More House Updates

We have flooring going in!!! It's very exciting. Gavin is working on tile while Leif and Keith (our builder) are installing the hardwood floors. Keith is installing the "important" rooms (kitchen, dining, and living rooms) while Leif is working on the "less important" rooms (craft room, MK office, and den). It's fun to see the house taking shape and starting to look like a home!!

The family entrance from the garage

Boxes of tile for the master bathroom.

The master bathroom in progress.

The maple wood flooring waiting to be installed.

My craft room is getting a hardwood floor!!

So there... that's the current progress on the house. It's looking good!!

Merry Christmas from Eliana!

Happy Holidays!!

We are not sending out Christmas cards this year... Instead, "We've Moved" cards will be going out around the end of February when we move into our new house! So don't feel left out if you haven't received a card from us this year. You're in good company! If we had sent out cards, though, here's the picture we took for them. Enjoy! =D

The siding is going up!

Color in the house!!

Those of you who have been to our house in Belgrade probably know that there was no color in it. None. Veeeerrrry beige. Leif didn't want me to paint in that house, because it was never "our" home, it was always just a temporary (for 8 years!) until we were able to move to Bozeman. This new house is, apparently, different, though, because Leif has encouraged me to use some color! It's been a new process for me and one I have thoroughly enjoyed, especially because I didn't have to do the painting!! Here are some views as the color goes on...

The base wall color is "Only Natural" - a kind of light beige. The ceiling color is "Marshmallow" - which is not white, but kind of looks like it in contrast to the beige. =D

The first accent wall you come to is painted with "Hot Stone" - my favorite color! I love how rich and warm it is without being too dark! This color is going to go in our den, too.

The darkest color is "Grey Earth" or something like that. It's in the dining room, just on the pop out. I think it will nicely frame the view of the Bridgers, and it adds some character in the room. This color will also go in Leif's office on one wall.

Ellie's room has the most subtle accent, a light pink called "Shangri La" that we picked to tie into the curtains and bedspread Robert is making for Eliana's room. This color is also going in the guest room and in my Mary Kay office.

The boldest accent is in our bedroom. I went with a color called "Bolero" - and I love it! It's very close to the color that the outside of the house will be, and it goes very nicely with our bedding and our dark bedroom furniture.

So there you have the progress... COLOR!! It's starting to look like a real house!

10 Years!!

It's hard to believe, but we've been married for 10 years now. A decade! It also means that we've had this blog for 5 years now, as our very first blog post was about our 5th anniversary! A lot has gone on in the past 5 years... We had Eliana, I started (and then stopped a few years later) teaching scrapbooking classes, I started my own business with Mary Kay, Leif started doing freelance photography, Leif finished his master's degree, we designed and started building our own home, we changed churches, we moved to Bozeman, I started playing keyboard and singing for the worship team at our church, I started teaching Sunday school, Leif started skate skiing, We gained some new close friends as others moved away, and we have fallen more in love! All in all, it has been a good 10 years, and I am excited to see what the next 10... 20... 30... bring!

Movin' on back....

Well, our move-in date has been moved back again. So, now it looks like we'll be able to move into the house around the end of February. The house is coming along, though, and that's neat to see. Here are some pictures of the progress - we have sheet rock!