It’s been busy around here! We moved into our house the day before Thanksgiving! And it has been full speed ahead ever since. I wanted to give you glimpse inside. We are far from done but this will give you a sneak peek. I will continue to update you as we finish rooms.

This is my dream kitchen. I am obsessed with the all white look. We added brushed gold cabinet pulls. And the pendant lights are exactly what I was looking for. I adore the tufted details on the chairs at the island. I absolutely love cooking in this kitchen!

This is the sunroom. It was an addition that we opted to add to the house. It adds so much to the open feel of our first level. It opens up the kitchen to allow for more entertaining. I am actually in the process of finishing this room as we speak.

This is the family room. It is so cozy and we love curling up on our new couches. I also love that we opted to do two full size couches. Plenty of room for everyone!

These are main areas of the main level. I will show you more of the main level and the upstairs later. Let me know what you think. Would you like me to go into detail of where I purchased everything? Let me know in the comments!

Saturday night we celebrated the hubs. He turned the big 4 0 on January 2nd. I decided I wanted to make it big. We turned our home into a Speakeasy and asked that everyone show up in Flapper or Gatsby garb. It was so much fun!

I spent all week decorating and getting ready. John was in Michigan all week. When he got back home on Friday he was completely surprised. It was not a surprise party but the only thing he knew was the theme. It felt so good to see the look on his face. He really appreciated all the work I had put in to the house. Finally it was Saturday and time to party!

We spent the evening dancing and just enjoying all of our guests. It was nice to see the smile on my husband’s face. That is all I cared about. The night was about him and celebrating his 40th year on this Earth. Damn I love that man! He does so much for the family. It was great to do something for him.

Thanks to everyone who came out and helped us celebrate! Especially because there was snow storm. We really appreciate you! Happy 40th Stinky! I hope 2019 is your best year yet :)

Thank you Netflix for partnering with my family. I am a proud member of the #StreamTeam

Have you seen what’s coming up on Netflix this year?! Is it just me or does the Netflix originals just get better and better? I have seen different threads about it going around the interwebs and it seems everyone is loving them. There are a few that we are super stoked for and counting down the days to the premieres.

Dreamworks Dragons: Race to the Edge. It’s time for season 6. The wilds have been hooked from the beginning. We absolutely love this series!

Have you seen the trailer for Altered Carbon?? This show definitely looks like it’s right up my alley. In the distant future, human consciousness can be digitized and downloaded into different bodies. Brought back to life after 250 years by Laurens Bancroft (James Purefoy) the richest man on Earth, ex-Envoy soldier Takeshi Kovacs (Joel Kinnaman / Will Yun Lee) must solve Bancroft’s attempted murder for the chance to live again in a world he doesn’t recognize.

Ahh it looks so good!! Mark the calendar for Feb 2nd!

I am personally excited for Trolls: The Beat Goes On! I just think are totally adorable. And nostalgic for me since I collected trolls when I was a kid. This series has actually already started. I am going to binge it this weekend with or without the kids ;) How do I look as a troll?!

This is just the iceberg of what is on tap this year on Netflix. What are you most looking forward to seeing?

Wow! January is already flying by. The wilds went back to school on Tuesday and I went back to the office. I spent last week working from home. It was nice to get back to our normal routines this week. Work is blowing up…in a good way! My team has set a pretty hefty goal for this year and we are already well on our way.

Little by little we are getting things accomplished in the house. As soon as I have a bit more finished I’ll do a home tour. I feel like there is always a project to do. Since this was new construction it was a blank canvas. It’s been fun making it ours. There is just so much to do when you are doing a whole house!

The wilds are good. Nathan started Math Club today. He’s a little intimidated but I think this will be good for him. Both boys love math. They definitely do not get that from their momma. Logan finally joined the rest of us and has glasses. John and I always knew our boys would need help in the sight department because we both have horrible sight. We also found out that Logan is also color blind like this brother. What are the odds?!

I hope your new year has treated you well so far. I’m setting some writing goals for myself so you should see more of me around here!

2017 was a mixed bag for us. It started out ok and then quickly took a nose dive when we learned John would be losing his job. Thankfully he found an even better job so it turned out to be a blessing for us. I’m looking forward to moving on to 2018. I have a feeling it’s going to be a great year!

Tonight we are going to have a low key celebration with some of the neighbors. We always celebrate this holiday with the boys. Are you looking for a cute countdown for the kids? Netflix has several to choose from. You can take a look at the list here. 

From my family to yours Happy New Year!