Dining Room!


BEFORE

AFTER
Phillipians 1:6  "..he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.."

That's right, we finished our dining room! There's been so much that's happened in the past few months that my mind is too full and tired to even start to type anything. So I apologize for my lack of words. I'm just going to keep it simple and say Praise God!



January 08

One of the first projects in this room was to stop the "rain" from coming through the ceiling after flushing the toilet. 
Big hole, new pipe!

No more hole.



August 09
Applying drywall, patching, sanding & many coats of primer



September 09
Final coats of paint, chair rail/wainscoting, painting wainscoting and trim




October 09
sanding the floor, staining it, and applying coats of polyurethane, repaint baseboard, put in radiators!



Our method of getting upstairs without touching the stained floor


our lovely demonstrator


stained floor finished and drying....
(in the dining room looking out into living room)


Coats of polyurethane finished and drying...


Installing our radiators!! HEAT!








Our new table that's been sitting in our barn waiting to come in


Dustin looking ecstatic that I'm taking a picture of him before eating his breakfast for the first time in the dining room. :)


Thankful for Friendships

“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” - Elisabeth Foley

In this stage of my life and with all that's going on, it's been harder to connect with friends like we used to. We both thrive when being around our friends, so it's tough when we can't always be around for them like we used to. Needless to say we are thankful for the times we do get to spend with them and appreciate the ability to "grow separately without growing apart."


Annual Girls Retreat
Ickesburg, PA - September, 2009

Friends since 7th grade.
Our love for the Lord and each other is what has helped us stay connected through the years. 



Sunday school class get together

Each girl so beautiful and unique

Each guy so full of integrity and... smells :)


Church Brothers

Close friends... maybe too close?
 


 
Experiencing the new journey of marriage together.
We all always come away challenged and encouraged when we get together.


 These awesome friends are such a welcoming couple. They'll open up their house to anybody and are always ready for a good time!


VBS 2008
Crazy fun friends!

Master Bedroom: Before & After