tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28068824480506153452024-03-13T22:03:51.349-07:00Sweet Southern MelA little bit of this, a little bit of that and ALOT of craziness inbetween! Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-4136953444807845412017-08-22T19:03:00.001-07:002017-08-22T19:04:04.448-07:00The House that Built US - Mini Home Tour<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Anywho, here it is!! The Home that WE Built and that will BUILD Our Future! (sorry for the bad phone pictures)</i></span></div>
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-71847089271005645842017-08-10T21:00:00.003-07:002017-08-10T21:01:15.318-07:00This is "The House That Built US"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Holy cow has it really been almost 4 weeks since the last house update?! Somedays it seemed like NOTHING was going on then the next there would be a whole load of work done. I have been told that is typical for the end process of building but boy is it frustrating when all you want to do it be in your new house and it seems like everything is moves at a turtles pace.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>The past 4 weeks have ran together pretty good so I will start with just saying that the house is officially done. I started this blog post with another week to go but as of today we have the keys! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>It is still hard to imagine myself living in it though. Everything just seems so nice and neat and un-lived in so imagining mess and chaos is hard but I am sure it will only take 2hours for the place to be run through and appear "lived in".</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I cannot even begin to tell you my excitement to sit on my front porch with a cup of coffee...or glass of wine depending on the time of day! 😉</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>The past few weeks have been extremely busy yet I have had some time to reflect on the building process of this house. How has this house built US? To be honest I wasn't really sure. Building the house has been a learning experience but we have went at it as a united front, agreeing on the majority of decisions to be made. It was in those moments that I realized that we have built a beautiful house that we will soon make a home but the house that built us was that tiny little gray house that we have called home for the past 11years.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Two weekends ago we had to move out of that little home and it was an emotional 3 days. We moved to Tennessee 12 years ago as two young kids right out of college never dreaming we would make this our home. We had dreams of one day going back to WV. The first couple years were like an extended vacation with weekend trips to see family once a month but then we brought a sweet little boy into this world and suddenly we seen everything different.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>As I sat on our brown couch I could vividly remember holding him and nursing him on that couch while home on maternity leave. I would walk the hallway hundreds of times each night to try and calm his colicy self. He learned to run down that hallway and swim in our back yard. I've kissed more boo boo's that I can remember outside and I believe between he and Lanie they have been in time out in every single corner of that house.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I sat out on the front porch holding a 2 week old baby watching the fireworks for his first 4th of July.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Then just a few short years later we brought a sweet baby girl home. I took a picture of her with the girl swinging from the tree in her room. I was so excited when I was pregnant to have that mural painted on her wall. It was a vision of the little girl that she would become and here she is turning 6 next week.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>We watched her learn to swim and each of them learn and grow. We went from young and in love to parents who had no support close by and had to figure it out on our own. We learned to depend on each other and not take a single moment for granted. We laughed together and cried together in that house. We poured blood sweat and tears into that little home and made it exactly as our hearts desired. We made it ours and it molded and shaped us into who we are now. I hope to cherish all those memories that those four walls have seen.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>So as it stands now, that little gray house on Water Oak Dr. has "built US" but that house on Laramie Lane will get to take over in the next few weeks. We will move in, work on it and make it our HOME. It will see my children grow and will help build US as we move into the phases of life that is to come.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I thank God each day for such wonderful memories and how he has used these places to build and mold us into the family that we are. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I hope you enjoy this little tribute to "The House That Built US"! I hope to get a New Home Tour up soon! </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Our house is a 3 bath house therefore the kids will have their own bathroom. Kinley's however happens to also be the upstairs guest bath. I picked out a beautiful blue and gray shower curtain and was going to accent with some farmhouse style decor. Well I guess after really seeing the toilets in and hearing again that his bath is also the guest bath he was very upset. After some contemplating and taking with the hubs we decided to let him totally decorate it. Not bad except we are in this "EMOJI" specifically the poop one, phase. As of now there isn't much out there for bath decor but I figure with the movie it will explode. He is determined also to find the matching toilet seat cover. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Just a favor to ask, if you come to my house and see the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">💩</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>emoji<span style="font-size: large;"> toilet seat cover, just think of it as an ironic reminder of what you came to do! </span>LOL</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well once again I am falling behind on the blog! Trying to move during the summer while building a house and preparing to go back to school in a few weeks is kicking my butt. Here are two weeks I missed and I promise to try and get another update for this week done this weekend! </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For week 22 they finished painting the outside except for one small part that on the front porch. They said they would finish that after our front porch was poured. They even painted under the back deck. I hadn't seen that done before but it will look so much nicer with out big patio that will be under the deck.