Update on house and cute clothing store in Arkansas!

Jarod's Mom and Dad have been great at keeping us in the loop and sending us pictures of the building of our new home!  They sent us a new batch last night so here goes:

Our small shed in the back for lawn equipment

 Color of our siding!  Smokehouse

 Picture of office from outside & beautiful stone

Kitchen ceiling above the island

Our "step down" room- where the TV will be

 Dining Room

Master Bedroom- Tray ceiling

 Looking into the dining room from our sitting room- down the hallway is the garage, laudry room, guest bedrooms and guest bathroom

 Looking down the hallway again- the kitchen is the opening on the left

 Garage

We will finally get to see our house for the first time since it started in two weeks!!  We're heading down to Valdosta for a few days to have some meetings regarding J's practice.  I'll definitely have more pictures! Speaking of trips, we are goin' Cruisin'!!!  We leave this weekend for a 3-day Bahamas cruise with Jarod's parents, brother & sister in law.  We're excited to get some sun and relax :)  I'm praying for good weather and calm seas!

On another note, through my blog stalking, I've come across the cutest store in Arkansas!  They sell everything from home goods to super cute clothes.  There a couple giveaways going on right now that you should check out (if anyone reads this thing..ha ha) Riffraff can ship anywhere in the US for only $6 and they also have a facebook page where the post pics of their new arrivals and you can comment on the picture and they will hold your size you want!  Pretty awesome if you ask me!  It's probably better for my wallet that this place is so far away....

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week! 

We have a ROOF, people!

We have a roof on our house! We also have some other pretty cool stuff going on with the house as well and a trip coming up in May to finally see it in person.  Enjoy the pics!

 This is NOT the color of our siding- just the standard color before paint :)

 French doors that lead to the covered back porch

This is the top of the ceiling in our bathroom that leads to the master closet

Happy Friday to everyone!  We have a couples shower tomorrow so hopefully I'll have pics from that on Monday!

I will always be a Hokie...

I can't believe that it will be 4 years ago this Saturday, that my senior year in College was forever changed.  I was not in class that horrific day, but I was at work at a law office right off campus and saw all the events fall on TV.  There are no words to describe that day or the weeks, months, years to follow.  I will tell you, I was ALWAYS proud to be a Virginia Tech Hokie (and no, not just for the football team) but after that day, being a Hokie took on a completely different meaning.  The way our community came together during that time, would bring anyone to tears. 

So this week, with a very heavy heart, I'm reminded to live each and every day for those 32 that were taken from us that day. 

Video Tribute

House Decor Galore

So I think the chances of David Bromstad just hopping on down to South GA to help me decorate our new home is slim to none :(  I'll just have to keep searching online and blogs for ideas...good thing I've gotten pretty good at it!
I stumbled across this blog this morning that I absolutely adore!  She is also having a giveaway (and offering 10% off with coupon code: HONEYWEREHOME with a Milk & Cookies, an etsy shop, that sells beautiful "made from scratch with fresh ingredients"  pillow coverings!  I hope I win the giveaway, but if not, I'm definitely buying something pretty for our new house! 

Hope you all have a great Thursday!  I'm hoping my cold goes away so I can enjoy the beautiful weekend ahead!

Progress on our new home!

Last weekend was Accepted Students day at VCOM and we had several people come to look at our townhome to see if they wanted to rent.  We got a call later that evening from the married couple that came by and they want to rent!! They are super sweet and Jarod and I couldn't be more relieved to have that off our plate! :)

In house news....
Our new home in GA is coming together!  We will get to go down in May to "close" and see it before it's officially done.  Here are some pics!

Master bathroom...Isn't it beautiful?? ha ha.....

This is the first weekend that Jarod has had off for over two months!!  We are heading to Richmond tomorrow to see my cousin, Lauren, play in a soccer tourament!  We're both just tickled to be able to spend time much needed time together this weekend!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend & enjoy the beautiful weather we're supposed to have!

Rainy day

It's pouring here today so I thought I would post something that should make you smile.  At least I know it makes my heart melt :)

She is just too cute for words.  Unfortunately, this Momma has to leave work early today to take Lilly for some updates on shots :(  No fun....

Happy Rainy day!

"Start writing a new chapter, for if you live by the book you'll never make history"

Construction on our house has started!  They poured the slab and are going to start framing tomorrow!  Below are some pictures:

Our lot from the street (it's a little over an acre)  We will have a privacy fence in the back since there are houses behind us

 We are right near the entrance to the subdivision

 Standing inside where our home will be! :)

 This is what is to the left of us

Our kitchen cabinets and the hard wood flooring (which will go throughout the house except the kitchen!) The small tile is what will be in our kitchen and guest bathrooms

This is a picture of our granite countertops in the "yard" of the place where we're getting it from.  The picture doesn't do it justice- it is BEAUTIFUL!

We have four months until we move!  I am having a hard time with leaving the home  I've always known and most of all, my parents.  It will be extremely hard for me to adjust to not seeing my Mom everyday (we work in the same building now) and seeing my Dad as well.  Everytime I think about it, I get very emotionally (which is NOT like me).  I will have to teach them how to skype so we can talk through that!  I am excited about our new adventure together and our future in GA, just trying to get used to the idea! :)

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!