Too funny not to share...

So it's no surprise to anybody that I was a social butterfly in college. With that, I had to "spread my wings" so to speak which typically meant going to parties and frequenting bars local establishments. (I'd also like to point out that I made impeccable grades in college and graduated with honors from one of the top business schools in the country with a double major... just had to throw that in there as well!) Work hard - play hard... it should be every one's life motto.

Anyways, as I have gotten older, gotten married and settled down - many (if not all) of the things I considered "fun" 7-8 years ago seem like hell these days. Crowded bars? No thanks - if I want to talk to my friends I don't want to scream over people. Shots? ummmm how about a glass of red wine instead?

So when I found this gem on Facebook and literally laughed out loud at every.single.one - I couldn't help it, I had to share. It's incredible how accurate it is.

Does it make me feel old? Absolutely! Do I miss those college days? 100% But would I give up my 10:00 bedtime on Friday night after dinner, a glass (or two) of wine and Dateline with my husband? Never in a million years!

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A few new purchases!

Haven't had to much to update on the house recently. We are in what some call the "important" phase of renovating but I just call it the "boring" phase. Plumbing, electrical and HVAC. I know all this stuff will come in mighty handy down the road but I'm ready for some of the fun stuff to start back up! Maybe in a week or so.

In the meantime, I'm trying to start doing some of the essential purchases for the house including (but not limited to):
- Smoke Detectors
- Light Switch/Electrical Covers
- Lights: hall, entry, outside, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, dining room.
- Toilets
- Bath faucets
- Doorknobs
- Kitchen Sink
- Kitchen Faucet
- Blinds

Hopefully this weekend we can go ahead and knock out a bunch of these items with a trip to Home Depot and Lowes but I did do a bit of online purchasing today.

Foyer Light: This will be right when you walk in the front door.

I knew I wanted a light just like this for the foyer so this was an easy purchase! 

Hallway: We will have 2 of these going down our main hallway. I'm interested to see how far down they hang. There is another version that sit closer to the ceiling that I may end up having to get (these are the problems you have when your husband is 6'5"). 

The hallway will be a grey/pewter color so while the doorknobs will be oil-rubbed bronze, I like the brushed nickel for these lights. We are also using the brushed nickel fixtures in our bathrooms so we will have a mix in the house. 

Doorknobs: We just had some friends order all new doorknobs and hinges from Amazon so I went and checked them out and found some I really liked. I just ordered 1 of each for now to see how we like them. (and by one of each I mean 1 privacy knob for bedrooms and baths, 1 closet knob and 1 dummy knob for our linen closets). 

I knew I wanted to use the oil-rubbed bronze doorknobs in the house. They just look so clean and updated and I love the oval shape of these! 

So we have a long way to go with purchasing but we are getting there.

Kitchen Design

Last week we went to Home Depot with our contractor to pick out our cabinets. 4 hours later, we had a bit of sticker shock, eyes glazed from staring at a computer but we were thrilled with the results. It's amazing how technology works these days. I just can't wait for these puppies to be delivered in a few short weeks!!

These are scans of the printout we got so the quality isn't great but you can get an idea of why we are SO excited about this transformation! Brett and I love to cook and we love to cook together so the kitchen has been a really important part of this whole process for us and one we've put a lot of thought into. We plan to be in this house for a long time so we've really loved being able to customize everything to our liking.

But first - let's not forget what we started with:

And for the "in-between" (not ready for "after" just yet). You can see we kept the basic layout of appliances the same since it really worked for the space.

Getting rid of the small peninsula and adding an island. I think my favorite part of the kitchen are the white cabinets offset by the dark island.

Or maybe my favorite part are the glass door cabinets by the window... don't they make that window look so much bigger?? 

This is the view from where the kitchen table will be. We will also have 2 barstools on the send of the island.

View of the left side of the kitchen - oven/microwave combo and gas cooktop (Brett's special request).

And the right side. To the right of the fridge is the door outside.

Next up is for us to pick out the granite and backsplash. We've decided to go with a cream/white Travertine tile for the floor. We will use the same tile in the bathrooms as well.