DREAM BOARD {08.07.2015}

I have always been an avid "dreamer." Always dreaming about my future house, future children, and well, just the future in general. Recently, I was reading a post about a woman who made herself a dream board and all the things she had "dreamed" about, she accomplished. I thought to myself, "what a great way to make goals and follow through, no matter how hard it may seem to accomplish." So, I set out to make my own Dream Board and Pinterest is one outlet to use to make/start a board but I really wanted to narrow it down.

 

E and I have been talking for awhile about building our first home. After living in apartments for five years, we felt it was time to start looking for a place to plant our roots and grow. We have always loved our city, it's where we met in fourth grade and we've always thought how wonderful it would be for our children to grow up in and go to school in this city.

 

This past Sunday, August 2, we spent some of the day touring model homes and new neighborhoods around our city. Scouting out the best deals and trying to narrow down our choices. We settled on a neighborhood and even our future home. I am really excited to watch where we will be within the next year. Our goal is to be able to put our down payment on the house in December 2015 or January 2016 and start building around February/March 2016. I'm really excited about this! I have been praying and dreaming that we might be able to get a home, and it may finally be coming true. Best part is, we aren't just buying any old home, we are building. Which means our home will be ours. We get to choose what is looks like inside and out.

 

I'm really looking forward to keeping you all updated on the status and I think this would be the perfect Christmas present to E and I. We have a few months left to get things in order and then fingers crossed, we will get the process started.

 

Here is my dream house ideas, inside and out:

I do not want a 2-story, but I love this stone style

 

 Dream home elevation #1

 Dream home elevation #2

 Kitchen love

 Literally drooling over this one

Can you see a pattern in my dream kitchens?

 

I'm really excited to share this journey with you all and as we get closer to December/January, I will let you know the status.

 

*Do you have Dream Board or Dream House? Share your Pinterest name or URL with me so I can see your ideas and dreams*

 

BUCKET LIST DREAMS {04.24.2015}

I have always loved making Bucket List's! I remember when we were Blogging on Tumblr, I made a silly Bucket List, but some of those items I really did want to accomplish. I decided to make a new Bucket List and I went ahead and added a few from my "when I was 19 years old" Bucket List items because I'm proud that two have already been completed from that previous list. So here we go...25 things I want to do before I turn 25, which is exactly 2 years and 4 months away!!!

1. Go on a cruise anywhere (from old bucket list)
2. Have fun on Vegas strip (from old bucket list)
3. Have a healthy baby
4. Visit Disney World and Universal Studios
5. Take a plane with E anywhere
6. Scuba dive in at least 3 tropical locations
7. Go to an indoor skydiving place
8. Move into a home - rental or owned
9. Vlog for 365 days straight
10. Go skiing or surfing
11. Zipline in a tropical location
12. Host a family Fall party
13. Visit New York for Winter and watch the ball drop
14. Pack our bags and travel without an itinerary or plan
15. Complete at least 5 Pinterest DIY projects
16. Visit the following states/countries
• Bahamas
• California
• Cancun, Mexico
• Colorado
17. Watch sea turtles hatch or visit the sea turtle rescue in Florida
18. Swim with stingrays and dolphins
19. Sleep in Jeepster
20. Enjoy a picnic with E
21. Get Concealed Handgun License
22. Try indoor rock climbing
23. Attend 5 sporting events or concerts a year
24. See a play/musical/ballet with E
25. Pick fruit at a fruit farm or pick a pumpkin from a huge pumpkin patch

God Bless