New Year, New Baby, New HOUSE?!

This past year has been huge for us in so many ways that I can hardly believe how much has happened when I look back over it all.  Jady was offered the position of head minster at our amazing church here in Louisville, we went to Germany for him to finish his PhD, and after years of praying for kids we're expecting our first baby in April.  All HUGE.  All amazing.  Don't get me wrong- there have been plenty of hard things and challenges along the way, too (it is real life, after all), but I'm so thankful for what we've been given this year.

So, since we didn't really have much going on otherwise... (that's a joke;-)), we decided why not throw another major life change into the mix?  

We. Bought. A. House!  

We adore the house we already own and have lived in and renovated over these past two + years, and we didn't really *need* to move anytime soon.  But we had been "just looking" in a neighborhood we'd love to move to in the future when this little gem of a 1950s time capsule came on the market.  Because it needs some work, it was listed at a great entry point price for the neighborhood, where most homes would be out of our budget.  It's dated as can be, covered in wallpaper and even has a baby blue bathroom :-) 

I've had THE best time playing around with photoshop, graph paper sketches, the HGTV home design software and the IKEA kitchen design tool online over these past few weeks as we waited for the inspection and closing.  As of this past week, it's ours!  Stay tuned for lots of projects and renovation posts, and our favorite: Before & Afters :-)

xo

Liza