Happy New Year everyone!
I start school again tomorrow (J-Term, though, which is an easy transition before "real" school starts on the 17th), and it's always hard to believe that the holidays are over. This year was especially unusual with a terrible ice/snow storm that devastated Little Rock. Everyone in the South always dreams of a white Christmas, but I'll think twice before I pray for one of those again! We were at my parents' Christmas day when we lost power, and stayed the next five nights at Peyton's parents house. We were thankful for a warm house and time with family (Peyton's brother was in from Dallas, and my brother and fam were in from Virginia), but we became tired of living out of a suitcase in our own town! It sounds silly to say after not truly traveling for the holidays, but it is good to be HOME.
Over the past couple of days I've been getting ready for my J-Term class, Intro to Italian, and am re-watching the first two seasons of Downton Abbey before the third season premiers on Sunday. Is anyone else as obsessed with this show as me?!?!
On a completely different note, I realized recently that I have not put up any updates that have happened around our house, so here are a couple of more recent ones:
1. New drapes for the front living room
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2. Guest room details
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(I still need to iron and stuff those shams, I just got them for Christmas!)
3. Entryway
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I found these old Antique shutters at an estate sale, and when I realized they were from France I couldn't resist! Still need something to tuck underneath the table...
4. Valances for the den
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My goals this year are to put wallpaper in the breakfast room/kitchen, paint that dark paneling, and get curtains in the guest room. We'll see how much of that happens! I never quite understood why my mom spent so much time agonizing over fabric and changing things in our house over the years, but now I do. I admit it: I love nesting!
