One Year Ago

I meant to post this on May 20th, but I was too busy being lazy that day. Let's pretend it's May 20th.

A year ago today (after a lovely whirlwind trip to Florida) we signed the closing papers on our very own home. We both worked in Idaho Falls, but still lived in Rexburg, so we went to Olive Garden for dinner and then drove back to our little apartment above Porter's until Sunday the 23rd (?) when we moved in. We still had a week left of school after that, and then Chad's parents came to help us get settled in.

This year we sat inside (it was rainy or chilly, or both - I don't remember now) and drank Martinelli's to celebrate our one year anniversary of home ownership. There's still a lot we would like to do if we had unlimited funds (fence, extra bathroom, possibly an addition, garage, shed, patio/deck - wouldn't that be nice?!) but alas, our little home will have to do for now. At least we got it painted. The extra bathroom sure would come in handy though, because next time people visit, we might have to rent a Port-A-Potty. Although, I heard on the Today Show that adding a bathroom is never a good investment because you won't get as much for it when you sell as it cost you to put it in. Maybe we'll just add plumbing and put a toilet in the corner of our bedroom.

Right now we'll just be happy if we can conquer the dandelions that are rapidly overtaking our yard. In the scriptures it says that God cursed the ground with weeds when Adam and Eve were booted out of the Garden. I fully blame Eve for the abundant dandelions in my yard.

Anyways - here are a couple of pictures:

A year ago: (the lawn and sandbox look a LOT better)


Today:

... don't mind the dead Christmas tree laying over there like a beached whale...

We love our little home.