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We had some issues with the fireplace. We have gas ran to the fire place but we decided to also do wood burning to begin with. Once they started placing my mantle and decorative columns they found out that since it is wood burning nothing combustible can be within 12'' from the sides and 20" on the bottom. This meant we couldn't take out hard wood floor all the way to the fireplace like we had originally wanted. It also meant no columns because they would be out further then the mantle. We spent two days playing around with ideas and finally decided to tile the floor in front of the fireplace with leftover tile from the kids bathrooms. Once they did that it looked great and I am really glad we decided to go that route! </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After the 4th they came back and hung a few more light fixtures and framed up the back patio and front porch. The quotes for the closets came back and were more than we wanted to spend so we did what we are good at. Headed on down to the Lowes with my trusty notebook and pen and priced matched two awesome closet systems for the kids. Then we went on up the the Home Depot and bought all the shelving for our pantry. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another big thanks for my daddy for spending his Saturday helping us install all the shelving. We also planned out the designed for the shelving system in the master closet. Once the flooring is down we can get started on building the shelving. </span></i></div>
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-70191167950817054232017-06-27T18:23:00.002-07:002017-06-29T07:50:50.515-07:00The House That Built US - Week 21<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I also started with some major packing this week. We have boxes EVERYWHERE! I am trying to not let it get to me but that is hard. My anxiety kicks into over drive every time I walk through the door. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So I managed to go all week at the beach and only text about the house once. I made the comment to Kinley that I was going to ask for pictures of what all they had done and he told me not too because he wanted to be surprised! lol I kept my text simple just making sure that everything was going well and see if we needed to do anything next week.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We traveled home on Saturday and made a trip by the new place before we even went home. I cannot express my shock when we pulled around and seen that half the exterior had been painted!!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Inside the house they had also started painting with Kinley and Lanies room being completed. Talk about one excited little girl when she went in and seen her all purple room. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They also started on my fireplace mantle, built my mudroom built-in personal drop space, finished the crown in my tray ceilings and had the AC units in and running (which I am sure the painters appreciated). </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Right now I am using my free time to pack and pinterest new decor for the house. I have fell in love with all the Farmhouse style decor. It is so shabby chic and keeps a nice clean look. I am in the process of finding me an old church pew (if you know where I can get my hands on one please text me) and a couple small wooden spools. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>A lot has happened the past two weeks. The tile showed up and they had all that done in like 3 days. It seemed to go crazy fast. I absolutely loved our kitchen floor and can't wait to see it once it is all cleaned up. The masterbath floor turned out to be gorgeous too! The gray color grout we used just made the tile pop in the bath. </i></span></div>
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-78068394988008303332017-05-29T12:50:00.001-07:002017-05-29T12:50:35.201-07:00Week 17<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Week 17 was another rainy week but they managed to get some work done on the outside in-between the rain showers each day! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><i>Funny story about the mailbox though. An older gentleman in the neighborhood stopped by and told my husband they built our mailbox wrong. Confused my husband asked him how it was wrong to which the man replied "Where would you get your newspaper at?" 😂😂 I think he was baffled when he told him we didn't get the newspaper and didn't have any plans of getting one! LOL</i></i></span><br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-61426756525652635612017-05-22T18:34:00.002-07:002017-05-22T18:34:54.480-07:00Week 16<div style="text-align: center;">
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-53345010367484367302017-05-13T18:58:00.000-07:002017-05-13T18:58:17.317-07:00Week 15<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>They finished hanging drywall at the beginning of the week and they now have 2 coats of mud on it.</i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">One or two more and then they start sanding and are ready to start painting.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>After a couple days of pinterest searching colors I went with a list of 5 colors and got paint sampled then came back and painted scrap pieces of drywall. Let me tell you, if you build a house this is the way to go! I was able to take the painted pieces of drywall into their specific rooms and really seem what that color would look like. My momma told me that trick and it worked perfectly and I loved each color!! What I thought would be one of the hardest decisions turned out to be one of the easiest! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Dad and Punkin started on my tile shower and tub this week! All the durock is in and they are almost ready to lay tile once it comes in. I believe my master bath is one of the rooms I am most excited about. The different tiles in the shower are going to looking amazing together!! I can't wait to see it all starting coming together. Growing up I had a jacuzzi tub in my parents house. Now that I run and workout I LOVE to soak in epsom salt baths but my little tub just isn't cutting it. I can't wait for that first soak! LOL</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>We are now four months into this house building adventure and I have been reflecting on how this whole process has affected my husband and I. Over the years I have heard people say "If you can survive building a house then you can survive anything". Well truth is, that statement hasn't really rang true for us. Over 12 years of marriage we have been through raising two kids, job loss, death of a parent, sickness and learning how to lean only on each other. We have learned a lot about each other over the years and have grown in more ways than we ever would have dreamed. This process has been stressful at times yes but it has been so fun to be able to go through all the decisions together. He trusts me and I trust him and the decisions have flowed pretty easily. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>So here is to a fun 4 months of building and hopefully only a few more until we move in and continue this wonderful little love story we have going for us! </i></span></div>
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-2773653904132652332017-05-06T18:10:00.000-07:002017-05-06T18:10:55.166-07:00Week 14<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>UGH all this rain is making me crazy!! I have never really cared about the rain before but start building a house you it's like you become a hawk over the weather channel.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>The plumbing and electrical work were finished up this week. We did a walk through on Tuesday afternoon to be sure nothing had been left out. It is a lot to think about all at once but I believe we managed to get everything where we wanted it.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>We ended up needing 10 loads of dirt (ugh not gonna wanna see that bill) but the house looks so much better! Plus it is going to make our driveway much bigger so Kinley and Thomas, uh hum, can have a half court size basketball goal out there. Boys and their toys I guess!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Before we ever decided to build I always said that if we did build I wanted to cover our house with scriptures. A friend of mine did it to her house a few years ago and I thought it was such a great way to go through the house room by room praying for the future and that God will just cover, bless and protect us as we move into the future. Just us and the drywall crew will ever see those words but in my heart I will know that they are there. I told the hubs about my idea and he even took it upon himself to search out some scriptures that he wanted to write as well.😍😍😍😍</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>We decided on Thursday evening to have a picnic dinner on the back deck then go through the house covering it with scripture and prayer. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>The kids were slightly confused so I just told them to write anything they wanted to about God. Oh my heart, what a sweet blessing it was to go through their rooms and see there thoughts of God! Praying he hears these prayers and protects them as they grow in the new house! </i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bedroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Closet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above Punkin's bedside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laundry</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> Scripture prayers for my husband</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Husbands side of the bed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bath Vanity</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bath</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bedroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mudroom leading to garage, a great reminder as we go out into the world each day! I actually need this in a frame the hang there too! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I believe I have finally decided on my tile shower and tub in the master bath. That was a tough decision but once we got all the different pieces together they looked really nice!</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bath floor, shower, shower top, shower flood and border, shew! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Today we drug the kids out in the rain to pick up the beginning stuff for the master bath and when we went over to the house to drop it off we were totally surprised that the drywall crew was there and about 1/ 3 of the way done hanging all the drywall by 1:00!! Holy smokes batman! We were planning on putting some 2x10 boards between the suds where we will hang the tavs for added support. The hubs had to run home right fast to get his saw and get the boards cut to get them in! </i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was at 1:00pm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masterbed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living room at 8:00!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bathroom</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Talk about some bigs changes for the week! I am excited to go over tomorrow and see exactly how much they finished today as they were still working when we left. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>~Mel</i></span><br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-38156156691368596492017-05-05T09:52:00.000-07:002017-05-05T09:52:15.828-07:00Week 13<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>**Just realized I never hit publich so this was actually last week, another to come tomorrow!**</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Week 13</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I guess we are getting to the part of building where it all starts running together. There is so much work that goes into the electrical, plumbing, etc. that I have a hard time seeing the little differences each day. I guess from this point it will be just the weekly summary because thinking back I can't remember which little changes happened which days.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>The gas plumber showed up this week and they set the fireplace and built up the chimney. We stopped by on Wednesday and they had done some backfilling which really made the outside of the house look different. However we found out really fast that we didn't have enough dirt due to how they had to build the house up, so in came the loads of dirt. I think stowaway 6 of them. We were there when they dropped off one load and the kids liked watching that big truck.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>No you can walk into the garage and it feels huge!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>The man also came to measure for the insulation. After insulation is in, hopefully next week, the inspector will come out and inspect it all the we will be ready for sheetrock! Ive been told that this is when it slows down...I can see that now. 😬</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Now for the other house, we had our inspection on Friday and everything went really well! Nothing major was found and they have ordered the termite inspection and appraisal! We are on our way to closing on this house!</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WOW! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey, watch me take a shower!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Need some more dirt! </td></tr>
