Actually moving in- the living space

The process of turning our house into a home was and still is absolutely wonderful. Our house is absolutely precious and I love showing it off. The pictures in no way do it any justice, come see it for yourself!

living room theme- country chic 

coffee table- $25

Kitchen accent color- RED

we FINALLY got the bench in for this table- so it's the 4 chairs pictured here and a 2 seater bench. The table also has a hidden leaf. I searched for-ever to find this piece, I knew exactly what I wanted and didn't want to settle. It also took 2 months to get the bench in from back order

What is funny is how bare these pictures look in comparison to what the house looks like now. I'll upload some more later. (hint- the wine hutch has more wine than a BevMo)

Thanks for stopping by!

Nesting- making our house our home

I've been in our new place for about 2 months now, so it's probably about time I share it with you. :)

Here are some of the pictures of turning our house into our home. 

All the walls were painted and the home was cleaned, thank you all for your hard work!

just shy of 3 months.

Hey all,

I am sorry to say, but it's been 3 months since I've posted last. 3 months. Which is mostly like 4 months, since really I didn't post in November.

On the bright side, I haven't had time to blog because my Real Estate career has taken off. On the down side, I definitely miss blogging.

So lets see if we can keep this short and sweet. Here are the 1st two months I missed.

November 

Thanksgiving day at the Monsons

Sibling love

Thanksgiving evening with the Johnsons

December

The best gift given at the White elephant exchange- this creepy doll from my Grandfather

Cousins :)

we be crazy

those are some great people

the love of my life. 

Twinnies

Sibling love

Hey ladies!

Our gingerbread house in the competition against Natasha and Nolan

Tell me youre not impressed

ABC, easy as 123

Miss Lauren over at Busy Bee Lauren has inspired me to give my ABC's. Sort of reminds me of those MySpace surveys from back in the day- maybe that's why I like it. Bring a little MySpace back to my life.

Age- I just celebrated the year and a half anniversary of my 21st birthday

Bedsize- Queen. Which I just purchased this summer. Before then, I spent the past 22 years in a twin bed. 

Chores that you hate- Washing dishes is the worst thing on the planet.

Dogs- Mazie. and when I grow up, I want a pug and a boxer.

Essential start to your day- a day that is preceded by 8 hours of sleep. 

Favorite Color- Right now, that would be the color yellow.

Gold or silver- White gold for special things, and often times yellow gold, or fake yellow gold, for accessories.

Height- 5'2" (or so I've been told), but I tell everyone 5'1"

Instruments you play- I'm working on the piano.

Job Title- Currently, homecare provider. In about 2 days, Real Estate Agent.

Kids- I don't have any currently, and I pretty much make all babies cry. So, you can say I'm a little worried kids hate me.

Live- Phoenix baby.

Mother's name- Jill. I prefer mom, the Johnson's call her Jillie Bird. 

Nicknames- Kelly Fast (apparently it is possible for your nickname to be longer than your real name. a pretty huge chunk of people address me by my full name.), punkie (mom), Kel (one of my most favorite nicknames ever- usually only used by super close friends), Darling and Kell Bell (Dustin), K Fast, and K Foot (for about 10 months sophomore year- longest story ever)

Overnight hospital stays- I'm guessing the day I was born.

Pet Peeves- People chewing with their mouth open may or may not be the WORST thing ever.

Quote from a movie or tv show- Any quote from the Office will do, if it's from a movie, funny one that comes to mind- Steel Magnolias- "He is a boil on the butt of humanity"

Righty or lefty- I write right handed, and if you asked a dancer this question, they would reply with which side is more flexible, which is my left side.

Siblings- 1 younger brother Brandon. He is a pretty fantastic guy.

Time you wake up- Currently I have to wake up twice a week at 5am-ish, and I hate it. Once my real estate career gets up and running, I would love 7:30 or 8. Please please please.

Underwear- Under where?

Vegetable you hate- A "normal" one I hate, corn.

What makes you run late- being ready too early. I always think I have more time than I do, and end up leaving late.

X-rays you've had- Ankles & right knee. The rest were MRI's or fall into the category of I don't remember what they were.

Yummy food you make- I make a bomb.com spaghetti sauce, I love cookin up some pinwheel steaks, stuffed bell peppers, and mashed potatoes.

Zoo Animal- Love me some giraffes. 

That's a little about me, hope you liked it! What are your ABC's?

Life Update 2.0

Lauren, has requested another life update. Thanks for thinking of me lovely. :)

I have been on a bit of a break from blogging. Not because I don't love to put down my thoughts, events, etc., but because I have been way too stinkin busy.

