Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

We are finally in our new home, and it's beautiful!  March 27th was a very long day, thats for sure! lol. But it'll be the last long day Gio and I have like that, as we don't plan on moving ever again (: Our new house is beautiful and I can't wait to begin making it a home!

Echo is still adjusting, but overall I think she's gonna love it here (: She's still exploring and finding new ways to give us heart attacks! (we've "lost" her at least half a dozen times already! little stinker ;)

Gio and I have both talked with our parents, who are all very happy for us, and we've had our first guests also, David and Naomi, they helped us move. We're having our first cookout tomorrow with Izaak and Erica, and Tim from Gio's work! Too excited! We've had our first home cooked meal after what seemed like tons of eating out (gross!), and I cooked! (: We had lemon chicken with rice and broccoli. 
It's been a long haul, we signed papers in July 2011 and have watched our slab turn into a structure, and the structure into a house, and now we have the rest of our lives to turn our house into a home.

 God has really looked out for me, for Gio and I, he really truly has, and We are so appreciative of the life he has given us! He has given us some rough/hard times. But He's helped us pull through, and shown us how wonderful our lives can and will be. He has given us true strength and happiness with eachother. We now know and understand that We are good people and deserve to have happiness, good health, and prosperity. 

As I sit here, in my new home, I can't help but feel an overwhelming sense of happiness and pride! I can't ever say it enough, how BLESSED i am!

For My New Home

so with a brand new house almost ready for gio & i to move into, my brain has been working overtime! my computer has been too! lol. i've been so busy with thinking about all the things i want/need for the new house, so i window shop online. it's such an addiction for me, i seriously can't help myself! i really do need to win the lottery (: and as you can imagine the things i want far out weigh the things i need. and honestly the things i want are much more exciting then the things i need (:

I want:

a storm door with screen

3 bath & body works wallflowers w. scent

a romantic crystal chandelier for our entryway

some sort of a detective furniture piece for the entryway

front door wreath, for the summer/spring time http://www.etsy.com/listing/40469937/shabby-chic-wreath-cream-berry-wreath

an entryway floor runner

new bar http://www.crateandbarrel.com/furniture/bar-cabinets/sloane-grey-leaning-wine-bar/s165266

new barware

new toaster

new drinking glasses

new kitchen table

new sectional

new tv

white down comforter

window bird feeder (for echo) http://shop.wbu.com/products/productdetail/part_number=2710/567.0.1.1

a puppy, male akc certified westie (sir bertram phillip thieme)

grill

patio furniture

monogrammed welcome mat http://www.frontgate.com/ascot-coco-entry-mat/outdoor-decor-accessories/outdoor-door-mats/personalized-door-mats/378239

I need:

washer & dryer

a ceiling fan for in the master bedroom

a new mattress

a new master bedroom setup

patio curtain treatment

 

again, sadly the things i need, i really do need to live, to have privacy, to feel good when waking up! the things i want, i try to hard to convince myself that if i don't have them when i move in, my house won't feel "homey". but in all reality it's going to feel so right, and i know that the want list will all come in good time, i just need to be patient. not saying that some of that i can't get soon, i just need to understand i can't have it all! or at least all at one time ;) lol

My Smiles

so much brings a smile to my face, and here is what has made me smile lately. 

~my husband, even when i'm not is the best of moods his silliness always takes away the worst of feelings :D he brings the most joy, laughter, and life to me and i love him so much more than he may ever know because of it! his very own smile makes my heart melt. its such an additive smile, you can't help but smile back at him. <3

~echo, whenever i sit in our recliner and throw my blanket over me, she hurries over to sit on my lap to love on her :) 

~our new home, every weekend we go to see the house and the progress from week to week. many pictures are taken and move in date is closer and closer!! :D

~my favorite drinks: iced tea (so refreshing) & coffee (love my morning cup)

~memories (the good & the not so good), as we are preparing to move from our first place in indy to our new home, the wonderful memories we have made since moving down here flood my brain. here are a few: 

2008: our move from kendallville to indianapolis

2008: our wedding

our marriage license 7.12.08

2008: gio & i living off of unemployment for months, and still making it work

2008: starting college for medical assisting

2009: gio getting temporary work after being laid off

2009: gio being hired on full time to a job

2009: graduation from college, and landing a job a week later

2009: filling for bankruptcy

2009: gio's grandpa richard passing

2010: short weekend trip to cincinnati

2010: our first and second concert ever together!! Tom Petty & then John Mayer

2010: we held our first thanksgiving dinner for my family, success!

our homeade thanksgiving pies, pumpkin & pecan

2011: losing one of our immediate family members, lucca our male cat. 

buddy man lucca, on his last day

2011: buying our first home, & watching it be built from the ground up!

the lot we chose #102

gio & i as of today in our house, not quite finished

2011: i got to witness one of lifes greatest gifts, birth. in may i witnessed a vaginal birth to a healthy baby girl, hayley and in december a cesarean to another healthy baby girl, rebecca!

~my many blessings that i have and can't even count, bring the biggest smile to my face, can't believe i've been through the things i've put myself through and come out such a strong woman!

~my career, i have good and bad days at my job, just like everyone else. the only difference i like what i do, and i'm good at what i do, and my co-workers, and bosses respect me and my work ethic!

~mostly my very own life has brought such a smile to my face. i haven't lived perfectly, but everything that has happened to me i understand it has been for a reason. and for that reason i can only think of the whole and be proud of the person i am, and the goals i have for myself. i can't believe how lucky i am of a person, to have done the things i've done and still have such success and greatness in my life!

Sickness & Snow

FINALLY the sickness in our household is going away! What a crappy way to begin a new year! Both Gio & I have been sick :( He's got the worst of it though :( Poor guy, he'd been doing so good taking care of me, and how is his kindness returned? I think he actually had a 24-48 hr. bug of some kind, as he's feeling much better. now since i've been sick, i have already failed to commit myself to my new years goals. :( i didn't make it to church yesterday, nor did I call my parents. I did however keep my goal of not being on the computer as much, this is the first time all day that I've been on! A big + for me, as I spend far to much time on here. I am excited to be getting back to the gym this week too! I've been going since Sept. in the mornings before work, it's such a great way to begin my day! It makes me feel more energized and just overall good. I'm also stoked about Gio & I's first date of the new year, it's coming up this weekend! I'll recap my goals weekly (:

For the second time this winter we've had snow!! And it looks so pretty! Unfortunately, it won't be sticking around :( It's just been to warm, and I believe it's gonna be warm this week even, in the mid 40's :(  But with the lack of snow, it makes me kinda unknowing of how the next couple of months will be, I have a feeling we'll get hit hard very soon. I wouldn't mind the snow normally, but this year Gio & I are moving into our new home that's being built currently. I hope building won't be delayed due to the weather! But just a little more snow would be nice!

Thought For The Day:

“The fear of becoming a ‘has-been’
keeps some people from becoming anything.”

Eric Hoffer
(1902-1983)