Mike, Mary & Fam: A New Adventure

Hi! It's been almost a year and a half since I've blogged (and about three years since everyone else I know has; apparently it's not a thing anymore). But we're moving into a new (to us) home here in Tennessee in about a week and planning to do a lot of projects, so I thought it would be fun to document them.

Even if no one else but me reads this (besides my sister-in-law who already said she would - Hi Carisa!), I think it will be fun to be able to look back and see how much work we put into our house! I may blog about other things here and there too. We'll see.

So, without further ado, here is our new house! (Interior pics are down below, too)

We've been so blessed in so many ways with our move from Utah to Tennessee. Everything has fallen into place in such a perfect way that we know, without a doubt, that this is where we're supposed to be. Heavenly Father's hand has been so evident in our lives lately that I can't start talking about any of this without acknowledging Him for everything.

So, some background on this house:
It's a 30 year old house that's had one owner since it was built - a really sweet older couple who are now moving in with their daughter. They've done great with keeping the house up mechanically, and replaced a lot of things like the roof, windows, HVAC, etc, which is great because the house is in wonderful shape.

Aesthetically, on the other hand, the house looks like what it is - a grandma and grandpa's house. So there is a lot to do to make it our own and bring it up to date. Which, I'm not gonna lie, we're kind of really excited about. We haven't had a house for the last three years, and even before that, our only other home was one that was pretty new when we bought it, so we haven't had many chances to get on board the House DIY train, even though Mike is super handy at fixing and building stuff.

We're moving in about a week, and have already spent countless hours wandering Home Depot, pouring over how-to articles, and agonizing over paint chips (I think we have over 50 of them floating around the apartment at last count).

So, here are some "before" pictures. These are the pictures from the MLS listing. We're excited to get in there and get this party started! Stay tuned for more updates soon - I plan to post at least weekly, especially in the beginning.