we moved again...

but this time it was 2 miles instead of 800:) 

here's the story...

Back in October we came to Hohenwald for Keith's interview and our first visit. As we were driving around, we came upon this CUTE little street...

Mindy: Oh my goodness, I LOVE this street!

Keith: Yeah, it looks nice, but there aren't any houses for sale.

Mindy: Look at the cute matching tree in front of every house.

Keith: Ummhumm

Mindy: Couldn't you just imagine trick or treating and Christmas caroling down this street with our children some day:)

Keith: You're weird.

Back in Abilene, after deciding to take the position and move to Hohenwald, we began looking at houses for sale online, and I was crossing my fingers, that something would open up on "that street that I love." And eventually one did, in early December, about a month before moving, we hit the road headed for Hohenwald in search of a house. We looked at several houses, including the one on that street, but it just wasn't what we were looking for, however, while we were looking, I couldn't help but notice the *oh so cute* house next door that had some sort of sign in the yard, but it wasn't a for sale sign, and it appeared to be vacant. I kept it in mind, even though we'd never seen the inside and didn't know much about it. During all of this looking, our house in Abilene hadn't sold, but we knew we had to find somewhere to park the UHaul in January. After sharing this with our new elders, one of them had an empty rental house they graciously let us stay in while we transitioned, waited to sell in Abilene, and took our time finding the right house to buy here. We were and are very thankful for that! Three months later, our house in Abilene still hasn't sold, but, remember that *oh so cute* house on "that street that I love"? It was for sale....and the owner is letting us lease it for now, and will put our rent money towards the price of the house when we sell in Abilene! Oh yeah, and somewhere along the way we saw the inside and loved it as much as the outside:) So, a week and a half ago, we packed it all up and moved again! Without further ado, here is "that street that I love" last week. Yes sir, that's right. On Sunday morning, March 1st, we woke up to 6 inches of SNOW and it was BEAUTIFUL! (and of course that meant NO SCHOOL on Monday, perfect for sleeping in, breakfast date, and unpacking!)

And here is our street this afternoon! This weekend spring sprung! Temperatures made it up to the mid-seventies and our Bradford pear trees bloomed! Aren't they pretty:)

our house on March 1, 2009

our house on March 9, 2009

bed and bath

Our first major home renovation was definitely not planned. We came home from my parents' on Christmas day a couple of years ago to spend the night and head to Keith's parents' the next morning, only to find the pile of towels on the bathroom floor soaking wet. Upon further investigation, we found that the carpet in our bedroom was also soaked. Merry Christmas to us:) Needless to say, we did not get to make the trip to Jackson that year. As it turned out, there was some sort of leak under the tub, so we had to remove the tub and all of the tile surrounding it, and Keith and I are not what you'd call handy. We did the demolition all ourselves, and had the new tub and tile put in by a professional. But, during the process, and with the help of my precious mom and our super sweet sisters, we decided that if the rose colored tile was coming out of the tub area, for a fresh clean look, it might as well come off of the vanity too. So one thing led to another, and before long, not only did we have a new tub and tile, but we also had a new sink and vanity, and pretty new paint in the bathroom and bedroom. Oh yeah, because the water made its way into the bedroom, we had to take everything out of there and take out the carpet to let it dry, and if you have to take everything out of a room, you might as well paint! Let me tell you, that was one crazy week that we will not forget! Redoing your bathroom is tough when you just have one, thankfully our sisters let us shower at their houses. We made lots of new friends at Lowe's and ended up loving our bathroom and bedroom!

bathroom

our bedroom

guest bedroom/ hobby room/ office/ catch all:)

new wall that gave us an entry way 

(probably would have made more sense with the living room pics!)

Hope you've enjoyed touring our first home. We're still hoping the right people will come along and want to make it their home. 

house for sale, kitchen edition

It has been a BUSY month since I last blogged, but before I move on to Christmas, the big move, and life in Tennessee, I thought I'd finish posting the pictures of our house in Abilene so that it's properly documented on the blog:) I don't have any more from before the renovation, so I'll give you a little history. The kitchen had primary colored plaid wallpaper, which we asap after moving in:), colorful (different colors than the wallpaper) striped carpet, peeling paint on cabinets, old mustard yellow sink, and faded/stained countertops.

my new red kitchen with nice new big pantry and plenty of room for the table!

freshly painted cabinets, pretty new counter tops, and nice new sink and faucet

house for sale!

Our home, the only one we've know together as married people, is for sale. Any bloggers out there in the market:) It's been on the market for about a month now. We're hoping the right people will want to buy it, make it into their home and love it as much as we have. So spread the word, house for sale!

We've done some work on it over the past 5 years while we've lived here. I haven't always been good about taking "before" pics, but I thought I'd share a few "befores" and several "afters."

living room before:

living room after:
with wood floors instead of maroon carpet, new paint, cream and khaki instead of dingy white and wood paneling, a wall torn down where the couch is (you can see the old wall to the right of the tv in the before pics), and less clutter!

the rest of the living room before:
(was the "dining room")

the rest of the living room after:

(we moved Keith's books in here from the extra bedroom and moved this little table in here from the kitchen)

the old wall that separated the kitchen and living room

the living room side had our desk, but since we have laptops now we don't need it. we moved a lot of desky stuff to the extra bedroom

kitchen side of the old wall:

I'm getting sleepy and still have papers to grade, so I'm going to have to call it quits for tonight and call this post..."to be continued" More to come on our house....have I convinced any of you to buy it yet:)