Game Night!

We had a fun game night with Ashley on Thursday. 

We played Blokus and then made this lovely piece of art! 

Fun, fun, fun!

Veggies!!!

Today Jessica, Josiah, and I headed down to Hixson for some real excitement! 

Can't you just see how excited Josiah was!?!

Actually, he missed nap time, so he was a tid bit grouchy.

 But then the vegetables came out!

At the sight of Bob, Josiah perked right up.

I even shed a tear (or two) of joy! 

You may think I'm joking, but I am not!

Just look at those veggies!  They were amazing! 

Amanda's Wedding!

Today my dear friend and former housemate, Amanda, got married!

She was beautiful and so was the scenery!

 We had some good times together back at Sunny View!

Speaking of weddings, Joel and I have been married for exactly three months today!

I am so thankful for my sweet husband! 

It's football time in Tennessee!!!

I got to go to my first UT game of the season with the Snyder family yesterday! 
We had lots of fun! 

The evening began with some tailgating action, complete with Kentucky Fried Chicken!

The sets of sisters!

We are nice and cozy packed into the stadium with our fellow fans!

Yahooooo!

The band performed their famous circle drills.

They were absolutely amazing!!!

I had such a wonderful time, despite the final score, which I will choose not to mention.

GO VOLS!

Toilet Paper

Look what we woke up to on Saturday morning!

Our first time to be rolled!!!

Why do I sound so excited, you may ask.

What good could come from this?

A fresh, new, FREE supply of toilet paper! 

That's what! 

Cozy Cottage & Kitchen Before & After

Our house was built in 1942.  That's a long time ago!  We bought it knowing full well that it would require a lot of time and hard work.  Since buying the house in June, Joel and many other family members and friends have worked super hard to make it the wonderful little cozy cottage that it is today!  Over the next couple days, I am going to post some before & after pictures to show you just how much has changed! 

This is the first picture I took of our house.  It really didn't look nearly this bad, but I didn't remember to take a "before" picture until it had been partially pressure washed.  I guess that actually helps our after picture look better, so I won't complain!

Here is what our house looks like currently.  There is still plenty to be done, but it is coming along quite nicely.

Now on to our room of the day: the kitchen!  This room is the one that has most drastically changed.  I myself was shocked when I looked back to this before picture today!  

The panelling came down, and we even got new countertops!

From this angle, take note of the cabinets.

I love the painted and modified cabinets!  My dad and Joel put in a dishwasher, which is a definite plus!

We have a little breakfast nook in the corner.  Someday we hope to paint the table and chairs.  I just added a little bookshelf in the corner for my cookbooks.

I just love our cheery, yellow kitchen!  It's one of my favorite rooms in the house!

Stay tuned for more before & after pictures to come!  :)



Welcome!!!

Hello!  Welcome to our cozy cottage! 

Here's what we've been up to today!

 All you need to make this festive, fall centerpiece is some candy corn,

twigs from the yard,

and a vase!

You hot glue the candy corn onto the sticks, and that's all there is to it!