I've been hard at work lately to make our house a bit more "homey." All the bare walls are driving me crazy and so is not having any Fall decorations to make our house complete for the season :) I am working on several projects as we speak, but more about the incomplete ones later ;)
Project #1
I LOVED the D.I. in Twin Falls, and for those of you that don't know what D.I. is, it is an AWESOME thrift store that is sooo much better than your "average" thrift store. D.I. is full of clean, brand name items at steal prices! When we moved to Lewiston I was super sad that I couldn't find a decent thrift store that passed my expectations of being clean and not junky. I love to find thrift store finds and craft it to perfection! I finally passed by a thrift store that turned out to be a good one :) One day, I found this unfinished cabinet! It screamed "Craft me" all over it! We had been looking for a DVD cabinet for a while, but didn't wanna pay an arm and a leg for a cheapy one. Low and behold, I found and purchased this cabinet that I was sure I could make super cute with some stain!
So I took it home and bought the stain and supplies. Needless to say, this cabinet got the best of me in the staining phase! It was the worst thing EVER! When I was done, I had it all over my arms and legs and face and hair :( I was not a happy camper! After a little distressing and another stain on the edges, the final product was finished! It didn't turn out near what I expected or wanted, but for all the work I did, I wasn't about ready to just get rid of it. After a little rearranging of our living room and dressing it up with some decor, I have learned to love it :) Here is the finished product complete with some fall decor :) It works!
Project #2
We have a small nook in between our kitchen and living room. When we moved in, I aspired to have a long entryway table and to decorate all above it. We looked and looked for a decent table that was somewhat resonable in price and just couldn't find one that we were crazy about! I was getting impatient beings that that wall was bare and constantly staring at us. I was in ShopKo one day and despite hating that store, I found the best steal!! I went in looking for a bike tire and when I didn't find what I was looking for, I started leaving the store. On my way out, I noticed that they were clearancing out a BUNCH of furniture!!....and LOW AND BEHOLD our entry way table for a steal of $50 :) I was estatic!! Jordan was such a sweetie and put it together for me that night and I spent the next few days putting the wall together. Here is the completed "nook!!"
I am in the middle of a wall in our bedroom and the main wall in our kitchen. Those will take some time, but I will post pics when completed. There is just something about personalizing your own space that makes you feel so accomplished! I love it!
Good News of this week is....... I had a job interview FINALLY!!! It is super hard to find work out here that isn't fast food or retail, but thankfully I can be super picky to find something that I really want due to Jordan having such a good job to support us :) When we first moved to Lewiston, we went into Wells Fargo to combine all of our accounts. The Store Manager helped us and said they would have a teller position coming open soon and that I should apply. I applied and haven't heard for a long time in between running into him at the branch and at our ward. Coincidence? I think not! The position was finally posted and I had a phone interview with a recruiter on Thursday who passed me along to the formal interview at the branch! I was so happy! Everytime I go into the branch, all the tellers say "when you startin work here?" lol Nice to know they are rooting for me :) Haven't heard on the formal interview date, but I am being patient :)
I am going through serious photography withdrawals, especially after getting a job interview! I have always wanted to have a photography business doing what I love and someday that WILL be the case. Right now I take one day at a time, and be grateful for all that I have :) It has been super hard going from a huge group of clients in Twin Falls to none here in the Lewiston Valley! It makes it hard to even keep up as a hobby without sessions to shoot and edit :( I miss photography and hopefully I can get some sessions soon to cure this little girl's woes..... In the meantime, a girl can dream right?
Jordan's job is going pretty good as he is getting used to his new territory here in Lewiston. He has got some serious recognition lately from his district boss for his sales, installs, new customers, and territory coverage! Way to go babe :) The customers out here love him and are really happy to have him as their rep! That makes the transition ALOT easier and his hours not so off the wall. That makes for a happy wife :) :)
For Labor Day, we had sooo much fun here in Lewiston! Our ward had a big activity at a local park and we played softball and stuffed our face :) We met several young couples that we had fun visiting with and overall had a great day! After the activity, we went over to one of the couple's houses and played games with 3 other couples. We had a blast playing a game similar to charades :) All in all, it was a good day off and we made some friends while we were at it! Yay for us!
Well its official.... WE ARE GOING HOME TO TWIN FALLS FOR CHRISTMAS!!! I am so excited for our first Christmas together as a married couple and be able to spend it with both sets of families! We were debating whether to fly or drive and after much debate, we will be driving. It will be tough, but all in all it will be better to haul presents to and from and our mounds of luggage :) Yay for Christmas!
Until then, we are enjoying nightly sunsets like this one and everday joys & blessings :) :)
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