Spring is almost here!

I was so happy when I realized that Sunday is the first day of SPRING!

And SO glad I don't live here...

or here...

or here.

Chicago Real Estate

Whenever we are in Chicago for a day I love walking down a side street to see the beautiful homes and imagine living there for a few moments.

I came across this beauty (online) the other day. Isn't it so charming and fabulous on the inside.

Boy's room.

Love the chandelier, and of course the black fireplace.

How would you like to eat dinner here...and I wouldn't mind going up and down these beautiful stairs.

Such a great family room. I always have a dream of someday having a long skinny dining table like this one and putting it in my family room. I did have mine pictured by the french doors, but this way is so much nicer, because it doesn't block the view.

And isn't this den, or man's lair so great? It's masculine, but not so much that a woman couldn't feel comfortable here too.

Love Being a Girl

Friday Inspiration

I have been wanting to paint my dining room, because I tried to retouch paint, but it didn't go on very well. I was going to do a plain ivory until I saw this picture...and now I am inspired to do something more bold. Who knows. If I ever get around to doing it, I will try to do before and after pictures.

Here's to You

I lately have been looking around me to those who have really shaped my life in some way or form. I decided to write about a few of them. Obviously the first three I thought of were my Mom, and my two sisters.

I grew up with two amazing sisters. My older sister, Rebekah and my younger sister Tami. I was incredibly blessed to have these two in my life. Well, this post is dedicated to my younger sister, Tami...or Tam-Tam, Tammers, Tam, Tamika, Rooster, Tam-Tam-a-Roo...well, I could go on and on.

Tam-Tam was and still is always up for a party. She would always want to do fun things, invite someone over, always accepting every invitation. She would have rather had balloons than flowers or candy. It was so fun being her sister. As kids, she would always want to sleep in my room, partly because she was kind of scared, but I think mostly, because she loved being with people, and it was like having a slumber party every night. I enjoyed 'me' time, so I would always maker her clean my room, stay on her side of the bed, not say anything from the moment she would walk in the room, make my bed in the morning...I don't know why she would put herself through the torture!

Tami was also the one who helped me start my sweet walk with the Lord. She gave her heart to the Lord when she was 10 and then made a deeper commitment when she was 11. I wish I had been a good example and showed her how sweet a relationship with Jesus could be, but it was the other way around. She kept telling me that I needed to follow Him too, and finally about a year after she became a Christian, I did too. And I am so grateful that I had her and Bek to be the good examples that I should have been.

Tam, we have had some wonderful and some not-so-wonderful times together...but through it all, you have helped shape me into the person I am today. I love you for all the depth, love, memories, quirkiness, laughter, joy, and devotion that you have brought to my life.

Love you!

The Long and the Short of It

I have been trying to grow my hair out since I had it cut, when I was first pregnant with Oliver. I felt so sick all the time, and drying my hair was one thing that made me feel so sick. So I chopped it. I have had short hair before after I had Will...like here...

and didn't like it and I still hate every picture of myself with it short.

But I keep getting the urge to cut it, especially when i see cute styles like these.

Have patience....have patience...

Hmmm...

I think I want a pretty closet.