We are officially homeowners!!!!!

So, Jon and I are officially homeowners now! We moved into our beautiful new home on Thursday, Aug. 14 and a week later it still doesn't seem real. Aside from the heinous wallpaper in the living room and master bath AND the pepto pink guest bathroom AND the lime green guestroom AND the hideously girly colors in the other guestroom - we're doing alright. So, what can I say about moving day? Aside from the fact that one of the movers, Jose, stole Jon's phillips head screwdriver, it actually went really well. We were completely into our new house by early afternoon and I was all over unpacking the boxes like it was my job (and, it was actually!).

And, what would a nice backyard be without the game of cornhole?!?! While any complete moron can play the game of tossing bean bags into a hole, Jon and I somehow find it quite fun. Maybe that says something about us? Probably! And, all last weekend I also made it my job to spend way too much money on more furniture and accents for the house. But, Monday was my birthday so I felt justified. And, the Mittelbronn's don't waste any time since we're already throwing our first gathering the Sunday before Labor Day. It should be a fun afternoon of beer, backyard games, beer, friends, and lots more beer!

However, I plan to at least paint the rooms that don't have wallpaper before our party takes place. The pepto pink room makes me immediately think of those ridiculous Pepto Bismol commercials where random people are singing, "Heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarhhea....hey, pepto bismol." While that might make sense since it IS a bathroom, I am going to have to paint over the pepto. So, that is the first room I am painting - tonight! And, thanks to Stacy, I now have the tools I need in order to accomplish that task!

Next will be the lime green room. Now, that room is our workout room and while the gross shade of green might keep some people energized while working out, it makes me think of a twisted doctor's office. Sorry lime green - you gotta go next! I will say the wallpaper (welcome to 2008, peeps. Who does wallpaper anymore?) in the living room is giving me the biggest headache of all. I like the background color of the wallpaper ( a deep red), the bigillion number of vases on the wallpaper sends my ADD self into a tailspin. I am not sure what I want to do with that room but I am sensing the wallpaper won't be up for long.

But, the house is great! I love coming home to it each night and sometimes, I even pinch myself just to make sure. Our dog, Ollie, is totally digging the house AND even more, the backyard. No more apartment living for this Mittelbronn clan - we're moving on up!

Check out the pics of the house to the right and let us know what you think. And, I will be more than happy to take some before and after photos of the pepto room and will update this over the weekend. Stay tuned for more...........