House Tour?

We've been in our house for18 months.

We moved in September of 2010...

yep, right about 18 months
and I don't think I've really ever blogged about the interior.

I think I blogged while we were building.

Maybe not even that.
Oh well.

Last night I went around the house and took some pictures.

A. Because it was semi clean.

B.  we have lots of pretty flowers on the counters and I love it.

C. Let's face it I've recently come into some free time
and I can't seem to sit still.
I've been busying myself and I am pretty sure one day I will crash.

(UPDATE: I crashed. I started this post Tuesday morning and ended up taking a two hour nap tuesday afternoon followed by a 6pm bedtime on Wednesday, 730pm on Thursday. WHOA!)

Ok, back to the tour.

I don't really know how to narrate the tour!
We didn't "fix it up" and I don't have before and after shots.
This is awkward.

Well we should start in the living room.
(Andy Coen is a frequent visitor, he happened to be over the day I took these pics)

While I was in Prague I purchased a photo print of the city and I had it hanging over my bed while I lived there. When I got back I had it framed and hung it in my condo, in Denver it was in our Dining room and for the past 17 months it has been leaning against the wall over the mantel because the cable  cord was running down to the tv and we couldn't hang anything.

FINALLY we got the cable moved and I hung the picture!!

It's off-centered.

Nothing I can do about that,
the studs are where they are.

Casey made the WINCHELL banner for our wedding,

I wanted to take a picture with it and use that image for thank you's.

Unfortunately it never made it out of the bag.

Literally the only part of our big day that didn't go as planned.
It still makes me sad.

More tour later.

I can only write so much about house stuff.

Dogs are more fun!

Check out this funny video of Tex.

Casey was ordering Chili's online and Tex wanted to catch the mouse.

"Good Lord Jesus"

Bible.

I've been using that phrase atleast 5 times a day for the past few weeks.

I didn't even realize I was doing it until one of our interns told me I say it, like, ALOT.

Better question - Who says that?

I think it's because I was trying to stop cussing but I don't think there was ever a conscious decision on my part to start using Jesus as a supplement to other profanities.

The point is that I've been a bit stressed out with work.

I know that everyone is busy and reading about how somebody else is also busy isn't the best use of your free time so I won't go into the details.

let me just say I'm very happy "busy season" concluded last Tuesday April 17th.

This. year. was. rough.
A growing year.

I know blogs are supposed to be about life, and lately work has absolutely been my life.

Here are some things I've learned about myself throughout the past 4-ish months:

1. I love T-SWIFT. I listen to her songs all day long on spotify. Favorites of the moment: Long Live & The Story of Us. I feel like she sings my thoughts. Anyone else?

2. I equally love Lil Wayne. I won't share my favorite songs... you'll judge me.

3. I have anxiety. I don't think I've ever really paid attention to the signs in the past but they were hard to miss mid-February. Solution: I'm working on it. I've started on some daily vitamins, I try to get out the office once a day and I'm trying to exercise more often.  

 

4. I'm externally motivated. I had a meltdown, i'll admit that. One very emotional week in January. That's when one of our directors told me that I'm externally motivated. She is too... I like feedback, I want to know if I did good or bad and I need recognition. It all sounds a bit self serving but that's what motivates/drives me. I read about it after she "diagnosed" me and I would totally agree.

5. Less is more. I think it's an admirable trait. I always notice when others can do it well.
I also think it's difficult to do.

6. Goldfish and peanut butter is my favorite snack. I could eat peanut butter by the spoonful.
I used to do that in high school until one day my mom took the jar out of my hand and threw it in the trash. Ha.
 
7. If I stay at work long enough, Casey will cook dinner,
do the laundry, and feed the dogs:) :)

8. This career thing can be rough and nobody tells you how to do it well.
Some days I feel worn out, some days I feel stupid,
some days I wonder why it has to be so difficult.
 but I love the days when I can explain something with confidence,
the days I know I made a difference;
I especially love the days I feel myself growing and learning.

 I like to be challenged.

and I think I'm learning more about me in my late 20's than I ever could have imagined.
It's interesting and it's exciting.


When I graduated high school my mom made me a shirt that said
"It's all about me in 2003"

I think she was wrong...
It's all about me in 2012.
I know it doesn't ryme, but it's true.

 

Let's try this again...

Hi Everyone! I have decided to blog again:)

My goal: once a week.
My inspiration: feeling creepy when i see people who's blogs I read and knowing all about them (case in point I saw Brittany Carter this past weekend and I was asking her all about her soon-to-be baby boy and her bathroom remodel... then I felt super creepy when my other friends asked me how I knew all of that?! Ha!)
My Life: Well let me think about where I left off? We had just got TEX! Well, he turned one year old two weeks ago. I couldn't believe my little man is a whole year old.

here is a picture of him on his birthday - love his waggy tail:)

He has been a challenge. He is not completely potty trained and sometimes he has more energy than we can take but he is so sweet and he is always in a happy playful mood:)

Love him!