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-29540699040636035522017-04-22T06:20:00.000-07:002017-04-22T06:20:13.183-07:00Weeks 11 & 12 and some BIG NEWS! <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Well I am a little late getting this post done. a few physical changes at the house this week and a lot of decisions were made.</i></span></div>
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-78010902795466673922017-04-08T19:04:00.000-07:002017-04-08T19:04:02.160-07:00The House That Built US Week 10- A Real House<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well for it to be a crummy weather week they still managed to get a lot accomplished. We even ran into an issue with the garage and roof trusses but they made it right quickly by lowering the garage walls just a bit. It was crazy to see SO MANY men working on the days it wasn't raining. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>This week has been such a whirlwind for us that when I looked back at the pictures on my phone I realized I don't have any from Monday. I guess that meant they didn't work...maybe it rained...I don't remember! I did go pick up a few samples of granite and quartz countertop. That decision is going to be even harder than I imagined! We haven't found one yet we both like and agree on. This could be our first real disagreement yet. :/</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Tuesday I took the kids by and they were there setting roof trusses. They enjoyed seeing the crane lift and set the trusses. When I stopped by after gymnastics they didn't have them finished which surprised me because they seemed to be moving so fast. Well I found out Wednesday that the garage roof trusses wouldn't fit because of the bonus room above the garage. Blah Blah Blah, words I don't understand, assured it will look fine once finished, etc. Basically they had to lower the garage walls a little to get the head height correct for the bonus room, which we will use as walk in attic space for now. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Oh and have I mentioned how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE my back deck?? It is seriously going to be my happy place! :)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I stood in awe looking at the house today. Obviously it has taken shape and I am just amazed that it is mine. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now on to the pictures. They finished up our back deck today and it has quickly become on of my most favorite places in our house. Half of it will be covered the other open and it is SO much bigger than I realized. I foresee many morning coffee dates snuggled up on the outdoor couch. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This week wasn't the best for building. There was a lot of rain and storms that came through our town but they did manage to get a few things accomplished. We were hoping they would get the slab in the downstairs poured but that didn't happen. They managed to get the plastic and rebar down and they filled the block walls with concrete as well. It was a beautiful day that Sunday and the hubs and I took our first front porch picture!</span></i></div>
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-40339727334457901132017-03-04T21:00:00.000-08:002017-03-04T21:00:37.172-08:00The House That Built US - Week 5 - Basement<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> While the week didn't go quite as well as I had hoped with 2 days worth of bad storms that moved through our area but I am still happy with the work the did manage to complete. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We also met with two different real estate agents this week and have one more meeting scheduled for next week. We have never sold a house and had quite a few questions plus we had been told that we needed to interview and shop around to be sure we found the person best fit for us. We have been very please with what we have heard so far but still are unsure about the "timing" of putting our house on the market. This area is a HOT area which is great but it could also leave us moving twice, something we aren't crazy about doing. Have you all had any experience with the POD's? We are thinking about going that route but don't know much about them. Any advice is welcome! </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My mom stopped on Monday and said no one was there and I had a super busy evening so I didn't stop by but I did swing by on Tuesday even though it rained that morning. It looked like someone had been there because the block was lined up all along the edge of the outline. That was the only thing that I noticed.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Wednesday the storms were really bad with lots and lots of rain! IT worried me that Thursday and Friday would be a wash since the storm left standing water down by the footers but they didn't let that stop them! </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We talked with the contractor and pending no major weather issues he anticipates all the block walls to be completed by the end of next week! ::) YIKES!!! Even just one wall up made the realization that this is happening sink in! Not gonna lie, I'm still in partial disbelief y'all! :) </span></i><br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-11917773158556740092017-02-24T17:53:00.000-08:002017-02-24T17:53:36.814-08:00The House That Built US Week 4 - Block<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Saturday the hubs and I went out on a day date. We pretty much drove around looking at houses, doors, brick, siding, and more. We started by going to a neighborhood about 15minutes away where we were told the exact house we are building was built. We were going to leave noted in the mailbox but when we pulled up the owner was outside in his truck. After talking with him a minute and telling him we would be happy to schedule a time to come back he invited us in. It was such an awesome thing to be able to see what it will look like (minus the changes we are making). They also did a more gray, white and black color scheme which was perfect! The kitchen cabinets were pretty much identical in color to what I have been thinking about but hadn't been able to find a picture of. They even had the downstairs finished! He was super helpful in telling us what he liked and what he wished they would have done different and offered for us to come back anytime!