When I grow up...: Kansas, here we come...

Hmmm....I wonder how long this blogging attempt will last. Bets?

Quick recap - We said goodbye to West Point and oodles of fond memories and dear friends. I became way more attached than I had anticipated. We trekked to IL for time with family, trip to the cottage, time with family, trip to Colorado Springs, more time with family, trip to Indiana, and more time with family. I am beyond thankful that my parents have welcomed us for such an extended period of time.

Next stop...Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Due to a shortage of on post housing, we have to wait a few extra weeks to get our house. We will now be there for ~ 9 months before heading to our next home (location TBD).

So, thus begins the design challenge....
1. I want to get the house up and running as quickly as possible due to our very short stay in Kansas.
2. I have never lived in a new house...this is a newer home with an open floor plan. As I was sketching out rooms and furniture placement, I am shocked at how much furniture won't fit, despite this being the biggest house we have lived in. Good thing that there will be storage room in the garage :)
3. I have chosen to not paint...so I need to figure out other inexpensive ways to bring in color...

I have very high hopes for Kansas. I have heard nothing but great things about it, and I am chomping at the bit to get out there, settle in, explore as much as we can, and soak up every second of family time. I personally hope to focus on my interior design class and also simplifying/organizing our home (Sommer gave me this book recommendation...loved it!). We will see how that goes (along with the 50 other goals floating around in my head!) :)

This summer, I have managed to fill up a lot of my parents' garage with new finds/projects...which I probably shouldn't have b/c of #2 above. I thought, as always, that there would be more downtime than there has been, so now, I am in crunch time with all these endeavors. Hopefully the pressure will help :)

A few things that I need to hop to...

recover these seats...