brown... not cream.

I went by the house today after work, just like every other day, and was surprised to see that we have some siding! But... it wasn't the right color!?!? I kind of panicked and called G who then called our sales lady. He wasn't able to reach her so I called a Richmond American Homes contact that I found... only to make a fool out of myself. They paint the siding! Whoops. I have never done this before, obviously. He was a very nice man and he didn't make me feel stupid. So it is cream now... but it will be brown in the end. Everything is okay!

check it out.

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I fly out to Indiana tomorrow morning... I am so excited! I can't wait to be Lauren's bridesmaid, see my 344 girls, and spend lots of quality time with my family! And... have seven days off of work!!

only 3 more days until mr. & mrs.

344.

cinco de mayo.

G and I hosted a Cinco de Mayo fiesta with his parents. We wanted them to meet some of our friends... and have an excuse to dress up! We made tacos, ate lots of chips & guacamole, played corn hole, and drank some Mexican beer. It was a great night!

i made some mexican tissue paper flowers.

the cheney's.

a senor and his senorita.

windows... check!

our house!

we can walk around.

We took G's parents to the house yesterday... we were so excited to be able to show them more than just a foundation! The whole house is framed so we were able to walk around and explain the layout. So awesome!

our entry way.

our master bedroom.

We drove to Denver today to pick up Granny so she could spend a day with us in the Springs. We showed her the house too!

we are excited.

framing... check!

our house!

invites.

I am currently planning a baby shower for 3 mommies-to-be that I work with at Compassion. This is my first time... and I am loving it! I am really looking forward to it... and I have a lot to create before May 31! These are the invitations I made... I also made a separate card that lists each girl's registries. I like them.


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g's parents arrive tomorrow!

decisions, decisions.

This afternoon we visited the Richmond American Home Gallery to make design choices for our new home! We had a lot of fun... we would have never dreamed that we would be picking out everything for our new home. It is so exciting!

We began with choosing the paint color... we chose a gray/beige. It will be throughout the whole house... ceilings and trim with be white. Our next decision was the cabinets, for the kitchen and also all the bathrooms. I LOVE our choice... its a great warm color and very simple design. Perfect.

paint color and cabinet sample.

our cabinets.

Flooring came next... we are doing hard woods in the entry way & kitchen, a nice gray/taupe colored carpet in the living room & bedrooms, and linoleum in all the upstairs bathrooms.

our floor choices.

All of the decisions to follow were not as major... faucets, door knobs, sinks, tile, etc. There were some surprises during the process... prices, what comes "standard", and upgrade choices/levels. I learned a ton about homes and really enjoyed the whole experience. We love everything that we picked and cannot believe how blessed we are to be able to do this!

with our choices.