changes are a' comin

needless to say a lot has happened this summer. shannon came home from a year in baghdad, we spent weeks together vacating, being lazy, visiting friends and family AND all of this occurred before moving to maryland!

this thursday will be 3 weeks we have been here, our house still needs some TLC. we have painted, cleaned, decorated and went from furniture store to furniture store in search for the perfect furniture and NOTHING. we have traveled to waldorf where all the "stuff" is and let me just say that town doesn't impress me one bit. i am a little home sick but so happy and thankful to finally be with shannon. corbin and shannon and i have picnic night on wednesdays which consists of us going to the park and having a picnic and conversing with other adults (which i am having friends and adult time withdrawals) i want some cool moms to hang with geeeez! 

we abuse panera bread wifi like going out of style and VERIZON you are on my crap list too. poo on verizon! anywho enough about customer service and my social life withdrawals. on to some photos of the house thus far. not one single room in the house is complete except for corbins bedroom and the main bathroom, putting finishing touches on the kitchen! art and wall words coming soon! enjoy these pics and this may be the last time i blog in a while. i have a lot going on in september. in one month shannon and i will be saying i do. i expect to be back to blogging regularly mid october!

black/bronze hardware on white cabinets verses brown on brown! what an improvement! continue on with the pics!

here we go...corbin looks happy doesn't he? deacon looks a little confused!

 brown floors, brown wall, brown cabinets, brown drawer pulls that had been painted brown, brown fixtures...brown had thrown up all in the kitchen!

 check out our fine dining table...hold tight for our rubbermaid storage tote seating

what was brown is now white! next up wall paint! 

 corbins new school evergreen elementary school (an all green school)

look how handsome and cute

whoo hoo for picnic night! corbin thinks we are number one! 

it looks like we are hair sniffers, we were just giving each other little kisses on the head!

upside down spoon shot is cool right? i think so

kitchen ideas

i have decided to do a before and after series of photographs of our home once i get there. consider our new home a blank canvas. creamy white walls, no crazy colors to KILZ or cover up. i am not fond of the carpet colors in some of the rooms, then again it is just a rental and i am happy just simply happy and very grateful! i cannot wait to get to maryland and start fresh. new town, new school, new opportunities and most of all being able to spend every day with shannon. below are some pictures of kitchens i really love. the cabinets in our kitchen can be painted and i am thinknig white with black hardware, some sort of seafoam green or blue for the walls and a butcher block table or maybe even a black dinette set. we will see when we get there!

ok i realize our kitchen will not and cannot look like this but these are simply color inspirations

love the white and black here AND the light fixtures!

i love the hood over the range and the simple white tile

and YES i love the color green! my last name is going to be MURPHY (so irish)

reminder: our kitchen will not be a huge transformation, just white cabinets in place of beige, blue or green walls in place of beige walls, and clearly we need some color! stay tuned to see the AFTER, this is not going to be very soon but before the wedding which is fastly approaching!

interior inspirations for OUR home

sure when you are renting or buying, in our case renting it is very hard to find something exactly like you want. well i am just thankful that i am getting married to my best friend in less than 2 months, that we have something to call ours, good job, new opportunities to pursue my dream (to become a photographer) my little boy corbin is healthy and loving and a true 6 year old but you know what? i cannot complain. so below are some ideas i have had thus far for various rooms in our house. later on BEFORE pics will grace the blog as well as AFTER pics. God give me strength to see past the imperfections and see the big picture!

bedroom

yes you bet your sweet apples we are going to attempt to make an upholstered headboard

maybe not theses colors per say but you get the idea!

living room ideas hit the blog next stay tuned...

confetti : streamers : sparklers

i want streamers and sparklers AND confetti

i know this all seems like a lot! i am leaning towards sparklers and shiny confetti!