Home, Six Months Later

Six months ago I was driving away from the town where I grew up, a car packed to the roof, wiping tears from my eyes and blaring Brandi Carlile's "

Dying Day" (great song, if you haven't heard it... How I miss you and I just wanna kiss you, and I'm gonna love you till my dying day.)

I was technically leaving "home", but I truly felt like I was going home for the first time. Katrina is my home. I have always told her "this is my favorite place", when she's holding me tight--it doesn't matter where we are.

With huge relief I said goodbye to long distance. Now that I've experienced the daily wonderful joy of being with my girl every day, I can never go back. I can't even imagine it.

We love having people over, and whenever they come visit for the first time we always give them a tour. I thought that'd be a fun thing to do for our six month date, I haven't posted much of the house on here yet.

Welcome to our home!

Downstairs:

Our red front door, you will usually be greeted by the cats.

Our favorite space in the house - the living room

Here's the room from another angle. I spy Katrina... do you see her? :-)

Our music corner! The living room leads into the dining room

Our dining room (includes bookshelves in case you're hungry for knowledge)

The dining room connects the living room and kitchen (and office)

The kitchen, of course--so thankful to have a dishwasher for the first time (Luscious photobomb!)

And then there's the office--off of the dining room. The cats and I spend most of the day here!

Getting ready to go climb up their cat tower in the big sunny office window.

We like to look out the office window at the birdfeeders in the backyard.
I'm so excited to plant my first garden!
Upstairs:

Our bedroom <3

Our bathroom decorated with birds

If you come visit, you can stay in our guest room! And I'll make you breakfast.