What's on my mind...

Happy Friday! I'm so glad it's the weekend.  Having the 4th off really made Thursday and Friday a challenge for getting motivated.  This weekend Ty and I have plans to pack, pack and more pack.  We had intended on starting our packing process about a week ago but you know how that goes! 

The people we are buying the house from are really the sweetest ever.  Very thoughtful and we feel blessed to be buying from them.  They are really going the extra mile to make our whole process great.  For instance, last night we went over there because there were a few places we needed their signature.  They have already started taking things off the walls and patching the holes.  How nice is that?  They have all of the paint colors in the garage, along with extra paint in each color.  Extra tiles and baseboards they are going to leave.  We are so glad we have found this house.. it's a perfect first home!

The wall colors are the perfect shade of neutral.. it's definitely a color that I would have chosen myself.  I do not want to paint any of the main parts of the house or the guest rooms.  I am considering painting the master bedroom though.  I have always loved a light, airy blue.  Our bedding is all white, and I'm totally envisioning how pretty that would be!  I started picking up a few paint swatches for fun and here's my favorite so far...

Behr's Tide Pools - the middle color!

Here is a couple pictures of our bedding...

We have two of these lamps

I also have a mirrored night stand that I am getting from Hot Springs when we move, and a gorgeous silver chair and mirror.  I'm totally loving the blue with all of these things.  I'm trying to find someone who isn't a contractor to paint.  We don't have tons to spend on painting, and I'm NOT a DIY..at all.

What do you guys think of the Tide Pools color? I'd love to hear your thoughts! Have a happy weekend!

love, the Blair Abode

4th of July!

Our 4th was great this year! It was fairly low-key and didn't involve any fireworks.  We started the day off by sleeping in until 9:00 and it was wonderful.. I also enjoyed coffee and the Today show.  How I wish every morning could start out that way!  

Yesterday was couch shopping day! I've mentioned on the blog that we are moving, and a new couch is on the list of the things we need/want.  Thankfully the list of things we need/want is SUPER small because we were blessed with a lot of gorgeous furniture from my Momma when her and Steve got married! The couch we are using now is the couch I grew up with, and it's a great couch but I really wanted a neutral couch.  So, we took off yesterday to multiple different furniture stores.  I knew I wanted the couch be a neutral, creamy color and possibly mimic Pottery Barn's look, but for a better price!

It was so hard to choose! Of course, there were two couches that I absolutely loved and I could not decide!  Pretty much just had to end up choosing one and being done with it all... Seriously, I'm talking hours of sitting there looking at both of them.  Is that normal? Tyler had a favorite and I was so torn.  We ended up choosing Ty's favorite, and I love the decision we made! It definitely reminds me of Pottery Barn's couches.  It's very classic, traditional and will never go out of style! It will look gorgeous with all of our other furnishings/decor! 

Here is a picture of the gorgeous thing... I'm actually loving the pillows that come with it.

Looking at the pictures makes me giddy! I mean, that is beauty for a great price! We got it at Hank's & More! Those stores have SO much more than a regular Hank's.. way more brands and options!  We were impressed.  What do you guys think?

We celebrated the 4th and our new couch last night by grilling burgers & hot dogs.  I made cheese dip and corn & black bean salsa.. Yum!

love, the Blair Abode

A week full of relaxing...

We are back from our Florida trip and it was so beyond wonderful.   I really wanted to cry real tears when it was time to come home.  Our week just totally flew by, and I cannot believe it is already over. Sad!  The trip was so relaxing, and I could seriously go to the beach everyday of my life!  

I was really bad and didn't take very many pictures at all with my camera.  I do have quite a few to share from my phone, but you will have to excuse the poor quality...

The week started quite scary with tropical storm "Debby."  It was raining the day we arrived and our first day of what would have been beach time.  The weather looked horrible for the week and we were all beginning to get nauseated at the thought of spending a week at the beach, yet not being able to go to the beach.  When we go to the beach, we love to do nothing.  We love to lay on the beach all day and stay down at the beach for sunset.  We eat breakfast and lunch in the condo, along with most dinners except for maybe two or three.  It is fabby!!  Thank the good Lord that the second day we were there it began to clear up.  The week ended up being breathtakingly beautiful and the water was crystal clear! 

Good news on the house front.  The sellers accepted our offer and we are now waiting on the inspection and appraisal. Yay!  I cannot wait to show pictures of our precious, first home.  We have a tentative closing date of August 1st.  Ty and I are going to begin packing tomorrow and hopefully our move will be painless and stress-free.. We shall see!

I have e-mailed myself the beach pictures off of my phone and for some reason they are not showing up.  I have waited of them for about thirty minutes and I'm about ready to call it quits for tonight... Hopefully they have come through by the morning and I can share the week at the beach through pictures!

Have a Happy 4th! 

love, the Blair Abode