living room completion

Bo and I logged a few hours last night at our townhouse...and we got the living room all finished up, trim and all! Here are a few pics...

Bo working hard :)

Admiring his work...

Any suggestions for window treatments? I really love some simple Pottery Barn panels in white...with a bold dark wood curtain rod.

Progress!

Slowly but surely, we are making progress on our house! My Aunt Cathy has decided to give us the best wedding gift EVER and help clean and paint our home...she just started on Monday (without running water!) and already has made our house look more like our home :).

If you'll recall, our previously taupe and sky blue kitchen...

And now, our new and improved kitchen walls!

The lighting isn't great...but TRUST me...it's a phenomenal improvement. Our living room will be painted this color as well..."Big Boy" blue by Valspar. Or maybe it's "Blue Boy". I can't remember.

Also, no more ugly wallpaper in our half-bath downstairs...

This bathroom is going to be a very light tan...I'm thinking about adding some very subtle horizontal stripes!


We will be painting tomorrow and Friday, so many more updates to come!



In wedding-related news, we had a "couples bar-b-cue shower" on Saturday. It was a lot of fun spending time with our family and friends, eating some delicious Kelly's bar-b-que, drinking from our homemade redneck wine glasses, listening to some country music, and watching the Tigers beat the Terps :).

Waiting to open our gifts...my MO is ready to go!

Kissing pigs

I can't believe we are getting married in only 51 days! This year has just flown by. More updates to come! Hope you'll be able to enjoy some of this beautiful weather over the next few days :).

Sold!

We are homeowners!!!

Our first piece of decor in our new home :)

Bo signed all the papers last Tuesday; immediately following, we had a celebratory Zaxby's meal and Lowe's visit. As soon as we have a few hours of free time, we are going to have the place deep cleaned, and then put some new color on the walls!

Also, in other very important news, how bout our Tigers!!??

FSU game

My Dad's purple chucks...responsible for our winning streak? Lets just say he won't be taking them off on any upcoming Saturdays.

We are so proud of the Tigers and Dabo. In Dabo's post-game interview after VT domination, he told everyone back in Clemson that they better come out at the West Endzone to celebrate with himself and the team. And boy did they listen.

We ain't done yet!!

life is good.

I took a little vacay from blog world, mostly because I've been really busy! Busy in a good way. I'm doing my last clinical rotation in the nursery with lots of beautiful little babies, Bo and I just started a Bible study on Sunday nights, and we are making major headway with wedding plans! Not to mention, there are lots of college football games and wedding showers coming up in the next 3 months.



AND, we will finally close on our house on Tuesday! We have a meeting with the lawyer; this is set. in. stone. Period.

I've got a new project on my mind...a DIY coffee-table-turned-ottoman. We already have Bo's grandparents' old coffee and side tables...all we need is some fabric, batting, a staple gun, and some paint. Wa-la...brand new ottoman, with fabric to perfectly match your decor.

Inspiration:

Source: tulipandturnip.blogspot.com via Lauren on Pinterest

Source: sabbyinsuburbia.blogspot.com via Lauren on Pinterest

Obviously, I'm feeling mighty ambitious right now...

9.11.11

Remembering those who risked and lost their lives 10 years ago. Thoughts and prayers are with our country and the families of those who were lost.

iHeart garden stools

Aren't these garden stools great for adding a pop of color in any room in the house? And functional too!

What do you think? And where do you find these?  I'd never seen a garden stool in my life until I started reading decorating blogs/Pinterest!

Must get my mind off of home decorating and on to NCLEX questions since this wonderful 3 day weekend is officially over. Hope yours was fun and relaxing!


And PS...our closing date has been delayed for YET ANOTHER week. Our goal now is the 16th of this month. Looks like we might be painting our house during the Clemson/Auburn game :). Happy Tuesday!

wedding photography

Second post of the day, because I've recently developed a little obsession with wedding photography that I want to share. Just love these pretty pictures...

So cute!

Ha! This one just made me laugh.

Can't you just feel the love? Have a wonderful weekend (again!).

it's official!

Football season is here! Dad and I went out to the field last night to watch the JV Greenwave pretty much dominate. Here are a few pics of our first kick-off of the season.

Unfortunately, any other football this weekend will be watched on my laptop in the parking lot of Keswick Vineyards in Virginia (Check it out...it's absolutely beautiful!) whenever we can sneak away from the wedding for a few minutes :).

Have a wonderful weekend! and Go Tigers!

chevron.

I really love Chevron print just about everywhere! I would love to put some Chevron somewhere in our house, whether it be in the form of curtains, a rug, or maybe even bathroom walls? I think it will add a modern element to our otherwise traditional style.

Hope you're having a terrific Tuesday morning!

PS. We have a new closing date! Next Friday (September 9th) we will, hopefully, be signing our lives away! Say a little prayer that we don't get held up again...not because we are under a huge time constraint, but because we don't want the sellers to become (more) impatient and back out.