Finishing Touches {Base Boards}

This weekend was very productive when it comes to the house remodel. Of course, our floors were completed last week and we needed to finish them off with base boards, which we did this weekend. They look great! We also installed the bathroom vanity and bought the base of our kitchen cabinets...waiting to install them next week. My mom and dad were also so gracious enough to give us their "old" dishwasher and stove...I say "old" because the appliances are only about a year old. They bought new appliances last year, but then decided to buy a new home that came with new appliances, therefore, leaving us with some good stuff to put in our home. Clay is in the process of installing the new water heater, but the plumbing is complete for the entire house now, which has been a huge project for him! This picture is of the base boards in the corner of the living room, but more pictures will be posted as we finish the kitchen and bathroom...

More to come from the not-so-newlyweds...



Great Week {Floors}...

This past week the floors were completed in the house, except for a minor adjustment of the carpet in the bedroom. We did not realize how thick and plush the carpet we picked out would actually be, which isn't a bad thing, unless you want to be able to open the back door in the bedroom...yes, the carpet is so thick in the bedroom that we cannot open our back door! Who knew?! So, we are having H&R come out once again to fix this little dilemma we have found ourselves in. The fix...we are putting an entryway around the door opening that will be done in either vinyl or laminate. This should allow enough room for the door to be opened, hopefully! On a better note, the floors are in and they look amazing! I just cannot believe how much this house has changed right before our eyes. We have put in so many hours...well, Clay moreso than I, into this house...not to mention blood, sweat and tears! We have stressed and fretted over so many different things about the house and it feels great to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. As soon as I saw the carpet in the bedroom, I threw off my shoes and layed on it for a good 15 minutes! This made Clay happy...what's the saying? "Happy wife, happy life"...needless to say, this was an exciting completed project.



Along with the floors, Clay and Mike finished installing the toilet and laundry room door. The bathroom vanity will be in today and I can't wait to see it! As soon as the bathroom is complete, we can move back in.
In fact, I'm hoping that it will be as soon as this weekend! My best friend, Emily, is coming into town and I would love for her to help me decorate and arrange furniture, which is one of the many things she does best! So I'm crossing my fingers that everything gets done by then...

Here are a few pictures of the floors, which have not been cleaned by the way...what's the point, right?! I will wait until all construction is complete to actually clean my house again. =)
This picture was taken from the front door and even though there is a refrigerator in the middle of the room, this is the living room.

 This a the view from the living room into the kitchen...with the two happy workers!

 This is the hallway closet...

 This is the bathroom, opposite the closet...

 And this is the bedroom from the hallway...

This is the laundry room door that I LOVE...

Next, we will be putting in base boards and completing the bathroom. Then, we can move back in!
More to come from the "not-so-newlyweds"...



Big Weekend {House Update}

Ok, so this weekend was huge for us and our future home. We finished painting trim, doors, etc (except for the bathroom door and laudry room door)! At the last minute, we decided to do a bathroom demolition and so it threw us for a loop when we needed to finish all of the painting before the flooring arrives TOMORROW! I love saying that...the floors will be in by Wednesday and I could NOT be happier. So far, the bathroom is the last room that needs attention besides flooring, but who cares...we are almost done! I bought the laundry room door Saturday, which I love! Mike is installing the bifold door that is louvered today and I am thinking it will look great in the house. I can't wait to see it =) Here are a few pictures of some of the progress that was made this weekend...

This is what our front yard looked like for pretty much the entire weekend...we looked like white trash. We even had a girl pull up to the house asking for directions to Dallas (man, was she WAY off track) and yes, this is what the yard looked like. Not to mention, I was in the redneck pool, 6 months prego in a bikini! I'm sure she thought real highly of us =-)



This is the bathroom that all of the above mess came out of...ready for flooring tomorrow!

These are a few of the pictures around the house that show the paint and trim on the windows...notice that I have a caulking gun in hand and am actually helping! Not the best I have ever looked, but hey, I had to prove that I am actually contributing in all of our house projects.

Ps. I have to apologize for the crummy pictures! I had to take them with my cell phone, becasue I forgot my regular camera at my parent's house...shocker!