Real Estate

For 12 days in September, I crammed 90 hours worth of education down my throat. In addition to my part time job? I was way busier then than most 2 week intervals in college.

Then I spent hours and hours between the end of my class, September 18th, and yesterday, cramming for the exams. 1 school exam (average of 3 attempts before someone passes- I did it on the first shot - woo hoo!), 1 national exam (pretty easy based off my previous studying) and 1 state exam (see national exam). I finished with my testing yesterday! woo hoo!

Thhhhheeeeennnn the 6 additional hours you have to take, finished that this last Saturday [awesome Saturday. sarcasm intended.]

I interviewed brokers. 3 to be exact. [If you don't know, interviewing brokers (the person who is, sort of, legally responsible for a real estate agent) is not like interviewing for any other job. Instead of them interviewing me, it's more like me interviewing them. So all in all, a pretty awesome experience.] I met with one good broker, 1 horrible one, and 1 absolutely fantastic one. Guess which one I went with. That's right, absolutely fantastic brokerage. More specifically,

I am absolutely extatic about choosing KW, and the Biltmore Partners seem to be a perfect fit for me.

Licensing

You don't just become a RE agent over night, too bad, hunh? but I have completed most of what I need done. In fact, I hope to be licensed tomorrow!!

Life

In spite of the fact that I have been crazy busy and absolutely overwhelmed, life is fantastic.
-This past Friday we celebrated Brandon, Dad and Grandfather's birthdays. It was really nice to have the family together.

-I spent this past Saturday evening with Cammie and Nicki, eating confusing pitas and seeing What's your number? Absolutely hilarious and it was wonderful to spend time with ma ladies.
-I was in Tucson just over a week ago, which was also fantastic. [see separate post when I'm blogging from home] and this upcoming weekend Nicki and I will be rendezvousing in California at Disneyland in celebration of her birthday! [believe me, there will be pictures]
-A pretty fantastic group of us are planning a half marathon at Disney next September [which my mom has started training for and I'm so proud of her].
-Dustin is fantabulous- and doing so stinkin well at his new job :)
-Nicki and I got to visit Kieren about a month ago, her little Clara is just so precious!!! Also, her new place has so much space! It's a pretty wonderful place.

looks like someone missed the stripes memo

Ma Face/Body

As you probably remember from these Frankenstein pictures, I was in a pretty gnarly accident. Well, I'm lookin a little bit better! I've finished 6 weeks of physical therapy, and finally was able to run my first mile this past Monday (and again with mom yesterday). Welcome back knee!!! Although, I would like to say when I was in Tucson, peeps felt it necessary to rub my scar without my offer/their asking. you're weird.

Ehhh, that's enough for now. How about I just become a little bit more regular on my posting? deal.

What does your life update look like?

Date Night

Tonight Dustin and I are going out for dinner [exciting]

Which is making me think of 2 things.

1. This bomb.com pizza from True Food Kitchen [extra fresh and awesome, extra expensive]

Which was consumed with these lovely ladies, this past Sunday.

2. Chad has a baseball game tonight, and he is just too precious for words.

Well, I'm off. Dinner time :)

God gave me you

Today, Dustin and I will be sharing three years of love.

We celebrated with a delicious dinner at Ticos in Phoenix this past weekend. Soooo yummy.

On my own I'm only half of what I could be

I can't do without you

We are stitched together

And what love has tethered

I pray we never undo

God Gave Me You by Blake Shelton

wildcats for life

the pinning

spring break

Christmas

New Years

Tree Hugger

Roaring 20s date dash

Harelson Wedding

Parents Weekend with Beta and ADPi

3rd Revenge of the Nerds Party

Spring Break

Lake time

Nicki's Grad Party

Cutest Couple

Moms 50th Birthday

Winter Break

The Grand Canyon

Go Cats!

Rockstar Party

"A Lister" Datedash- Adventure Boy and Ace Ventura 

2nd Revenge of the Nerds Party

"I'm not a player, I just Crush a lot" Date Dash

Black Diamond Ball

My 20th birthday [surprise party]

Mardi Gras

"GI Joe Guys and Barbie ADPi's" Date Dash - I'm white trash Barbie

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell

... I suppose this was the 3rd? time I hung out with Dustin

The day we met, Revenge of the Nerds Party

I have been lucky enough to find someone who laughs at my jokes, compliments and understands my flaws, loves and appreciates what makes me me, treats me like a lady, loves me unconditionally, and makes me feel like I'm complete.

And I feel to blessed to say I love him with every inch of my soul. 

Happy Anniversary Dustin, I love you.