Home Sweet Home - One Year >>>

As of April 11th, we have been in our new home for an entire year! I can hardly believe a year has already gone by. So much has happened in this past year its kind of hard to grasp reality of it all. Its been a very bittersweet year. All in the same year, we had amazing things happen, like buying our very own home and becoming a featured seller on etsy... as well as the monumental sadness of losing my dad, as well as the loss of my Nanna's husband. Its so weird how these things have happened in my life... like losing my mom just 4 months after getting married (and 2 months after my brother had his first child). Almost makes me scared to think what will happen when I have a baby!  Eeekkk... this post was not meant to be sad!  I just cant help but think of these things when I think of the happiness of owning our first (and maybe only) home.  I wish so bad I could share all this beauty with two of the most important people in my life, my parents.  So.... beyond this bittersweetness I wanted to share some of my favorite photos Ive taken so far this past year in our home.  There are so many, it was hard to narrow it down.  Many things have changed already since these were taken, and will continue to change.  Im not one to keep things the same way forever, I love constantly redecorating!

Home Sweet Home.

PEACE,
Laura

Hidden in my dwelling...

Right now it feels good just to be home doing nothing.  Today was a rough day.  We had to go pick up my dad's ashes.  It was the weirdest feeling in the world walking out of that place with a box under my arm.  So bizarre.  I cant really describe my feelings from today.  Simply a day I am glad is almost over.  The highlights of my day were: being reminded that I have the best parent in laws ever.  getting a raspberry vanilla latte.  getting a card in the mail from christie.  getting mix cd's in the mail from kelly ann and listening to said cds.  talking to my best friend on the phone.

One thing I am very much looking forward to this week is being taken out again by my bestie.  She has invited me on a date this week to go eat sushi and go to the japanese tea gardens.  Its going to be perfect.

Have you entered my 5 giveaways yet???  See my last 5 posts to enter in them all!  They will end next sunday.

PEACE,
Laura