One New Years Resolution - Check

So as promised in my last post, we finished our first house project of the year! I wanted to decorate our guest bedroom and when I first started out I wanted a pieced-together, eclectic, cottage look. Well I changed my mind before I really finished the first idea, realizing that really wasn't the look I wanted for that room. After searching the inner depths of my soul, I decided I wanted a more traditional yet cozy decor. It took us three weeks from start to finish and we learned how to install wainscoting, chair rail, crown molding, and case in a window - we could practically work at Home Depot now :)



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It's A Small World After All

So the other day, my sister, Wendy, calls and tells me about this piano she found on craigslist and that she wanted me and Jeff to come with her after work to check it out (ok mostly she just wanted Jeff to go since he has "The Ear"). So we drive to Mesa and knock on the door. You will never guess who answers the door...my friend Mary, who is a friend from BYU Nauvoo! Seriously, what are the chances of my sister finding a piano on craigslist AND her asking me to come with her AND it just happens to be an awesome, somewhat long-lost, friend! Such a small world! Anyway, it totally made my day.

On a side note, I'm really excited... we've been working on a house project this last week, which I am determined to get done before Jeff starts school next week and I am a "single wife" again. Anyway, hopefully I will unveil it's completion on my next post :)