Pictures of house

All moved in

Ok, we are all moved in, and we have already had a round of guests. I love it! The funny thing is even with all the new stuff combined with our old stuff this big house still looks empty. My problem is that I know I have the rest of my life to fill it up and decorate, but I want to do it all NOW. I've put my self on a 2 week spending freeze, so I can put together a room plan for each room instead of just buying "stuff". Ok yeah 2 week isn't going to happen, but at least I thought about it. Brian is just as crazy as I am. I told him once his bedding came in (army camo) we would paint his walls and buy other items for his room. Now its here and Im running out of excuses on why we can't go shopping today. Dylan could care less about decorations, he's just happy to have his own room with a TV. Nick has a basketball hoop in his room and this makes going to bed difficult. Ashley took to her pretty princess bed just fine, but she sleeps with a hotwheels car and one of nicks basket balls. All in due time as they say. Everything will fall into place and I'll be looking for projects to do. I have a list of things I want to do, but I need to remind myself that Im not moving anymore so there is no more time limits. Take my time and do it right.

Home Owners

Dave and I are now officially HOME OWNERS! It has been 15 years and 10 moves, but we've finally made it. I truly can't be more excited. I have no regrets about the location, or the style of house. Once we get the back yard under way it will be absolutely perfect for us.
We are going to "camp out" in the empty house tonight instead of spending anymore time in the small apartment. It will be loud and crazy, but we have no neighbors to worry about. The new furniture will be delivered tomorrow and our stuff from Hawaii will be delivered on Friday, so the ruffing it wont last long.
While I'm here at the apartment packing Dave is out buying the kids some bikes and other toys. It feels like a very good Christmas that has come early. New furniture, TVs, Toys and house decor galore.
I will post pictures in a few days. I truly hope that you will be able to make a visit to San Antonio, and now you have a place to stay.

waiting

Still waiting. The story of my life. We don't close on the house until July 15, but we are ready NOW. The bankers are ready, but the house is not quite finished yet. The paint needs touching up and the appliances need to be installed. All this waiting around is driving us all a little nuts. We are living in a 2 bedroom apartment without much to do, but we try and spend the day out and about, but even then....
On the bright side I've been on the funnest shopping spree ever. It took me 5 hours to spend what took me 5 years to save. All brand new furniture for the down stairs and all 5 bedrooms. I will be using our other furniture for the up stairs game room for now. I still need to decide on room decorating themes for the kids, but the rest of the house is a little Pottery Barn, mixed with Pier 1 and World Market. I hope it comes out as nice as it is in my head.
Dave is working on the master plan for the back yard. So far he has picked out the sitting area. He has a pool guy coming a week after we move in and the play ground people will set up a cool play set around September. He plans on an outdoor kitchen with dinning area and fireplace. All I ask for was a little corner to grow my vegetables and to have lots and lots of plants. This is another thing that I hope turns out as cool as it is in my head.