What could it possibly be, you ask? A sewing machine! When Corey’s mom was cleaning out his grandfather’s house a few weeks ago, she stumbled on this sewing machine that had never been used – there was still plastic wrap around the cords and everything! She knew I’d been dying for one, so she brought it home for me and…
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I promise one of these days I’ll stop talking about our Christmas decor. I know I’ve already talked about it twice now, but we’ve added a few more things that I just can’t resist sharing. The largest addition? A second Christmas tree. Corey and I have always talked about wanting two Christmas trees – one as the “main” tree, decorated…
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I may have mentioned once or twice (or a million times) that I’m a bit obsessed with Christmas. I love the cold weather, I love decorating my house, I love wrapping presents, and I love pretty much every other little thing that comes along with the season. So, today I thought I’d share some of the decorations we have around…
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I know I’ve complained a little (or a lot) about the ugliness of our kitchen. It’s horribly outdated, nowhere near our style, and not nearly as functional as it could be. As a quick reminder, here’s what our kitchen looks like right now: Corey and I have a ton of plans for this kitchen, including lowering the bar to counter-height…
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Because it is mine and Corey’s first Christmas together (both as a married couple and in our new house), we were a bit…lacking in the decorations department when we got ready to decorate this year. As in, we had a Charlie Brown-ish, 6-foot, most-pathetic-tree-you’ve-ever-seen Christmas tree, a couple of strands of lights, and two boxes of ornaments. And that needed…
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