Poor, sad blog

My blog is very sad and lonely. I've been neglecting it lately. At least it doesn't look as bad as my house does. Here's a little peak at what I'm doing these days.

Dark Chocolate cabinets with a side of pistachio.

Red accent wall.

And my complete inability to measure and tape correctly.

Long time no see…

As you know I've been up to my ears in making our new house into a home. It's starting to look a little more homey, but there's still so much to do! Here's a few sneak peaks of what I've been up to.

My youngest has never had a room designed just for him, so he's very excited about his beachy, surf room. We just painted one color on the walls, so that we can move in, but there are big plans for this space. I'm a little concerned about the intensity of the color; it's slap you upside the head blue.

My oldest is leaving his Harry Potter room (which breaks my heart), but is very excited about his new camouflage room. Again, we just put the base coat up for now.

My favorite before and after is the built in bookcase around the fireplace. What a difference!

Traveling

This is the collage portrait I created for my parents for Christmas. I didn't have time to scan it, so I snapped a quick picture at night. I hope to get a chance to scan it soon. It has all their grandchildren on it. I also added a key with the word "heart" on it. My dad and brother are locksmiths, so it's fitting.

We just got back from visiting my husband's family in Buellton. Here's a pic of the ocean at Pismo Beach. Beautiful!!! The weather was gorgeous down there. We had a great time, but it's good to be home. Back to work on the house tomorrow. Can't wait!

Merry Christmas!

I hope you all have a great holiday. I am so grateful for all of you who take the time to read my blog. Thank you so much!!! I have big plans for the New Year that I will be blogging about soon. Take time to relax and enjoy your family and friends. I might even take my own advice.

Happy Birthday Iraj!!!

I wanted to wish my husband a very happy birthday on Thursday. I am so grateful to be his wife. He's a great husband, and father. He's worked hard to make our dreams come true and we love him so much.

Unfortunately, my eldest is going into surgery on Hubby's birthday. It's hard to feel sorry for a guy who's playing video games instead of going to school, though. He's so tough he hasn't even had any pain meds. He takes after his dad and mine. I wish I had their pain tolerance and speedy healing powers.

Hello

After quite a cold snap, we're back to our regular California weather in the 50s. Thank goodness, since I could not get warm. I'll be MIA a bit more as I get our new home ready, pack up our stuff, and move. The kids only have one more week of school before Christmas vacation. They just had three days off last week for the flu. It seems like they're never in school anymore. At least they're helping with the new house. Hope to check in with you all soon with some pictures of all our hard work.

Disappearance & Sale

Sorry I've been MIA lately. We got hit with the stomach flu. We're better now and to celebrate I'm having a 2 day Holiday sale. Receive 15% off everything in my Etsy shop Thursday and Friday only (Dec. 10-11). Just mention the code H1209 in the message to seller.