With Malori moving into her new place this coming weekend, I've been thinking a lot about my moving day in August 2007... to my first (and current) home in Jenks. If only I had known Malori, Chet, Jeff, Bobbi, and Laura back then - just think how much quicker this all might've gone!! :) The move came at a real low point in my life, but actually helped serve as a nice transition, since my friendships and my residence all changed at the same time... God knew what He was doing and knew this was where I needed to be.
I am oh so thankful that I bought this house and decided to stay in Tulsa (well, technically Jenks)! I was so uncertain then, but I love my house and I love my life here!! And, of course, I love my family for coming down and helping me clean, tape off, paint, and decorate every square inch of my new house on moving week, almost four years ago. Hard to believe it's been that long...
Loading up Grandad's truck for the drive to Jenks - you can see my happy living room chair - (that's at Mom and Dad's old house... aww, memories). And my house and my old car on moving day! :)
JB was the ladder queen on this project! Emma was great when we needed someone in the small spaces. lol And Grandad was our handyman, as usual! :)
Paint makes SOOO much difference. And I still really love my "Lyndhurst Victorian Rose" color!! :)
Beginning stages on the exercise room - (really glad we switched to the signature wall... it's more fun, and this mosaic look was taking FOREVER), computer room, and my room/closet! The laundry room pic is just for the calendar to remember it was August 2007. :)
Before, After, and Current of the Guest Bathroom. :)
After and Current on "Malori's room." (No before shot of this one.)
This is memorable partly because it was terrifying. lol Grandad cut these boards to set over the bathtub so I could get up high enough to paint the magnolias... yikes! I do love it now, though. :)
Before and After of my living room... only thing that's changed much now are my tables!
And finally, a before and after shot of my kitchen... quite possibly my favorite thing about my house, (even though I rarely cook and it's been a mess to fix the island lately.)
I vividly remember standing at the kitchen island bar with Stephanie and Mom and Dad (and feeling nervous and wondering what my future would be like here) as I signed the papers to put in my offer... but God worked it all out so well!
And now He's doing the same on everything concerning Malori's new house... so yay for finding the place that really fits you, and for helpful friends and family and fun/exhausting moving weekends, and for entering a new season and all the great memories soon to come! :) Yes, I'm kinda talking directly to Malori on that last part! Okay, that's all for today.
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