11.18.2008
First Snow
Jerry and I woke up this morning to find Jack Frost nipping at our noses. We have a temperature of 28ยบ and our first snow of the season. The first picture is of the park in our neighborhood and the second is of our neighbor's tree in all of its fall glory.
11.17.2008
Restoring the Ancient Ruins
Thought it might be fun to share some before and after pictures of Mirabelle. (Mirabelle is the name my mom gave the house because she said "she's so pretty to look at." Those are kind words given her current condition, but I must agree that once we give her a little - make that a lot - of TLC, she's going to be beautiful.)
Mirabelle when we first arrived.
Here's the entry and living room before we did any work. If you look closely you can see candle smoke stains on the walls above the mantle, and you can also see where the knots in the wood on the trim show through on the entry into the dining room.
Here's the same space after we primed the walls and painted the ceiling, walls, and trim.
Here are before and afters of one of the guest bedrooms as well. We only had to paint the walls in this room.
I have to give a big shout out to my mom for all of her help on the house for the last week. If it hadn't been for her, you would probably only be seeing the "before" pictures today! THANK YOU, MOM! You're the best!
In addition to the work we did in this space, we've had a hot water heater replaced and had to call a heating man to come out and fix the boiler because our cable guy cut the wire on the boiler when he set up our phone line. We're also having some pipes replaced in the house today because the corrosion has caused problems with the water pressure in one of the bathrooms.
Mirabelle when we first arrived.
Here's the entry and living room before we did any work. If you look closely you can see candle smoke stains on the walls above the mantle, and you can also see where the knots in the wood on the trim show through on the entry into the dining room.
Here's the same space after we primed the walls and painted the ceiling, walls, and trim.
Here are before and afters of one of the guest bedrooms as well. We only had to paint the walls in this room.
I have to give a big shout out to my mom for all of her help on the house for the last week. If it hadn't been for her, you would probably only be seeing the "before" pictures today! THANK YOU, MOM! You're the best!
In addition to the work we did in this space, we've had a hot water heater replaced and had to call a heating man to come out and fix the boiler because our cable guy cut the wire on the boiler when he set up our phone line. We're also having some pipes replaced in the house today because the corrosion has caused problems with the water pressure in one of the bathrooms.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mom, Jerry, and I took a ride along the Blue Ridge Parkway last weekend. We drove for about an hour or so to the Peaks of Otter and had lunch at a great little place that overlooked a pond and the mountains. Here are some pics from the drive.
11.16.2008
The Road Trip
The movers came and packed all of our things in Frisco. After they pulled away, I took one last walk through the house, locked the door, and said goodbye to our first home. It was a sad moment. I loved all of the memories we made there.
Mom helped me load her Tahoe with a week's worth of clothes to last until the movers made it to Roanoke and a basket full of cleaning supplies so that we could tackle the mess left for us in the new house. And then we headed east.
It was late when we left Dallas, so we stayed in Tyler the first night. The next morning, we got up and hit the road. We traveled up through Arkansas and passed by the Maybelline/Loreal factory.
After we crossed the border into Tennessee, we pulled over on the east side Memphis to grab a bite to eat and to put gas in the car. As we were getting gas, we noticed the tires were low. And as we were putting air in the tires, we noticed that there were cracks in the sidewalls. So we stopped at the Firestone station for them to put four new tires on the car. While we were bummed about the hour and a half delay, we were grateful that we hadn't had a blowout and were able to get the car fixed pretty quickly.
We set out again and made it to Nashville before we had to stop for the night. We stayed at Hotel Indigo - which I highly recommend to anyone who is planning to stay in Nashville - and ate the next morning at The Pancake Pantry - another don't miss.
After breakfast we traveled up through Knoxville and crossed the Virginia state line - the home stretch.
We rolled into Roanoke late Saturday afternoon to be welcomed by Jerry at the new house. It was a happy moment. I look forward to all of the great memories that will be made there.
Mom helped me load her Tahoe with a week's worth of clothes to last until the movers made it to Roanoke and a basket full of cleaning supplies so that we could tackle the mess left for us in the new house. And then we headed east.
It was late when we left Dallas, so we stayed in Tyler the first night. The next morning, we got up and hit the road. We traveled up through Arkansas and passed by the Maybelline/Loreal factory.
After we crossed the border into Tennessee, we pulled over on the east side Memphis to grab a bite to eat and to put gas in the car. As we were getting gas, we noticed the tires were low. And as we were putting air in the tires, we noticed that there were cracks in the sidewalls. So we stopped at the Firestone station for them to put four new tires on the car. While we were bummed about the hour and a half delay, we were grateful that we hadn't had a blowout and were able to get the car fixed pretty quickly.
We set out again and made it to Nashville before we had to stop for the night. We stayed at Hotel Indigo - which I highly recommend to anyone who is planning to stay in Nashville - and ate the next morning at The Pancake Pantry - another don't miss.
After breakfast we traveled up through Knoxville and crossed the Virginia state line - the home stretch.
We rolled into Roanoke late Saturday afternoon to be welcomed by Jerry at the new house. It was a happy moment. I look forward to all of the great memories that will be made there.
11.03.2008
Ancient Ruins
I like it when God spells out exactly where He wants to lead us. I'll admit that I'm not always so good at being able to see the path that He's set. That's why when Jerry and I prayed about where we are supposed to live in Roanoke, we asked God to make it very clear. And this is how He answered our prayer.
"They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated..."
Isaiah 61:4
I knew immediately that this meant we were going to buy a house that would require some TLC. I just didn't know which house until a few days later. And then it hit me - there was this one little diamond in the rough that we have been eyeing since we first started our search. It has been one of our favorites all along, but we've been intimidated by the amount of work that needed to be done. While it still seems a little daunting at times, we know that she's "the one," and we're excited about all the potential. We know it won't be long before this house becomes home sweet home.
"They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated..."
Isaiah 61:4
I knew immediately that this meant we were going to buy a house that would require some TLC. I just didn't know which house until a few days later. And then it hit me - there was this one little diamond in the rough that we have been eyeing since we first started our search. It has been one of our favorites all along, but we've been intimidated by the amount of work that needed to be done. While it still seems a little daunting at times, we know that she's "the one," and we're excited about all the potential. We know it won't be long before this house becomes home sweet home.
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