ReStore goodies

Habitat ReStore is one of my favorite places for DIY home stuff.  They recently posted on facebook that they had received a large donation of new carpet. We were able to pick out a couple rolls that looked pretty good together, and voila! The unfinished basement is now a cozy playroom for the kids. We also got some carpet squares for the steps. It's not all the same pattern, but it goes together pretty well.  

I was also finally able to get these guys out of my mom's garage - my blue lobster chairs!

Another Habitat ReStore find, these came out of a Red Lobster of all places.  They had blue, green, and red chairs to choose from and I fell in love with the blue for my coastal theme. They have kind of a blue stain over the wood.  We had to wait 30 days before putting anything on the wood floor, so I was really excited to finally use them for dinner last night. They're super sturdy and comfy. The table is my splurge.  It came from Pier 1. It was too perfect and I was able to get a little bit of a discount, so I went for it. The area rug comes tomorrow and the couch on Thursday. Then I think we'll be ready to commit to hanging some decor on the walls. It's fun to finally be in decorating mode!

fast forward

I got caught up in all the craziness that was our May/June and haven't posted any house or kiddo updates in a while.  But if you fast forward to now, Em is two and can sing the alphabet, Big E is seven and finished his first season of machine pitch baseball, and we're all moved in! Ta-da! We celebrated our 11th anniversary by moving into our new home.

[Actually, we did a little pre-celebration the night before with a box of wine at our new kitchen island (known now as the Buckshot Bend Bar).  Note to self: don't drink half a box the wine the night before you move.]

The past week as been a blur, but we're finally settled in.

Thank goodness for paid help! All our stuff was out of storage and into our house in an hour and a half.

The lovely stair carpet. 

Formal dining still needs some help with decor.

If I could marry a refrigerator, it would be that GE with french doors over there.
However I might cheat on it with that pantry.

Obsessed with my beachy mantle!
Vase, candles and rope knot from target; mini trunk from my garage-saling mom;
and tropical plant from our first house guests!

This past week (other than unpack and clean) we watched fireworks almost every evening from our front porch and back deck. We went swimming three or four times in the community pool (aka grammy's house). And sometimes we just sat and just listened to the frogs, birds, and wind.

So happy we were able to keep focused and make this dream a reality.  It wasn't long ago (Thanksgiving Day) that we were standing in that empty field thinking what it could be. I wouldn't move to the country with just anyone, but with this crew? Heck yeah!