How this all came about...

I've been enjoying so many other people's blogs for so long now, I've decided to try my best shot at my very own blog. I've only recently entered into this entirely different phase of life as a wife and a first time home owner. Over the span of six months I feel as if I've become a "grown up" in one swift swoop. Sometimes I can hardly believe that this is what my life looks like at 22 years old.
As I read so many interesting, entertaining, and often inspiring blogs I became more fond of the idea of creating my own. When Joe (my husband) first created one for himself he was eager to start one for me as well. I blew off this idea because:

1. I love to journal, not blog. I've had a journal of some sort since the sixth grade. You should see them, it's quite hilarious. Unfortunately my spelling hasn't improved much since then.
2. I'm extremely self conscious about people reading my writing. Ask any of my closest friends. I hate being in the same vicinity of of a person reading a card I signed. It's that bad. But it is time to get over that.
3. To be quite frank I also didn't feel like I had anything worth writing about. Joe blogs about all of the cool stuff he creates and builds, and I am not much of a carpenter or an artist (yet). So many other bloggers I know have blogged about their exotic travels or their beautiful families and I am not embarking on either of those journeys.

But it wasn't until recently that I realized I'm right in the beginning of a pretty cool journey of my own. (Slightly cheesy I know!) We have only just begun our house projects. It wasn't until a week or two ago I got extremely excited by the idea that I have a completely clean design plate for this home. Paint, Furniture, Art, Pillows (a favorite!), Curtains, Garden, you name it.
So, I've decided to blog about it all. The projects, the ideas, the failures, the dreams. This journey will be a very slow one. I'm still a student, Joe is newly graduated, so the budget is tight! BUT we have done surprisingly well for ourselves so far. We've done a lot more at 1114 than I had expected to do so early on. As I am often told, this is a never ending journey anyway.

Tomorrow I'll take you on a tour of the house. There will be a lot more pictures from here on out and whole lot less typing.