Last Few Days

As we await the arrival of our first child, I can't help but be incredibly grateful for my husband. Every day he continues to amaze me with his support, help, assurance, and love.

Jeff,

The last 7 years "home is where you are…." I don't feel complete without you, you are the one person that knows me best and knows what I am capable of. As we get ready to take on this next adventure together, there is not a doubt in my mind that with you by my side how wonderful it will be.

This baby has no idea how lucky they already are to have a dad like you. I can already see you running around with our child both wearing boxes on your heads pretending to be astronauts. :-)

We are almost there...and I can't wait to see you finally hold our baby!

I love you.

Meredith

Just Because...I Like This Song!

Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)

Kitchen and Landscaping Complete!

I can't believe that tomorrow will be our final house walk through and that on Monday we are settling. I am looking forward to the many adventures my husband and I will share in this home.

Here are some of the final pictures of the construction:
(Below you can see the newly added landscaping and our paved driveway).

(Pictured next is my dream kitchen in reality--right now it's really dusty).

When I first saw our new kitchen put together for the first time it took my breath away (literally).

If you ever saw my current home you would know that I have a hallway for a kitchen. Having more than one person in my current kitchen would be considered crowded. There are only 4 cabinets that are easily accessible (minus the ones above the fridge and stove) that we have to store pots and food in. In fact, our oven has become a second source of storage for us.

So, when I saw all the cabinets and all the space you would understand how a kitchen can take ones breath away. I got so excited that I made my sister meet me at my house to see my kitchen (and it's a good thing she lives so close now).

Congrats Jeff!

I am extremely proud of my husband today and the last 2 years of work at Kadix Systems. Today his boss promoted him to Associate Director and I am ecstatic for him. I'm glad he is at a company that both acknowledges his hard work and the time and commitment he puts into his job.

Congrats Jeff! It won't be long until people are calling you Mr. President. (Well of course that's because you married Madam President!!!!)

(President from the television series 24)

Happy Birthday Nicholas!

My nephew Nicholas turned 1 on May 18th. I can't believe how a year has gone by so quickly. I am extremely proud of my brother for raising such a happy and sweet son.

My brother made sure for Nicholas' birthday to have signs and decorations hanging for him when he woke up (just like how our mom and dad use to do it). Jason took him to Chuck-e-Cheese during the day and then we all met at my moms afterwards to celebrate with Nicholas. He got a lot of great gifts, but he enjoyed the boxes and wrapping paper the most!

Here is a picture of my bother and Nicholas at Chuck-e-Cheese:

Leveling of Land and Installation of Tile

I can't believe we are settling in two weeks. This whole process has seemed to go by so fast, not that I'm complaining...but there is much to be done like packing, painting, and decorating. Can't wait!

You can see a complete 360 of our house below in the next four pictures.

Our lot actually goes past the neighbor’s house that is in front of us (not sure yet what we are going to do with that piece of land yet):

Here is the upstairs bathroom:

Cabinets Are In and Siding is Up!

After Jeff's Birthday we took his family to see the progress of the house. The best thing about our location is that we are only 3 minutes from pops house, 5 minutes from my sisters and brother-in-law's house, and 4 minutes from our friend Katy and Dustin's new house.

Below is a picture of us finally together in front of the home (and you can see a bit of the siding in this picture):

My new kitchen finally a ton of place to store stuff (no more storing pots and pans in the oven):

My gorgeous counter tops: