From this day on.

This weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the annual Kitchen & Bath show at the convention centre. More specifically, I was able to attend a presentation by Sarah Richardson. For those of you who don't know who that is, please get to know her. You will not regret it. Sarah has a variety of TV shows on HGTV dealing with home design and renovations. I have followed her for the past 3 or 4 years and absolutely love her sense of style and humor. She is one of those designers that even though there are things she does that I would never do, nor would ever put in my house, they are ALL still beautiful. Her choices have inspired many of my choices for our home and continues to help pick some of the finishes we still need to select and complete.

Although I loved the hour I spent with her, I left feeling a little deflated, knowing how much work there is still to be done on our home and that realistically, it won't be done for quite some time. I so desperately want our house to be completed mostly because I want everyone else to experience just how beautiful it will be. Currently, that beauty is only in my imagination and I am so excited to be able to share that with all our friends and family.

It wasn't until today that I finally had to give my head a shake. Finished or not, this home is amazing. I do not deserve it and it serves us better than we would ever really need. There is a place for everything and we are all warm and protected. It cooks our meals and cleans our clothes. It is a place to play, to relax and to visit. It is all we could ever need...at this exact moment and forever. Things will simply be completed in their own time and that is that. We have better things to focus on these days like growing little people and wonderful puppies who both make me smile countless times a day.


From this day on, I will simply appreciate and admire. I will relax and enjoy. I will explore and utilize every inch of this amazing home. I will look forward to what is to come, but I will also remember that we have all the time in the world to complete each space. For now, I will just be young and in love with the most amazing boys a girl could ask for. I think I can live like this forever.