beach: day 1

#turnertrip14

mimi, papa, uncle brian, aunt jaime,

madeline, eden, ronnie, brette and myself

 made it to seaside, florida.

its so pretty and

so relaxing.

 

we rented a house so

every family has their own bedroom

and their own bathroom.

the girls can nap or play

and we have the space for both.

here is the house we rented,

rightfully named amazing grace

and its right across the street from the ocean.

 

 

here is day one in photos.

a little sun, a little rain

and a whole lot of cuteness.

 

 

 

 

 

ronnie and i managed to escape for a little walk around

the town while brette napped.

its such a cute community.

you can walk or bike anywhere,

the houses all have white picket fences

and every store and restaurant is local.

i love it.

 

 

 

 

 

the barn house

would you like more detail about the new home 

ronnie and i will be living in for

(most likely) the next twenty years?

i have a wonderful "meant to be" feeling

about this house.

the one i will lovingly refer to as the barn house. 

you probably can't tell from the pictures because of all those trees,

but the front it shaped like a barn.

and for those of you that have read this blog 

from the beginning,

you might remember back in 2011

ronnie and i were seriously considering selling

our house because we found a house that we both loved.

in fact, that's when ronnie bought the "for sale by owner" sign

that we finally used this summer.

only took us three years. 

i actually wrote about the barn house twice.

first, here, when ronnie was in love with it.

and then, here, when i was in love with it.

we didn't buy it back then

because it wasn't the right time for us.

but believe me when i say that i was super disappointed about it.

we would still drive by it every once in awhile

and i would always say-

we should have bought the barn house!

so imagine my surprise when ronnie and brette were out 

for a drive and called me at work to let me know the

barn house had a for rent sign in its yard.

um, say what?!

i was so excited.

we weren't having that much luck on our house hunt

and i was worried that we might end up living with my parents

or renting something until next spring when the real estate market

was back in full swing.

i immediately called the rental company and asked

if they owners would be interested in selling.

they got back to us the next day to say - yes!

apparently the previous owners were transferred suddenly to colorado

for work and didn't have enough time to sell it and since

they had friends that did rentals they were just going to try that.

fortunately for us, the owners had moved out the end of july and 

the place had never been rented,

so its been vacant for about two months.

it made the buying process easier because

we could rush it without forcing its owners out in a short amount of time.

in fact, the whole thing only took a few weeks. 

i am finally getting my barn house!

we close on it tomorrow and will start the renovations.

we plan on putting in new floors, taking down the popcorn ceilings,

painting the trim and all the walls. 

we will continue to live with my parents until

the floors and ceilings are done 

because that would be a mess to have brette in.

hopefully soon i will be sharing our renovation progress.

i can't wait.

 

a house into a home

it's no longer ours.

we signed the papers.

handed over the keys

and said goodbye

to our first home.

the next adobe

we bought a house!

i have lots to say about it

and lots of plans for it,

but right now two little girls are spending the night 

at their grandparent's house and

since i live here - -

i am getting kicked out of the room so they can go to bed.

for now - i'll just leave you with pictures. 

 the front

 entry way

living room

kitchen

 

 

kitchen

 

family room

  

family room

 

master bedroom

 

second bedroom

 

 

 third bedroom

  

forth bedroom

 

  

laundry room upstairs

 

three acre lot - wahoo!

also backs up to a conservation park

we're very excited!

moving on

 oh. my. gosh. 

seriously, moving has to be one of the

worst things you can ever do.

the worst.

and, ronnie and i had a ton of help.

i can't imagine doing it alone.

we probably wouldn't have made it.

nervous breakdowns, suicide, pure exhaustion...

something would have taken us out.

 the amount of stuff shit ronnie and i have 

collected over the last six years is unreal.

 my parents, my brother, my best friend kassie, her husband,

ronnie's two best friends, jason and cale, and my aunt all helped us.

we couldn't have done it without them. 

also my sis-n-law stepped in and watched brette for me.

there was no way it was safe for her to be around during all the moving.

it made things a ton easier to have her elsewhere so

we didn't have to worry about the 

basement stairs or the front door being left open. 

we did the majority of heavy lifting over the weekend,

but everyday since, we have made trips back to grab a few more things.

(hence being too busy to blog much)

as i type this, ronnie is on his way back from the house because 

he had to load our refrigerator.

i'm crossing my fingers he has miraculously managed

to fit every last bit of crap in his truck so i don't have to go back tomorrow.

BUT i'm pretty sure tomorrow (our last day of ownership) 

i have to stop by and pick up two vaccuums and a carpet cleaner.

who needs two vaccuums???

not to mention that we are now living with my parents in warrensburg

(40 minutes away) so "running over to the house to get stuff"

is no short trip. 

at least by this time tomorrow we will be done.

done.

done.

done.

(the boys trying to get our deep freeze out of the basement) 

 my mom and kassie organizing the kitchen.

 

my brother taking a break on our couches.

 my dad loading the pods.

and me - - organizing and keeping my troops on track. 

i should have been a foreman.

a big thank you and round of applause to all our helpers.

thank you. thank you. thank you. 

and stay tuned... 

ronnie and i bought a house!

we close on it next week (fingers crossed).

i'll share pictures tomorrow.

moving on out

i can't believe the days in my house are numbered.

i am excited to move on to something new,

but i'm also sad to say goodbye to our first home.

we bought it back in 2008 and

have since gotten married,

added two puppies,

renovated the entire thing

and became parents.

how can i leave the house with all those memories?

it will be hard, but

the excitement of what is to come makes it worth it.

we are trying our darndest to get most of our things

moved out this weekend.

ahhhh - only 3 more days!

we don't have to be completely out until next thursday,

but with ronnie working 10 hour days

and me working everyday, trying to get it done

during the work week seems impossible.

plus, packing up a house with a one year old

should be an olympic event.

i put something in a box

and she takes it out.

i boxed up our bathrooms yesterday and

literally not five minutes later

i found several things of dental floss in the toilet

that she had gotten back out of the box.

how does she manage this?

nothing is safe.

 

 

wish us luck this weekend,

lots to do!

 

 

eye see you

brette gets what she wants when she's with her mimi.

if its shiny {and not a toy}, then that's what brette picks out.

i remember as a kid we were not supposed to wear

other people's glasses because it could hurt our eyes.

but if brette wants to wear my mom's glasses,

well then, by all means.

 

just look at this face.

i think its hilarious.

she doesn't know what to do when she has them on

and she doesn't move a muscle.

i'm sure mimi won't think this is such a good idea

when brette breaks them,

but for now, i guess expensive eye glasses are a plaything.

who knew.