Friday Fave's

SO happy the weekend is here! Although, nothing can top last weekend! My parents and MANY friends were in town for our engagement party and it was seriously a blast and a half. Friday night Matthew threw a frat party at our house (JK not really...but I was only 1 of 4 girls in a sea of 25 fellas) and had all his friends over to grill out and take advantage of his outdoor TV.

On Saturday, the rest of my friends crawled into town and the craziness began! It was so fun having people stay at our house. **MY FIRST HOUSE GUESTS** Thankfully, my Mom arrived early on Friday and brought some extra bedding items to make sure the house was fully furnished.

The party was absolutely perfect! I was literally Kim on such a happiness high that it flew by so fast. I loved being able to eat, relax, and laugh with all the special people who came. I was loving life. Only missing my sweet sister and brother-in-law!

BIG NEWS! I'm OFFICIALLY an owner of a washer & dryer! CLEAN LAUNDRY FOR EVERYONE! So pumped. Matthew is probably more excited to not hear me ask "when will the laundry be finished?" anymore. And the kitties have officially moved out of the guest bathroom. Praise!

I'm going to end this post with my Friday Favorites. Here's where I'm at:

I ordered this book on a whim and it has not let me down! So many helpful tips in this book and I've barely scratched the surface.

My sweet Ollie girl looking presh in her new collar!

Engagement Party with Wally

LOVE these awesome spices that Santa put in Matthew's stocking! They do magical things to chicken breast.

MECCA!!! This is obvi a given on my Friday Favorites list. My new favorite room in the house! 

Matthew and I surprisingly have zero plans this weekend and I couldn't be happier. That means no hunting, no traveling, NOTHING! Just lots of kitty cuddling and TV watching. Even though things should be pretty uneventful, I'm sure I will find a way to squeeze in some wedding stressing planning.

Enjoy your weekend!

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Home Renovation

I have been battling a serious un-diagnosed cold/sinus infection since Saturday and I think I am finally on the downhill. After much mucinex, sudaphed, emergen-c, and nyquil, I'm almost back to breathing without sounding like Darth Vader. #mis.

What's been going on with me lately? Well, our house has basically been "under construction" since we moved in. We had no washer and dryer and a sad pathetic excuse for a laundry room that just wasn't up to my standards. Our kitchen appliances were outdated and we noticed that the back patio has a mount for an outdoor TV (which according to Matthew obviously means WE should have one too), but no proper electrical wiring.

Insert Bob the Builder... aka our good friend Hunter who works in construction.

We now have new appliances (mostly test units from Viking), french doors to replace the dated siding glass doors leading to the backyard, and a laundry room that is about 60% complete. Still lacking the actual washer and dryer...which you kind of need in order to have a laundry room. We will be making some minor updates to the wet bar and adding an ice maker which I don't hate to the mix as well. I will definitely share some pics once everything is wrapped up.

Say a little prayer that everything is finished before our engagement party next week! I thought planning a wedding was stressful but LAWD. This renovation just might be the death of me.

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Happy New Year!

My mood today = #depressed to be back at work. BUT it's Friday, so I can't really complain.

What an absolute whirlwind my Christmas vacation was. I spent about a week at home in Atlanta and visited with friends and family. Not nearly long enough either. There's nothing like being home for Christmas. Here's a summary of what I've been up to...

 

Meeting our sweet niece for the first time - Carolina! And trying not to get baby fever.

 Wrapping presents like a BOSS (this nutcracker paper is one of my all time favorites. I snagged it during a trip to TJ Maxx and I'm so mad at myself for only getting one roll!)

Matthew FINALLY arriving at the Barnes house for Christmas #truemaroon

Matthew's feelings after 2 days with the Barnes family. (Thank goodness that beard is gone!)

Installing new appliances and using new tools from Santa to take apart, and put back together our "new" range. Good thing he does that for a living. I guess I better learn to enjoy cooking...

Lots and lots of kitty cat snuggles to keep warm during days off.

 

My New Year's resolution should be to step up my blog game. It's a good idea...but I'm not making any promises!

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