PART 1: The BIGGEST project of our lives... ok, Ryan's life (so far)

Ryan and I have been talking about doing this project since, well... since we bought the house in January '09. (Drum Roll) And Friday night we bit the bullet and made a trip to Lowe's to get what we needed. We are tiling the garage entry and laundry room! By we I mean Ryan, I'm pregnant remember. Here are a couple before pics of the areas, and the builder grade linoleum that someone thought was a good idea.

I know what some of you are thinking... you two are doing this project all by yourselves? Yikes right. Don't worry friends, if it doesn't go well, we won't continue on to the other places we want to tile. We'll consult a professional.

From watching HGTV, you are supposed to set a budget before starting... uh, I knew we forgot something. Oh well, right. This project has turned into our Valentine's gift to each other. Weird right? Well, let me explain. It's a gift for me, because I wanted the linoleum gone. I win! It's a gift for Ryan, because we agreed to get all the manly tools needed for this (and other projects down the road). Plus, I've been 'trying' to let this be his project and not adding my 2 cents when it's not asked for. Probably not doing as good of a job as I think I am. :)

I'm doing this post in stages, because I've taken lots of photos. It's like Ryan's first day of kindergarten all over again. Come on, this is a big project. I have to document it. Stay tuned for Part 2 and 3... I hope I can keep it to that.

Final touches... I think

Thought I'd share some of the updates we recently made to Emarie's room. Ryan talked me into the curtains I really wanted, but didn't want to pay the Pottery Barn price... I'm glad I gave in. The little three knob coat hanger, I got with my mom in Gruene, TX several years ago. It's nice to find something to use you already have. The duck outfit is one of my favs, thanks Laura and Keath. We are both really happy with the room. Hope she is too.

Emarie's Nursey

Yesterday we had fans installed in all the upstairs bedrooms! Yay! Ryan supervised the process, while I relaxed in our bedroom. I feel I get in the way, and probably make people nervous by standing over them. After the fans were installed, we decided to finish decorating the nursery. We picked out the furniture from Nebraska Furniture Mart (Stratton), the bedding is from Babysupermall.com, Como, and wall paint is Olympic with Sherwin Williams color: Banana Cream. My mom gave us the picture frame that says, "All because two people fell in love" and the stencil that says, "Every child is a story yet to be told". The mirror is from Lowe's. We just need some curtains and we will be in business. We still have 13 weeks left until Emarie gets here, but decorating has been a lot of fun! Looking forward to April 11, 2011.