Date Night

Date Night with the Hubs to see "The Vow"

such a cute movie

Pre-show:

Dinner @ Steak N' Shake

I have not been there in F-O-R-E-V-E-R

We also enjoyed a "Strawnana" Shake

(Strawberry-Banana)

mmmmmmmm.

It was huge. 

I suggest splitting one, I used to eat one of these by MYSELF in high school.

unbelievable.

and 

somehow winter came while we were in the movie???

It had not snowed ALL winter in Michigan and last night it decided to come.

We went 35mph (literately) on 75 home.

It was so icy out,

Thanks Michigan!

Of course you WOULD snow right before we move--

hopefully it doesn't stick!

It was nice to finally go on a date with Dan, we surprisingly don't go out like this that often. 

Especially with all the house stuff going on, we have been really trying to watch where we spend money until after we close. 

Speaking of the HOUSE:

Appraisal is Monday!!!

After that things should move along a lot more quickly,

at least we hope...

We already gave our 30-day notice to our apartment complex- so lets hope we close before the end of February.

If not:

Hello Mom & Dad's!

(lets hope not, then we would have to move TWICE)

"High Five For Friday"

I saw this on a blog I follow called The Small Things. I LOVE her blog! But pretty much you look over your week and pick your top 5 things.

1.) SHAMROCK SHAKES ARE BAAACK @ McDonalds!

I actually had never had one until this past week and it was super good. I've always heard people rave about how great they are and really they are! I am not even a huge MINT fan, but it had just enough to make it refreshing. mmmm.

2.) My Dad gave me a stack of these magazines:

So far I have really enjoyed reading them. Lots of great ideas that walk you step by step through projects and little repairs that otherwise you would probably have to hire out.

3.) It was BOGO week at Payless!

I bought these beauties:

Nice AE wedge to wear with jeans, khakis, dress.

I have always wanted moccasins to wear with jeans.

4.) New Episodes of VAMPIRE DIARIES & THE SECRET CIRCLE!

I absolutely LOVE these two shows. 

5.) The "Vow" comes out this next week!!!!!

T.G.I.F.!

New Look.

I finally got my butt to the hair salon.

Now, for those of you who don't know...I HATE getting my hair done.

It's such a process! Because I have SO MUCH hair & I get color and cut at the same time it takes fooooooorevvvvvvvvver!

Plus

I never like the way they style it.

EVER.

Doesn't matter who it is, how great they are, how well they know me...I just don't like it.

I am the person who says they LOVE it and as soon as I get home I restyle the whole thing.

Sometimes I re-shower just to do my hair over (even though I know you're not supposed to after getting color). 

But I sucked it up and went. finally.

&& I went LIGHTER and SHORTER :-)

(Sorry for the dirty mirror! Saturday is cleaning day...bah oh well.)

 Closer view of the color

I feel like a blonde!! :-)

What have we been up to lately?

In A NuTsHeLL

Packing...

Sleeping...

Lounging around in the husband's sweatshirt...

Piston's Game...

&& Stressing over house stuff.

We finally had our family room and basement measured for carpet and a official quote given this week. We are hoping to submit our appliance and carpet quotes this next week and receive a official closing date soon after!

That's it!
Nothing too exciting.
I am guessing for the next (6) months our LIFE will revolve around this house.
& to be honest, I'm pretty excited about it!
:-)

Mirrored Closets

In our Master Bedroom there are Mirrored Closets (see below)

I am truly not a fan.

To me it looks outdated.

So I have been thinking for a few weeks what we can do that is inexpensive, 

well I finally came across an idea on pinterest!

Ta Da!

CURTAINS!

Instead of ripping them out and buy new closet doors we can use curtains! Preferably something sheer and white. We can open them up when we want to look in the mirror OR keep them closed. (see below)

 The mirrors do make the room appear bigger so leaving one mirror stand out would be nice. 

Thank You Pinterest!

House knowledge I DON'T know

Inspection Day

January 19, 2012

Let me start off by saying our inspection went AWESOME! No major problems, everything is working, & no mold. JUST ONE BIG, EMPTY, DIRTY HOUSE. yay!

It was so nice to be in our house again. It was nice to be able to start mentally "planning" decor ideas, furniture placement, and just imagining all the memories we will make. Such a awesome feeling.

I felt kinda like a ding when the inspector was reporting to us at the end. Half the things he talked about I had NO CLUE what he was even saying. Luckily my parents were there &&& he supplied us with a handy-dandy blue notebook full of our inspection report and a home "book" that explains all things home to us.

 BUT things definitely got real today.  We paid our $1000 EMD (See definition here) and our inspection fee of $275. Just knowing that in the next few weeks we will have to pay our down payment and sign our life away kinda makes me nauseous. 

Oh dear.

Here are a few pictures of the house

(we were so busy talking to our realtor, my parents, my brother, and inspector to remember to take more. oops! Hopefully this next month flies by so we can move in and start posting more for everyone!)

Don't mind Dan's thumb

Field Trip to Home Depot

Half Bath Idea:

We went to Home Depot this weekend & I picked out some colors for the house

The whole interior will probably be one uniform color, something neutral, probably in the Tans category to start off with-

ALL EXCEPT

the half bath on the main floor.

Colors Below:

I was inspired by this bathroom on pinterest & hopefully this will be the end result!

We also chose the exterior colors:

I love the way the color scheme looks,

See Below:

Though, our house DOES NOT look like this. The colors just look so clean and traditional. I LOVE it.

&& THEN

there were the appliances...

Our fridge will most likely look like this. 

We haven't decided whether or not to get the water/ice dispenser because it tacks on about $1000 bucks. We will see, but I love the freezer at the bottom!

We really liked the look and extras this washer & dryer had to offer. AND I AM SO EXCITED TO FINALLY HAVE MY OWN SET & NOT SHARE!! Like our current situation with a community laundry room in our apt building. 

As far as carpet and stove I am clueless. My mom and I are going out this next Tuesday to get some official quotes on everything. 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So Excited!