Getting settled in more and really loving the house and neighborhood. The neighbors are very nice, its quiet here, except for the train…but its much further away than the houses Jay & I grew up in so we don’t notice it much. The cell phone problem is resolved so that stress is gone. Found a great grocery store today that is 5 mins away, so now the house is stocked with yummies and that makes me happy too. Also, and this may sound dumb, but we’ve been taking baths because we couldn’t figure out how to get the shower to turn on. Our landlord even stopped by on Sunday and he didn’t know either. We contacted the old tennants today and they told us, so no more bathing in my dirt. So happy about that. Also I bought a coffee table and side table from IKEA today, so the living room is looking better and more cozy. I unpacked pictures and candles, so its all coming together. The house is still very “junky” with all our stuff and trying to figure out where to put everything…but I wanted to put some pictures on here for my sister. So please overlook the clutter. ![]()

Kitchen, the one negative of the house because it is small. But we’re organized and it is going to work out ok.

The dining room, old fireplace, big windows so I can look at the yard while I eat breakfast. ![]()

This is the hutch the previous tennants left us in the dining room.

Living room, baby puke color that I actually like now because it is “warm” and “cozy”. This is taken from in the corner.

Living room, taken from the doorway. You can see the new coffee table that matches the futon.

Jay’s room, him looking surprised.

My room, very yellow and bright, my dark furniture looks good I think. ![]()

Bedroom other angle so you can see how nicely my desk hides away, as well as my shoes behind the door.







Yeah for pictures! Looks very cute. Thanks for the pics. Well…I’m here at my first day of school, and wow, do I have a full plate. My class numbers are as follows: 23, 35, 35, 38, 19, 33. Geez. I have 32 desks and room for no more. I don’t know what to do when my class with 38 shows up. Maybe one can sit at my desk. Who knows. I’m glad to see the pics though. It helps brighten my day.
looking good.
i like how you guys said you were “organized.” i’ll bet that if you take pictures six months from now, it’ll make your place look clean as it is right now. hehe.
Hey now, we are being organized…with the kitchen at least.
I’m glad your dishes didn’t sell – they look great on the hutch.
Ditto…the dishes do look great.
Thank ya, thank ya
Looks like a sweet setup! Glad to hear all is going well.