I can't wait to post pictures of the floor later on this week!!

More to come from the "not-so-newlyweds"...







House Update {Paint}

I am a happy little wife today because our house was completely painted this weekend. Thanks to Clay, Mike and Harwell, we now have textured/painted ceilings and walls! Our ceilings are a flat white color and our walls are "cream rich" in color. I am still debating on whether or not to paint an accent wall in either the bedroom or living room, but I figure I can do that later if I choose to. Here are some pictures of the house...painted!!

This is in the kitchen...in half view...

This is looking from the kitchen into the living room...

This is the view from the front door in the living room...

And this is just a close up because it is kind of hard to see the contrast in paint colors in these pictures...

Now, all we need to do is put up trim and base boards! Well, I shouldn't say that's ALL we need to do, but this will complete the wall project. This next week we should be able to install flooring, which is exciting because after flooring...we move back in!!

More to come from "The Not-So Newlyweds"...

"Blessed Little Nest" debut...

I have started a new blog that relates to pregnancy and our growing family that's called, "Blessed Little Nest"! I will continue to post on "Newlywed Diaries" about our ongoing house projects, but wanted to split my updates up between house and baby. So here ya go...

TheSimmonsBlessedNest.blogspot.com

Enjoy and watch us grow!

House Update {Tape, Bedding, Texture & Paint}

Today is the day that I have been looking forward to ever since we started home improvement projects over a year ago! This weekend we moved out of our home and moved in with the parentals, because our house has been totally turned upside down. We moved most of the furniture out of the house, taped off all of the windows and prepared for the taping and texturing to begin. Our brother-in-law was gracious enough to help us out and do all of the work this week. Here are some of the pictures that were taken yesterday before we left the house for awhile...

These are the pictures of the kitchen...all that was left was the refrigerator and the kitchen cabinets, which will be gutted after painting.

Here are the pictures of the living room...

and here is the hallway from the living room...

and here is the bedroom with everything covered...



The next thing to do after painting is floors. We have picked out what we want, but it won't be installed until after the walls are finished. The inside isn't the only thing we have been working on...we are close to getting our siding and roof completed soon, too!

Cooper update:
I went for my 24 week appointment today and it went great! Dr. Rister asked if Cooper was pretty active and, of course, my answer was...YES! This crazy boy is a little gymnast =) Anyways, he said I measure perfectly, which made me feel good because I don't always feel "perfect" ( more like bloated and fat) I have gained a total of 12 lbs so far...sigh!

We purchased Cooper's nursery furniture this weekend at Babies R Us and I even talked myself into registering...haha! It was so much fun! I can't wait to start putting things in his room. The next post will include pictures of our house after the walls are painted...so exciting!!

More to come from the "parents-to-be"...









Cooper Man {Our 20 week appointment}

Yesterday, my mom, Samantha, Shelia, and Mike got to go with me to the doctor for my 20 week ultrasound. Yes, it seems like a lot of people, but I can't help if everyone loves little Cooper man already lol! Actually, when we were walking to the ultrasound room, I joked about how many people I brought and they said that that was nowhere near the record of 11 guests...so I don't feel so bad! I also joked with them and said if they thought this was bad, they should wait and see what the delivery room will be like..just kidding!

Anyways, the appointment went great! Everything is where it needs to be and Cooper is a growing boy. By the way, Clay thought it was going to be hilarious if this appointment would have proved that Cooper is, in fact, an Emma...I think it might have something to do with the fact that I got my way and found out early so I could start buying things! Cooper is still a Cooper, though, no doubt about that. The ultrasound tech was fascinated with how much he was moving around. I expected this because I can feel him all day and all night. He will probably be just like his daddy and not be able to sit still...I will probably remind him of this a few times in his life, haha. "You are JUST like your daddy!!"

During the ultrasound, we could see Cooper stretch, yawn and even roll over. He rolled over at the end of the ultrasound, as if saying, "That's ENOUGH!" He is already around 10 in long! Overall, the appointment was wonderful and I enjoyed getting to see my little man again! Here is the ultrasound picture from yesterday...