Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Autumn in Florida <3

Back home lots of folks have been posting about the changing colors, and that was my favorite part of Duluth. The colors/ crisp-ness of the air, and the first snow. Everything else about the weather I can live without but those things I do miss. SO, I had to decorate the apartment a bit to bring back some autumn.... Here are some pics:



Filled a jar with pinecones... thinking of getting some pumpkin spice potpourri instead....

Candles, pumpkins and pinecones on the short wall...

Twinkle lights left over from our wedding up around the sliding door....

Lots of fall-smelling candles on the TV stand

Autumn leaf garlands

And a nice little centerpiece...

(and table cloth)
Jesse is out grilling hot dogs for dinner :)


Finished rooms with the larger candles lit (I light the smaller/stronger smelling/faster burning ones when I am especially missing autumn in MN)



I am also planning on getting a "mantle" to go above the TV, one more candle set and some wall sconce/ tea light candle holders and then I will be done until after Thanksgiving. Then the Christmas decorating begins hehehe... poor Jesse lol

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

We finished unpacking!!!!

Huzzah!

AND we got rid of all the Goodwill and trash stuff, minus one small garbage bag....

We also bought a few furniture pieces at IKEA and Jesse assembled them last night :) Here are pics of the completed apartment:

Right side of the living room

New bookcase from IKEA

Main balcony grill area

Mid-living room, new coffee table from IKEA

TV stand

Baby's room pre-paint job and pre- furniture. Also need some shelves.

New desk from IKEA

Left side of living room

"Hall"/ bar area

Balcony

Bathroom

New shower head and rack

Closet

1/2 of bedroom (just missing our new TV)

Other side of bedroom

Now to apply for more jobs lol

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Movin in pt. 2

Whew!
Still workin!
The unpacking is now almost done, just have to buy some furniture to finish. We've been workin most of the past few days, going to try to get close to done today since tomorrow we have to take a break for Jesse's massage (my anniversary gift to him) and mom's first interview!

Here are some pics of the apartment process:

Goodwill/ trash piles

The island is all set to go, and Hagrid and friends are ready for cookies :)

Microwave table all set to go

Kitchen is done and dinner is cooking

Sink/ bar area

Other side of the kitchen...

Entry/ "hall"

Bathroom

Closet in progress

Bedroom in progress

Living room

Dining room

Well, we are making progress so better get back to it!
<3

Monday, September 3, 2012

New apartment!


Thought we'd share some photos of our first look at the community...

Across the street...

Just pulled in!

Business center

Main entrance

Our apartment!


Soon to be Baby's room!

Main balcony

2nd bathroom

2nd Bedroom

Kitchen

Master balcony

Master walk-in closet

Master bathroom

Living room

Laundry area on main balcony

Our view/ parking lot

Now to get UN-packing! :)