September 2, 2010 - Posted by Katie
As many of you already know, we made an offer on a perfect house in Florida this week and they accepted. So come October 15 (Jeffrey’s 40th birthday!!!!) we’re going to be Florida homeowners. Step one of Operation Move to Florida will be done. Now AL just needs to find the right job to transfer to, and we need to sell this house. We’ve begun getting organized in our selling plans and are already lining up carpet people and painters and such. It’s going to be a VERY busy fall/winter. AL thinks that transferring will be easy. So we’ll see how that goes. But what’s important in this post is we’re getting a beautiful new home in Florida.
It’s on almost 4 acres with amazing privacy, tons of trees and a beautiful perfect backyard for Thalia and the dogs to play in. It’s only a few years old, and it is completely gorgeous… Parade of Homes stylish. It’s 4 beds/ 3 baths and only 2700 sq ft. With the huge porch and 4 door garage it is 4200 sq ft. I love my humongous almost 5000 sq ft home, but I’ll be so much happier in this smaller space. Plus I am ready to be rid of these stairs. My knees aren’t doing so well these days, and the stairs are not really my thing anymore. I’m thinking of turning part of the garage into my art/painting space. It has windows overlooking the trees and I wouldn’t have to worry about keeping it too clean. I forgot to take pictures of everything but the back of the house so I’ll use the ones on the real estate page.
Exterior. Four car garage and backyard is fully fenced in.
Beautiful “state of the art” kitchen.
Seamless windows by nook (one of my favorite rooms).
Family room with surround sound speakers in the trey ceiling.
Master suite will actually fit our large bed and has dual closets, jacuzzi tub and separate shower.
The porch is huge and wired for TV. It also includes a gigantic hot tub.
Here is Thalia’s favorite part. An awesome kids play station and gazebo.
The grassy backyard.
View of the driveway and all of the beautiful trees.
I know we’ll be happy here. And I can’t wait to live close to my family again. Love you guys!
August 31, 2010 - Posted by Katie
I’m not a huge Pottery Barn fan. Some of their stuff is very nice. But the place is ridiculously overpriced. While not a fan of spending money on them, I am a huge fan of their decorating style and model rooms. Just look at this nook setup. I would die for this:
And this bedroom? Want!
Entryway… to die for.
Office. Pure Bliss.
Kids room. Fantabulous!
Kid’s mural. Best… ever!
August 28, 2010 - Posted by Katie
We had a fun time in Florida again! I hated to leave.
First we went to the river. Thalia got to go boating (and drive the boat!), catch and release minnows, and see Little Bit and Brandy!
Then we picked grapes at a vineyard. How fun!
And we went to the butterfly garden at the Museum of Natural History. Thalia LOVED it!
August 12, 2010 - Posted by Katie
So we’re driving home from the pool. I gave her some trail mix to snack on in the car. When we get home and pull into the garage, I turn around and Thalia says in this sweet little voice, “I spilled it”. Oh my gosh. What a mess! I was about to get mad, then looked at her worried face and just started cracking up. I ran inside the house to grab my camera and took these pictures before spending the next 20 minutes vacuuming out my car.
Sometimes, you just gotta laugh!
August 10, 2010 - Posted by Katie
When I was a little kid I had a toy horse. I think it was Strawberry Shortcake’s horse. The horse’s name was Maple Stirrup. The reason was because the horse smelled exactly like maple syrup. I loved how it smelled. But everyone else in my family seemed to think that it was too strong or stinky. But I loved it. To this day whenever I’m pouring maple syrup (which is a LOT) I think about that silly horse and smile. Do any of you remember that?
Look! I found a picture!! Wow, that brings back memories!
August 9, 2010 - Posted by Katie
We had a fun weekend. We had a picnic on Saturday and had Mike and Danna over to play Settlers of Catan. We had a lot of fun. And Thalia was a good girl entertaining herself by chasing the dogs all over the house. She was super hyper because she got to stay up late.
Then on Sunday we went to the zoo. She enjoys it more and more each time we take her. She really liked the tiger. She didn’t want to leave his enclosure at all. We tempted her away with the promise of otters. And this time Thalia got to ride the carousel. She kept a pretty serious expression on her face, but she seemed to have fun.
August 8, 2010 - Posted by Katie
We had lunch with Michelle, Robert and Joe last week. Thalia was shy at first, as usual. Then she opened up a bit. The kids made quite a mess at the restaurant, but we all had fun anyway. Then we went to the park in Old Colorado City and the kids played on the stage there. They had so much fun dancing and running around.
Joe, Robert, and Thalia.
Headbutt imminent.
Thalia loves Joe-Joe
August 5, 2010 - Posted by Katie
You ever have one of those weeks where you just have low energy? I’m having a couple of those weeks. I feel worn out… tired ALL the time. I’ve been sleeping fine. I’ve been napping some. I’ve been exercising. I’ve been doing my yoga… positive thinking… cooking… cleaning. I’ve been doing all the typical stuff. I’m not depressed. I don’t feel like anything is wrong. I just feel down. Do you ever feel like that?
August 2, 2010 - Posted by Katie
From Whole Living Magazine… Grilled Peaches. You put some olive oil, salt and pepper on them then grill them for several minutes. Then you add some more olive oil and some basil. It’s supposed to go great with prosciutto. They tasted great! But more importantly, they came out beautiful!
Thalia loves corn on the cob.
Next up… Yams!
