it just makes my nostalgia-loving-heart so happy.
our home is nothing fancy; it's a small three bedroom ranch. we have a lovely front porch with scrolly gingerbread trim and a nice, big backyard. to us, it's so special. in this house, nick&i put many hours in on hot summer days painting the walls and stripping wallpaper. in this house, bella slept in her very first big girl bed and rode her first tricycle in the driveway. in this house, we welcomed home our sweet emmy faith and became a family of four. in this house, we have made many meals, danced in the kitchen and rocked on our front porch while drinking wine and listening to the crickets.
i have the horrible tendency to want my house to be perfect in the snap of my fingers. i have a hard time being patient and taking one home improvement project at a time. we still have a mustard yellow bathroom, kitchen cupboards and a dining room set begging to be painted and a half-decorated entryway. and those things can drive me nuts. but in my continuous journey of gratitude and contentment, i want to always be so very thankful for our home. i want to focus my sights on the things i love about it, the hard work we've put into it... and not the things that i can't wait to change.
i decided a while ago i wanted to do a home tour on this blog... not to document our perfection, but to show a work in progress. i don't to wait until it's "done"; i want to be thankful along the way...
living room
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