Our livingroom is very small. The kitchen, dining, and living rooms are basically all one big room. You can see the corner of the kitchen counter in the above photo. Oh, and ignore the bird on the back of the door--it's a rental, remember?
The stairs leading to the loft and a little sneak peak towards the basement- which is up next!
Spring Break 2002 my family, friend Sara, and I spent a couple of days in Nashville, on our way to Florida- where we met this guy shortly after he was signed to Dreamworks Records:
We became fast friends, and kept in touch over the next several years. I would often travel to another Michigan town to watch him perform and support his growing music career. We even lived in the same city for a while (Nashville). Fast forward nine years later....
We had been out of contact for about 3 years, he'd been busy performing and walking all over the country, while I've been busy getting married and stuff like that:) I heard on the radio that Jimmy Wayne would be performing in Traverse City friday night. Sara and I decided we should go.
We pushed our way to the front of the crowd, elbowing a lot of females out of our way. I told Sara I didn't want to act like a crazed fan and she was like "Who cares?! Get up there!" haha. It's not easy to get someone's attention when their eyes are closed 90% of the time! It took a couple of songs before he realized we were in the front row. We had officially surprised him, so we figured we could go sit back down and be civilized again:)
After the show, and a long line of picture-takers and autograph-getters, we caught up with Jimmy, and headed onto his tour bus to chat for a while. I hadn't seen or talked to him in about 3 years, so as you know, a lot's changed--the biggest shock being my new marriage:) I had to remind him that I'm not 15 anymore.
(please ignore this awful picture of me and focus on the other two!)
There were a lot of laughs as anyone who's ever been around Jimmy knows. We reminisced about the day we met, my mom's "sweet, conniving, southern girl" accent, his ex-girlfriends, and one heated phone conversation. In three years, he hasn't changed a bit. Isn't it comforting to see an old friend and feel like no time has passed at all? That's how it was. Until next time, buddy!
Aunt Lorie, Mom's little sis, was given a surprise party by my Gram. (You don't look a day over 35:) The whole family and some friends got together to celebrate! Plenty of singing and dancing took place.
And I got to spend some quality time with my Monkey, which is always good.
The ladies of the family. Great time, everyone!
My little cousin, Lyss:)
Brother & Husband a.k.a. Girlfriends
Sisters & Cousins
Brother and Sister-in-law
Our lovely Matriarch
Brother with Mom and Dad. Right after my uncle punched Dale in the lip. It was a friendly punch right, Uncle Mike?
Hopefully one day I'll have a cabin of my own to design and decorate. There's nothing better than curling up with a good book in the peace and quiet of a "no service" zone, and escaping for a couple of days to completely recharge. Here's some inspiration for my future cabin/ cottage!
Who says a cabin can't be chic?
That is exactly the dining table I long for.
And that view isn't bad either.
Loving the patterned floor in this one!
Am totally at a loss for where I found these. Help?
I'm a 20 something wife and mother who use to write about foreign missions, women's ministry and interior decor musings. Now I pretty much just write about my baby. Thank God for the internet because I have yet to buy a baby book.
