kitchen make over

when we moved into our house there was quite a bit of work to be done.  an old lady named daisy lived in the house...and well, she decorated like a daisy.

i'm talking about magnolia wallpaper.  emerald walls.  burgundy walls.  flower wallpaper in the kitchen.  atrocious.

with that said, we've done a lot of fun things to help change the look of the house.  we're not really good decorators, so we've had to rely on the painting, furniture, and the kitchen :)

so the kitchen.  the kitchen started with flower wallpaper ( i wish i had pictures, but i got it down so quickly the camera couldn't catch it).  then it had terrible white laminant counter tops, with pot and pan burn marks..ooh pretty.  and the cabinets.  well here are the cabinets...

terrible colored wood.  even worse gold knobs.  nothing great about this.

but now.  the cabinets have been painted.  and new knobs have been ordered.  jonathan put new countertops in and they look awesome.

but as for the painting, and antiquing, and new nobs, i'm proud to say this was all me :).  so here they are...

so im a little impressed.  i love them really.  they lighten up the whole room.  and i love them.  and home projects.  i love those in general.  so go paint your cabinets.  antique them.  and order knobs real cheap from overstock.

goodnight.

this one's for the girls

its been a while blogfriends.  i must admit i actually forgot my password to log in to blog - thats sad.  sorry :).  im back.


this blog is about my favorite girls in the world - my nieces...and since i haven't blogged recently, you should know that there are now THREE of them :)


i completely remember each of them being born.  i remember caroline's preciously high pitched little voice. i remember her hands always being active and pushing out from the little blanket.  i remember falling so completely in love with her from day one.  


i remember campbell - i remember her looking different than her sissy. i remember her making these little noises right after she was born and caroline mocked them thinking they were having a conversation.  i remember holding campbell and just being so excited for who she would become.


and now we have kennedy.  sweet baby kennedy.  kennedy was a surprise for us - we didn't know if she would be kennedy or griffin, a boy or a girl.  she came to the world when she was ready, not when doctors said her due date would be.  what i remember about kennedy is just being blown away by how pretty a baby she is.  she's the prettiest baby i've ever seen.  i sent her picture around to my coworkers, and one said she resembled an angel - a complete answer to the question is there a creator?


i love these girls.  i love them in a completely different way than any one else on earth.  i love being with them. i don't see wrong in them.  id do anything for them.  it's perfectly reasonable to buy 5 ring pops for caroline because thats how many she thinks she needs.  i love them.


i also love music.  specifically drew holcomb and the neighbors.  if you haven't heard them, go download every song they have on your itunes and tell me thank you.


so i was visiting drew holcomb's site the other day looking for when they'd be coming to raleigh.  and i came across a music video.  a new music video of theirs.  ive heard the song a thousand times, and i love it.  but i never knew where he was coming from when he wrote it.  so on the front page of his site, he explained it.  


he wrote the song to his nieces and nephew.  it's called "live forever."  he fell completely head over heels in love with them and wanted only the very best and purest for their lives.  he wanted to advise them and hold them from this life.  he wanted them to experience the best.  he explains it better than i can, but i completely related.  


that's what i want for these girls.  for them to know Jesus Christ as their personal savior, and at a young age...for them to laugh until they can't breathe...for them to just dance around the room (with their auntie) and love hearing the music that's playing...for them to find love.  to stay away from evil and not let it even tempt their hearts.  i love them, sincerely, and completely.


so here's the song, and the video...and here's to you girls...i love you.

http://drewholcomb.com/  (scroll down to read his article first) then just click play on the "live forever" video.