the car) it was unbelievable. I bet they are use to the 'tourist' taking their photos. We were amazed at how majestic they looked.

With all the 'house here is on the market', 'I am transitioning in my job', 'we are house hunting in Virginia', and 'it's Christmas time' we needed this much deserved time away. It was truly everything that the two of us hoped it would be.

Triplet...I need your help!!!

We are getting our house ready to list for sale. My husband and I are praying about a 'big' move. I have always wanted to live closer to my twin sister and since she and her family are being stubborn about coming this way, I guess my husband and I will have to be the ones to 'take the leap of faith' and move to another state. However, God has to be in on all of this and with the job market and the housing market the way it is, if this 'works' then we will know it is God. In preparation for this new journey, we are getting ready to put our house on the market. My sisters friend Regina (our third triplet) is awesome at home decorating and staging. You should see what she did in my sisters home. Anyway, I am posting some pics here (three rooms for now...more to come later) and want her to be able to see them and give me some advice. If anyone else out there is even reading my blog and has some house-wisdom I would greatly apprecaite your input. Regina, thanks for taking the time to help me out. I love you girl and can't wait to see you.

First up is the kitchen:

Next is the Dining Room:
Now for the Living Room:

Any advice that could stage my house better I would greatly appreciate. Please don't be afraid to make 'any' suggestions. I want to take all ideas (furniture placement, furniture removal, etc.) seriously. Thanks for your input.