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Home Sweet Home

 It's official - we're now home owners! I never thought I would be so blessed to start off my marriage with my very own house! And it's so cute. I know Nathan and I both really like it. It doesn't feel like ours yet, but because it's so new to us and neither of us are there full time yet. Nathan is moving in first next week and then I will be moving in after we're married. However, I have more stuff in the house than he does so far. But that's because I'm filling up the kitchen with all the mugs and tea cups I own! He's catching up to me though the more he brings to the house before moving the big stuff.

The first thing I started to look for after we bought the house was a kitchen table and chairs. I didn't want something really expensive if I could help it, and mom suggested looking for used ones. Especially since we have a small dining area and need a small table for the space. I found the cutest English pub table and chairs that I bought that very weekend! I bought them from the cutest woman from Mississippi who just moved here for her husband's job and they no longer needed something this small. She had just started refinishing it and I may do my best to finish it! She was so excited for me she asked me to take a picture of it in it's new home so she could see.

I have to say - it's the perfect table! And I'm so glad to have this in the house!!! Since we  have no other furniture inside, at least when I go over I have somewhere I can sit. The kicker is, I only paid $150 for the set and I feel like that was a bargain!

Nathan's dad is donating his old leather couch and recliner that are still in excellent shape and Nathan is taking his bed we can use. We also already have all the kitchen appliances that came with the house  and Nathan's grandma has a washer and dryer she is giving to us that have been sitting in his mom's garage. We are so incredibly blessed!! We barely need to buy anything for the house!

I'm hoping to get some nice furniture for our very large patio out back so we can have quality lounging time out there. We already bought a recliner chair from RC Willey before we knew his dad would give us one that we'll put in the family room. And we need to buy a small couch for our family room as well, but that's about it! 

My only concern is finding a place for all the books we own..... I need a personal library including all the necessary shelving! hahaha.



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