Elation

What a feeling! What an amazing feeling it is to have a home. Not just a house, but a home. I've got to admit that I haven't been very excited about my house for the past few weeks, because I all I saw when I walked into this house was work: touch-up here, sand there, redo this, redo that, etc, etc. Finally, the day we moved in, the house has turned into a home. Even though there are boxes of stuff strewn about the floor, no pictures have been hung, we can't use the main bathroom upstairs, the kitchen isn't quite finished, we have no privacy because the blinds still haven't been installed, we can't use the washer because of a major leak, can't use the dryer because there's no vent, and our heater isn't working, it's still a home, and it's my home.

I promise I'll post pictures of before and after as soon as I get more stuff put away. I'm amazed at the transformation, and even more amazed that Brandon and I stuck with it and got it all done.

SIGH of relief

By the way, we're still missing some stuff from the move. So if anyone sees Brandon's glasses, my guest bedroom pillows, some of my cleaning stuff, and some hardware for my bed, please let me know. I would really appreciate it.

Also - Am I a Scrooge if I don't want to decorate for Christmas? I can't find my regular stuff, much less my Christmas decorations!

Talked to my parents last night and they have already started redoing the basement. They were playing ping pong on their brand new ping pong table. I think it's a hint to everyone in the family that the basement is no longer open for room & board.