Mixed Emotions...

As we get ready to move into our new house, I find myself flooded with memories from the home that our family has grown in...

the front porch where we would sit and "watch the world go by"...

the backyard where our kids...

~ learned how to swing and ride bikes

~ ran like crazy through sprinklers

~ discovered new tricks on a trampoline

~ found ladybugs and baby hummingbirds

the back acre, where you could watch the most glorious sunsets from a tree swing...

the "barn" where so many projects came to life...

the back patio, where many gatherings took place...

we have been so lucky! what a wonderful place to have lived!

I will miss so many things about this home...

the stars at night

watching jets take off from Luke

listening to all of the birds (hundreds call our yard home)

waking up to the rooster's crow

walks along the irrigation ditch

first day of school pictures at the front door

... and so much more

FINALLY IN THE HOME STRETCH...

The appliances went in today! The backsplash is almost complete!

Just need to get the crown molding up, the island finished and the door hardware on...

and we will be ready for some cooking!

LOVE THIS!!!

I wish I could find a place in the house to incorporate these lockers from Restoration Hardware... I just love, love, LOVE THEM!

Rug-A-Dug Rug...

Having a hard time trying to figure out which rugs will go best in our home... so many colors, so many patterns, so many textures... How is a girl supposed to choose just one for each room???

perfect for the master bedroom (Pottery Barn)

or perhaps this one... (Target)

love, LOVE, L O V E, this one for the living room! (Crate and Barrel)

... this one is pretty too! (Target)

Loved this one so much that I bought it right on the spot, and it was on sale "to boot"

(World Market)

This one is CRAZY BOLD, but I am really digging it! (Target)

hmmmm... decisions, decisions...