Light up my Life!

With Jim gone all week, I spent most of my days painting. I finally finished the living room. With the walls being so much lighter, it really brightens up the room. See for your self!

Before:

After:

Paneling no more

I've been trying to "modernize" our new home over the past week. I've decided to paint over the wood paneling that currently covers every wall in the house. I am happy to say, that after 3 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint, I finally won the battle in the kitchen!!! Below are before and after pictures. Next challenge: the living & dining room!

Out with the old, in with the new!

We got a NEW car!!! It's a 2010 Suzuki Sx4! So cute!!!

Updates!

With Jim gone during the days, and me stuck at home without a car...for the time being, I've been acting like a 1950's housewife. I've been baking up a storm :o) In the past 2 weeks I've made 2 batches of cashew baklava, chocolate chip cookies, and a gooseberry pie! Jim and I need to hit the gym before we start packing on the pounds.

PCB Baby!

Jim and I are officially residents of Panama City Beach! Jim started his new job today and I worked on unpacking and settling into our new home...which is AMAZING! It is right on West Bay and we couldn't be happier. The cats and chickens have made themselves comfortable and we are trying to do the same. We have been spending most of our time outdoors on the boat or in the yard instead of unpacking :o( because it's much more fun to play outside. Here are a few pictures...enjoy!

An Ode to You: Gudren, Josaphine and Maude!

Today, we found out that our 2 favorite hens and rambunctious rooster would be making the move with us to our new home in Panama City. We were worried that the home owner and city ordinances would prevent our sweet chickens from coming along, but alas, we were wrong! Here's to you Gudrun, Josaphine and Maude!

Road Warriors

Wow! It has been an incredibly busy week/weekend. I feel like Jim and I have driven every stretch of highway in Florida over the last 4 days. On Thursday, we made our way down to Bradenton to see some of my amazing friends. I am so happy that I keep in touch with these guys, they are all wonderful!

We spent also some time on the beach at White Ave. while we were there and I am happy to report that bp hasn't spoiled the pristine waters there...yet. We saw this cute little Gopher.

We unfortunatly had to leave Thursday evening to be at work nice and early Friday morning.

But that wasn't the end of our adventure, after work on Friday, we hopped back in the jeep and cruised down to Orlando to see Screeching Weasel. They are one of my favorite bands. Jim got tickets for us as an early birthday present for me. They were AMAZING! Best birthday present EVER!!!

On Saturday morning, we started off for Panama City to look at a few potential houses to rent for our BIG move. We found one that we like! It right on the water in West Bay! Jim is excited about being so close to the intercostal water way. We move in on July 9th!

After signing our lease paperwork, we went west to Niceville for Jim's 10 year highschool reunion. We got to see some of his friends and catch up. On Sunday, we went to Marianna for the 1st day of camp, before heading back to Gainesville.

Whew...what a full weekend!