I'm such a slacker

Even the best laid plans have some speed bumps. My speed bump comes in the form of being too busy to take photos of our house since I redid it. There, I said it. I cannot feel guilty about this any longer. I'm a slacker.

(The picture above, of our dog, Jack, is as CLOSE as I've come to taking photos of the new paint colors and trim...it looks really nice- just wait. I promise I'll take some....)

I did, however, have a wonderful time enjoying my friends and family this weekend. Not only did I get the opportunity to spend quality time with each of my nephews and niece, but time with my mom!

Yes, she lives in the same town as me. Yes, she just moved into a house that's 1.01 miles down the road. HOWEVER, she's a supa busy woman. Seriously y'all, if your considering being a school principal (or assistant princ.) you best not wanna spend time with your family, 'cause we never get to see the woman!

Enter Thanksgiving. She was off work starting Wednesday until yesterday, Monday. I haven't been able to spend that much quality time with my mom in like, er, a year or so? NO LIE!My brother and his family rolled into town Wednesday late morning (making a pit stop at my office to say hi and stretch, which was just fantastic, I love seeing the munchkins)...my bestie Caitlin (you can read about her over at FlutterButter) came into town- the hubs and I drove up to grab her...and then last but not least, my sister came in (early!) on Wednesday evening. (Oh, see in this photo you can see the new paint color in the kitchen!)

My sister, Jessica, wasn't supposed to land in Cleveland until 8.05 (which meant we didn't need to leave the house until like, 8.04p) so you can imagine our terror (I mean, surprise) when my celly rang at 7.35p proclaiming her arrival and "where are you?" Oh shizzzz!

My brother, bestie and I hopped into my car and we high tailed it up to the airport. Seriously, I'm thankful I didn't have anything to drink, 'cause sitting in jail isn't my idea of a good time. She calls us as we're mid-way there. "Uhm, I don't see you" "oh, we're sitting in traffic...we're on our way! Be there in like, 5!" click.

When we roll up to the Continental doors, BLASTING Britney Spears (seriously, a holiday without Britney? I don't think so) she opens the door, starts laughing and yells, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" I simply answered, "ITS BRITNEY BITCH, GET IN!" hehe. When she was strapped in, I turned down the music and assured her that all the people loitering wanted to be in our car (we're funny, y'all!)

So, while I'm not excusing my slacker-idious, I am giving good reasons why there are no pictures...except for some family ones. Here's my mom with her girls!

Opps!

I had very good intentions of posting photos of the newly painted/accessorized house, however there is one little snag. I didn't take pictures yet!

Why?

Because if I would have taken photos before today, then I would have been dying to send them out to people...

My bad! I'll get some good ones soon.

OMG, one day left

Hold back your enthusiasm folks, tomorrow is the big reveal of our "new" house! Eek!This is the foyer...I didn't do anything drastic to it in the re-design....but I wanted you to have a before picture to compare it to with the after! (Yes, I'm thoughtful that way...)

Thanks YHL

What does YHL mean, you ask? It stands for Young House Love a blog I follow that you'd probably like. They have lots of good ideas and are really clever.

They found a style quiz from Home Goods...and so I just took it. Apparently I'm 'earthy casual'...

Erin, you are an Earthy Casual

You're interested in creating a welcoming home where people feel comfortable and happiness flourishes. You appreciate the warmth and individuality of natural materials and handcrafted things and are inspired by colors and forms from nature. You love mixing up different textures and are sensitive to the tactile qualities of objects. Your style is grounded and solid, not flighty or frilly. And you are never taken in by the trend of the moment.

You value comfort. Your home is a warm and open friendly place, and you feel happiest when everyone is cared for and relaxed in your space. Elements like pillows, throws, overstuffed furniture, and good lighting set the mood. You may also enjoy layering different fabrics or mixing patterns to create a cozy effect.

Very interesting, eh? Follow this link and take it for yourself. Its fun!

Eek! I loves it!

While poking around Sherwin Williams website, I came across their UPDATED color visualizer.

The old-outdated-not-as-cool color visualizer worked like this:
- select a room (kitchen, bathroom, bedroom)
- they had photos available in each category that were pre-made
- then you get to select paint colors for the trim, walls, ceiling...oh yeah, it was awesome

UNTIL drum roll please....

You can now upload your OWN photo of your space! Eek!

2 Days...

Up next on the refresh your noggin tour is the half bathroom. Its located downstairs off the foyer...
This room, like the family room (the green room) was already painted when we moved in.
Yup, this bathroom is all about frogs. Ribbit!
Love, love, LOVE this lily pad rug!!!

5 Days...

Continuing my series on 'refreshing-your-noggin', here are some before photos of the family room...
When we moved into the house, the family room was green. We liked it enough...but it was time for a change.
We are Disney super-fans. We don't collect the crap toys, no no, we collect the collectibles! That black corner bookcase, while it might look 'just toys', there are pieces signed by the artist, really old pieces and some fancy old books...
See that cool Stitch in the bottom left? Yeah, he was a wedding present- one of the best presents EVAH!! (And on the right side of this picture is an exercise bike. I refuse to put it in the basement...I don't want to sit on it for a half hour with spiders hanging out above me...no thank you!)