We survived a year!

Wow! What a crazy year it has been! As Jeff and I come up to our 1 year anniversary, I have started to reflect upon the past year. I couldn't have asked for a better husband to be in my life. It's hard to think that 4 years ago, I was hoping that I would find the love of my life. Fast forward to now and I have definitely found him!

Looking back at our first year of marriage, it has been filled with many ups, downs, and hard work. We have put a lot of sweat into our house and backyard (as you all have seen). We also have had some health issues, but to top off our year, we added Charlotte to our family! As much as I say I don't like her, which is quite often, I know she will pay off and be an important part of our family. I am so thankful to have Jeff in my life and couldn't ask for anyone better to spend the rest of my life with. He is one of those guys that is always there, always making me laugh, and put a smile on my face. He challenges me to be a better person, while supporting the choices I make. I look forward to the next 50+ years with this man! We survived our first year, I think we can handle the next 50.

Happy Anniversary to my favorite person in the world!

The work continues.

As summer began, we hit the ground running working on more projects. Though Charlotte has taken up a good amount of our time, we still have been able to complete some projects. I continue to hack away at the list that probably keeps growing.

Some things I can cross off the list...
- Replace the fence by finishing a wood fence around the yard.  - We finally did this and it looks amazing! We are still working on some gates and underneath the fence so Charlotte can't get under to see her friend Mac. She absolutely loves being able to run around the yard and we don't have to worry took much about her getting into the street.

(I know I posted before pictures earlier, but it is always nice to see the before and after together!)

 Before

 After

 

- Put the railings on the deck

- Paint the living room  - Over Father's Day weekend, Jeff went on a fishing trip with my dad, his dad, and Eric, my brother-in-law. While they were away, I tackled painting the living room. It took 2 days and I only did 1 coat, but we are happy with how it turned out. Finally we are taking away the boring cream color that has filled our house.

 Before 

 After

 After

- Finish wedding picture wall in the living room. - After painting the living room, we could finally rehang the picture wall. I still have to find the right picture for the middle, but I was hoping to do our wedding vows or lyrics to our wedding song. Every place I look on etsy is too expensive to have done. Any ideas?

 I wish I were able to cross of more on the list, but we are hoping to tackle more this weekend. It makes it hard when we have a puppy, Twins games, and other things that are taking up our time. 

It is hard to believe that it is already July 10th, that summer school starts on July 21st, and I go back to school August 18th. I thought I had SO much free time this summer, but I guess I really don't. 

My updated project list:

1. Sod the rest of the front yard
2. Sod the backyard
3. Rock around the backyard tree
4. Rock along the back fence
5. Stain the deck
6. Build a fire pit
7. Pump up the cement on the driveway or get a new driveway
8. Pump up the cement in the garage
9. Plant some bushes in the front
10. Plant flowers
11. Clean the outside windows
12. Lower the bar in the basement
13. Paint the bathroom and fix the toilet paper holder
14. Clean out the 2 junk rooms - one upstairs and one downstairs
15. Decorate the house

I promise that my next blog with not be about the house. It gets old reading it, I know. But I do appreciate everyone that does read my blog. Though I haven't blogged religiously, I feel as though I have done a good job of blogging occasionally. Keep on reading and enjoying summer!!