Our New Humble Abode

A couple fun things you should know about these pictures.  I took these before the morning that the movers were coming.  It was cold and rainy.  Okay, that wasn't really fun, but get this.  You will see all of our short term living items laying around.  So fun, right?  We decided to have a camp-out like experience for our first night in the new home and it was pretty awesome and memorable.

So first up.  This is Caden's room.



We decided the pink wasn't too suitable so we changed it to his favorite color.... green.  We also removed the white trim and drapery.  We still have a ways to go, but it's a start.  And he's jumping on his bed so what more can you ask for?



A house looks so much better with furniture, no?

Here's Porter's room.



Casey's Grandma would be soooooo happy in this room.  But atlas, we couldn't handle it.  I'm not quite sure we can handle this color either, but that's what I get for choosing a color by its name.  This color is called bubble from Sherwin Williams.  That describes Porter perfectly.  He's a little bubble of cuteness.



I told Casey that once I get the accents and decorations up, it will be just fine.  At least for Mr. Bubble and me.  The next thing to be removed from this room?  That silly light fixture.

That's all the updating we've done so far, but here's a look at some of the other rooms in our house.  I realize it's hard to place where you're at without furniture, but once we have some updating done, I will show you pictures.

This is the living/dining/kitchen.  This is my favorite area of the house right now.  Probably because it's halfway livable.  Right behind me in this picture is a huge window (taller than the one you see) with the same long drapes.  I LOVE these drapes.  They are simple, sturdy and a nice neutral color.

The kitchen is quite a bit smaller than our first home.  But, it does have an island.  wOOt!



When you go down those stairs, you enter the family room.  Like so.



I think I will like this space once I figure out how the heck we are going to lay it out.  We need to fit our office, toys and large couches in here.  Uh, yeah.  That's probably why we are stalking Ikea these days.

Go down another flight of stairs and you're in the basement.  Or what we like to call the Guest Suite.  Yes, we are that awesome so you better come visit!



Here's a little better look at the suite (sweet) part.  haha



It's not much, but look at this.



We figure you need your very own bar if you're staying with us.

So there you have it.  A nice little tour of bits of our new home.  We love it here so far so I can only hope the fun continue!

This Wind Ain't Got Nothin' On Me!

Life is a complete whirlwind right now.

We found out we are moving to Minnesota about 6 weeks ago. In that amount of time we have listed our home, sold it and put in an offer on our new house. Let's just say things have been completely nuts around here. I'm certain we will look back and say, "now, just how did we get all that done?!" Because even in the midst of it all, I'm wondering the same thing myself.


To have listed and sold our house so quickly in this market is a huge deal. And a huge blessing. To have found a house that is reasonable and makes us happy is a huge deal. And a huge blessing. We know for sure we are supposed to be in Minnesota for some reason. One we can't pinpoint now, but it will be revealed in the next few years I'm sure.

The boys have been so good about all the adjustments along the way. Again, what a huge blessing. I'm here staying behind with the boys in Nebraska to tie up a few loose ends. The boys and I will hopefully make it to Minnesota in the next month or so to be with Casey again. Everything has happened so quickly, but we are ready to live life as a family again.

I will try to post when I can, but for the most current updates on the new home, move, etc, follow me over at Fresh Nest Design.

xo

Hello Minnesota!

Mini Minnesota

We've been in Minnesota a mere two hours, and it seems lovely.  I now know why everyone that has lived here has told us that we'll need two things upon moving: a snowblower and a snowmobile.  There is SO much snow here.  And it's making house hunting a challenge.  It's hard to really see what the exterior of a house looks like when the entire yard is covered in snow, and makes things look a little drab.

Good thing we have a little time to enjoy the hunt.  I've made a list of things our next house would have, most of which our current home is a deficient in.  I know it's not likely we'll get all these items, but I want to jot them down so I can easily remind myself of what they were before my emotions get the best of me.  Here's what's on the IDEAL list:

• white trim


• decent backyard (.3 acre or larger would be so nice!)


• nearby walking paths/parks


• close to a gym with childcare (baby #2 has killed my body image)


• close to church (within 15 minutes)


• close to amenities (store within 5 minutes)


• spare guest room


• decent sized laundry room

Wish us luck as we spend the extended weekend looking around.  And if you have any places in the Eden Prairie area to check out, let us know as we're down to see as much as we can between now and then!