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A tour, a tour!

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I finally have for your creepin’ convenience, photos of our new house! I went with a slideshow instead of a video tour, only because it’s easier in a way. That, and I hate listening to the sound of my voice.

So, of you’re reading this in a reader, you may want to click on through to my actual blog page to view the pictures, because I’m pretty sure the slideshow won’t show up in readers.

Enjoy!

I shall explain that I didn’t take pictures of bathrooms because really, unless it’s AMAZING, a bathroom is a bathroom. I have three FULL bathrooms, so that means three toilets, three sinks, and three full bath tubs to clean. Lucky me!

And what on Earth are we going to do with that awful green, black and blue room? The black “magnetic” stripe is textured almost like a chalkboard and is noticeably raised from the rest of the wall. If we can’t get rid of it completely, we’re going to paint it a different colour (which will probably take 3 or 4 coats of paint!) and then paint the rest of the walls a solid colour. Not too sure what colour yet, but I’ll figure it out soon enough!

The bedrooms also all have gorgeous crown molding in them which makes them feel amazing. I just love lying in bed and staring at it!!

Hope you enjoyed the tour! We’re finally settled right in :)

Any colour combo suggestions for that awful striped room?

Settling In

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Well, Kyle and I have been in our new house for a week now! While our official possession date was last Thursday we got our keys the Wednesday night, so we were able to start slowly moving that evening! Really all we did was mop the floors and bring over some kitchen stuff, but it was a great feeling!

Thursday and Friday were spent (mostly by Kyle) moving all the furniture and the rest of the boxes. My brother helped Kyle move on Thursday and he was a huge help. Really, I couldn’t be more thankful for his awesome help! My dad helped on Friday with Kyle’s took box and our queen-size bed, and by noon, we were done moving! It was pretty good timing, if you ask me!

Saturday we used as a day of rest. Kyle had to go back to work on Sunday so we needed a day of “nothing.” It was well deserved since we were both exhausted. Sunday my mom and I cleaned the townhouse top to bottom since our renters moved in Tuesday. Fingers crossed that it all works out okay!

Now, one week after we moved in we’re still settling in, figuring out the functionality of our (seemingly) enormous house. Our living room furniture consists of a horrible old leather chair and some blankets and pillows on the floor (which I’ve lovingly named “the Couch and Loveseat”). This weekend we’ll probably go furniture shopping, although we’re not crazy about having to spend money, having a living room with no furniture isn’t exactly fun either.

I promise I’ll take some photos soon and post them. I know I said that I was going to wait until the place was less messy, but whatever. I’m sure you guys will understand :)

How long did it take you to settle into a new space?

Like a Dog and a Squirrel

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Have you ever had the enjoyment of watching a dog chase a squirrel around? They play cat and mouse all day and you almost feel bad for the dog, until some kind of crazy happens and the dog catches the squirrel? Most of the time, the dog just stands there and doesn’t believe it. Who would’ve thought that after all that work he’s catch it, right?

Well, I had a “dog with a squirrel” moment this week. Actually, I’m still feeling like a dog who caught the squirrel.

Really, it all started when I was drinking my morning coffee and it made me feel like barfing. I figured I didn’t wash the soup out of the mug good enough, because during my cup the next day I felt fine. But – a couple more cups made me feel gross too. I tried not to think anything of it, because, well, I just had my period so I couldn’t possibly be pregnant. Hell, I even had a Caesar because I deserved it. Reminders that sometimes it takes a year to get pregnant kept flowing through my mind after remembering the comments on this post. I just wanted to relax a bit and not worry about it.

Except the coffee sickness continued, also turned into car sickness every now and then. And then? Then a few days ago I was a little late. Yeah, that kind of late. But – again, I tried not to think anything of it because I have before only to be disappointed.

And then Kyle got excited. He wanted to know so badly whether or not we were going to be parents, so after work on Tuesday I stopped at Walmart and bought a test. Nothing is more awkward than buying a test. Period. I waited until Kyle came home from work and after we had dinner and I had chugged a ginormous bottle of Vitamin Water, the testing commenced. Let me tell you, it was the longest 2 minutes and 30 seconds of my life. But the result?

That’s a big-ass plus sign, people! See the reference now? It only took four months of trying and now that we’re successful, I don’t believe it! In fact, I took two tests because of my shock. Kyle even bought the second test so I didn’t have to get out of the truck. And?

Doesn’t get much certain than that, does it?

So, after a doctor’s appointment this morning, I am happy to confirm that I am, indeed, pregnant! I guess after peeing on a stick three time with three positive results it pretty certain, but the doctor (who’s subbing for mine while he’s on holidays) ordered me a blood test, so in a couple weeks, I’ll know for sure FOR SURE, and we’ll begin the rest of the process!

If the pregnancy app on my phone is correct (which I’m not banking any money on, FYI) I’ll be due sometime in June.

We’ve already told Kyle’s family since his grandparents left today for Yuma, AZ. His mom had guessed it when she read that coffee made me sick on Facebook, but she didn’t want to say anything until we told her. I’ll be telling my family tonight after Kyle heads to work.

So – there you have it! It’s slowly starting to sink in, and I’m pretty sure time will fly by and baby will be here before I know it!

Important note! While I’m excited and all, I’m not quiet ready to tell the rest of the world, so please resist the urge for “Congrats” via Twitter or Facebook, or in real life in front of other people. I’ll wait to tell them when I have sonographic proof. (Sorry coworkers who may read this! I don’t want any office gossip yet!) Really, we’re only telling close friends and family, but we’re both too stoked to keep this completely under wraps! I guess that makes my blogging friends pretty special :)

Thanks lovelies!