Sweet Gum Balls- my how I will NOT miss you. Those dreaded trees grew by our Master Bedroom. I was always afraid in a storm they would fall over- but in 8 years they didn't! Those little sweet gum balls are like grenades, flying out of the lawn mower!
The red tip Fetinas that separated us from the neighbors. The neighbor kids climbed in these bushes, hid their toys, and were gotten onto by Luke and I more than I can count. Well, that is until Luke got the water hose after them! LOL!
Our project one summer- we took down that dreadful Bradford tree and planted a crepe Myrtle. My gosh was it hot, and dry, and hard work. I can't stand that it needs to be weeded- but hopefully the new owners will do that and appreciate our hard work!
The look across the street.
Our first house together!
Our Master bedroom- once painted a bright green. It once held a picket fence headboard and bright comforter....until my taste changed to grays and jewel tones.
Our guest bedroom/Luke's office/ Nick's bedroom/Mom's bedroom/Madison's favorite place to sleep room! It held the treadmill, a desk for Luke, and a daybed.
Our fireplace- been decorated many times!!
Our living room. Once was wall to wall with gray carpet. I loved it when Luke installed the laminate flooring. We spent lots of time watching TV, having friends over, decorating, etc. in this room. In fact, this room is where I found out Christylee was having a baby!!
Our kitchen. We shared many meals, arguments, laughs, food, and cries in this room.
I love this scripture- it's one Mom used to make Chris and I say on the way to school every morning. Psalm 17:8. Many hours were spent in the scrapbook/dog room. Mainly on the computer or working on some craft project.
Yes, this is nasty, but it proves we had 4 dogs in crates in the scrapbook room. It started out as 1 little Basset Hound and grew to 4 more!
Our master bathroom faucet. We got a complete bathroom upgrade due to a funky smell I couldn't get rid of. I was convinced it was coming from our old faucets. So, Luke replaced EVERYTHING- meaning all underneath stuff as well as the faucet. Come to find out, the smell was coming from the drain hole- all it needed was a little bleach!
Our garage entryway tile. Luke re-did this project twice. It was our first experience at laying tile due to the air conditioner backing up and ruining the carpet.
Our back door that was recently painted. However, this is the door Samson would always jump on when getting ready to come in. That's why there's doggie-smears on the door itself!
The stove in the Kitchen- where I cooked MANY a meal. The burners worked best at Medium- and how I miss knowing exactly where you could put the nob to cook a meal without burning it!
Our Rinky Dink Microwave. Yes, it's small...and no, it's not powerful. We had to cook things MUCH longer than required.
The red paves Luke and I added to our patio/deck. This was our first home improvement project.
Our backyard- where we started out with 1 dog and no fence. It grew to a fence and 5 dogs! Eventually we had to put in dog pens- as the outside punks didn't get along!
Our refrigerator....where the ice would sometimes freeze up- literally- and you would have to dry it out with a hair dryer... strange, I know!
It was hard for me to leave our first house together. I went back after everything was moved out to take some pictures and clean. It was closure for me. I realized that all the memories we made in the 8 years being in that house- well, I can take those with me! Home is truly where your heart is, not just your address.