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Sunday evening we took my papaw over to see the property and Big Red was there (that is what I have named the dumpster). The kids thought it was the neatest thing and wanted to play on it! I was rather surprised by how clean it was!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Monday rolled around the they officially broke ground! Let me just praise God for a moment and say he heard my prayer and they had no problems digging the basement. It was such a worry of ours that they would hit rock or something when digging that would make the cost of the house jump. They didn't and digging went just as smoothly as it could have. PTL!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>They had to build up the house some to be level with the road so they were layering the clay where the driveway and garage is going to be. Tuesday they were digging the footers out and Wednesday the rebar went in the footers and they were ready for inspection on Thursday. We found out that Blount county only has 1...yes you read that right ONE inspector for the WHOLE county. That could create a problem down the road as we are trying to move in a timely manner and we have to stop for days and wait on them. Y'all know I don't like to wait....God must be planning to teach me patience. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>First of all I am happy to report that the HOA president spoke with the neighbor. His response was "he was confused" on where our house sit. 😒 Yeah, it only had 12 stakes and string wrapped all the way around it but whatever dude! Hopefully he learned that we weren't going to be easy to bully.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>So far the hubs and I are agreeing on about 99% of everything we discuss and things we pick out. I know there is a lot more to come but I really am excited to do this with him. Our taste is very similar and that makes things so much less stressful and if I tell him it saves us money I don't think he would much care what it was at all! LOL I just ask that you continue to pray for us as we walk this journey together. I pray this will strengthen our marriage and it will be one more thing that makes me admire and love my husband even more than I thought I possibly could. 😘👫</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>While our contractor was at our property today setting the water tap flag a neighbor a few houses down from ours stopped by. He thought maybe a friendly hello but before you know it he was telling my contractor to stop his work because we couldn't put our house where we had staked it out. Our house had to be in line with all the other houses on the street. **SIDE NOTE there are only 3 on that side and none of them line up. Well the restrictions state that we have to have setbacks of 30feet from the fronts and 12.5' on the sides. Our home is at a 40.5' setback from the road and well within the side set backs.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>There is not issue with our house except that it isn't where "this neighbor" would prefer it to be. My contractor though wasn't quite sure how to handle this guy as he knew him on a more personal level so he called us. We immediately called the president of the HOA and told our contractor to proceed with the his work. Once he called us back he assured us that as long as we were within the setbacks given in the restrictions we were fine to proceed. This guys may prefer it one way but we are not breaking any rules and his preference doesn't give him the right to come on my property and stop my contractor. This is where Sweet Southern Mel turns into MEAN Southern Mel. ;) He said he would speak with this neighbor about it but again we can put the house where we want it.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I see now why this little blog will be a great place for me put all these memories. I am sure one day I will look back and laugh on all this...it just may be a while!! I also hope that this little blog will bring you all some humor at the absurdness of some people! :)</i></span><br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-91986476311485622112017-01-26T19:16:00.001-08:002017-01-26T19:16:11.411-08:00The House That Built US Month 2<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well that took a whole heck of a lot longer than I anticipated!! </span></i></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After closing on the land and finding a good contractor we moved on to the bank process. Apparently around the holidays everyone who needs to sign off on construction loans goes on vacation which put a good month hold on everything! </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally over the past two weeks things have been moving at the bank and we closed on our construction loan this past Tuesday evening! Tonight we met with the contractor to finalize all the plans on the layout of the house and sign the contract with him. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am FINALLY excited! Don't get me wrong I have been excited theses past few months but in the back of my mind, until the dotted line is signed anything can happen. I knew the more I let myself want something the harder the disappointment of it not happening would be. You would think that buying the land would have been confirmation enough but it still just didn't feel real.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you have any advice, tips, tricks, do's or don'ts please share them!! I have pinned so many things on Pinterest it makes my head spin to go look at it but I am ready for the picking out of stuff. I am ready for the design of our new forever (if it is His will) home. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So heres to granite samples, cabinet colors, light fixtures, paint colors, wood floors, tile floors and all the other decisions to come. Praying for clarity in each decision that we have to make and praying that as my husband and I walk through this process God will use this to build our marriage stronger. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hoping to share new updates of breaking ground in the next couple weeks! </span></i><br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-75236752219941871532016-11-02T13:54:00.003-07:002017-02-10T04:50:19.095-08:00The House that Built Us -The Beginning<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Holy Cow it's been a while since I sat down to write on this sweet little blog that I still hold dear to my heart. I have so many memories and ideas typed on these pages that each hold a special place in my life. I've shared ideas, successes and failures. I hope I was an inspiration more often than now and I'm sure at times I probably shared to much. I can only hope that even in the craziness of it all you could see a woman who loves the Lord yet is just a sinner who needs that Savior every. single. day.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>As my husband and I quickly approach our 11 year anniversary I look back on all the changes in our marriage. In ways we have grown closer and more alike, then in ways we have grown different...not apart, just different that those two young kids. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>*SIDE NOTE* I remember when we were dating we would spend countless hours working jigsaw puzzles together. No joke I remember coming home on night at like 1 or 2 and my parents asking what in the world we were doing...well we were working that awesome puzzle. Yep the whole time we worked a puzzle, together. It was love or we were aged beyond our years! ;) PS I need to find that puzzle, I'm sure we still have it because over the last 11years I have realized my husband is a hoarder. ;)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Over the years I have had a dream, I'm definitely the dreamer and he is the realist. When we bought this little house almost 11years ago it was a starter home that we planned to be in for about 5 years. Well we have double those years and doubled in size of our family. Over the years I have spoken of my desire to build our own home but it's never been more than just a dream...until here recently. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>To make a long story short after 11years of marriage, two kids and multiple job changes we are taking a leap of faith and building our forever home. Well the home we plan to be in forever unless God has other plans, which in that case it will be our For-now home. :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I have been told that building a house can be detrimental to a marriage. I can see why, so many decisions to be made that can drastically change the rest of your life. However I do not want to go into building this house separately but I want this house to be another piece of the puzzle that build US.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I have blogged many wonderful moments of my life, some for you all and some for myself. I not only want to share this with you but want to have a log of memories from this process. A friend of mine blogged her journey of building with her husband and it was so sweet to read and be a apart of. I'm sure she will cherish this sweet memories as she builds a life in her new home with her family. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Over the next 6-8months I will try to share weekly updates on anything new happening at the new Cobb family homesite! I ask that you will be in pray for me and my family as we go through this process. Pray it will teach us patience (me in particular), love, grace and compromise. Pray we will see God's hand at work in us and that he will bless our new home to be a place where love and grace abounds endlessly.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Mel</i></span>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806882448050615345.post-73272506040060685382014-02-14T10:55:00.001-08:002014-02-14T10:55:28.575-08:00Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not? My Love Story Part 2Ok so we are traveling back to about 5 months before that night in Jan. I was in Morgantown visiting when I first seen Punkin. As I said in my last post he was my first crush so like any normal teenage girl those crush feelings flood back and I was bound and determined to make him see me! <div><br></div><div>He drove a crotch rocket so I knew exactly what I needed to do...I needed to go for a ride! I ask, he agrees and we are off. It was a hot August day and we rode around for what seemed like hours but was prob only an hour. He even took me by to show me where he and another friend of mine lived. </div><div><br></div><div>I did everything beside through myself onto him and he never seen me. I was crushed but also not surprised. I mean we all know that those childhood crushes never lead to the real deal. I thanked him for a good time and left just at that.</div><div><br></div><div>I later asked my friend and his roommate what the deal was and he was still in the healing process. I get it, I was healing too. Two very long relationships had left us both crushed and we didn't need to be rushing into anything. </div><div><br></div><div>Now forward to jan 9th. Here we both were talking to night away. I'm sure we talked about everything for our hopes and dreams, what we were majoring in, who our close friends were. Funny stories of him and the guys living together and the stories of how our hearts were broken. Hand in hand we talked for hours...it was so relaxing, so ultimately perfect yet it was getting ready to end. </div><div><br></div><div>The next morning I was heading home to Bolt. Three hours away from WVU. I was going to school full time Mon-Fri nod working a part time job in the evening and cheering for college. I didn't have time for a relationship and def not a long distance one but still this felt different. It felt too natural and easy. </div><div><br></div><div>I knew that with girls the taking would be enough, I would remember those words long after I had left but sometimes words weren't enough for a man. Now let me stop and say I'm not talking about doing the nasty but just something extra to make sure he didn't forget that night. It took a few minutes (maybe even an hour) for me to get up the nerve but the moment finally came. We lay there staring into each other's eyes waiting for that first kiss to happen....I didn't want the moment to pass so as I moved closer I whispered "Are you gonna Kiss me or not?" </div><div><br></div><div>He did and it was a kiss I will never forget. To me the kiss was huge, if it was forced it wasn't right, if we moved awkwardly again it wasn't right. This kiss flowed like a smooth river. His slight touch on my cheek, the way his delicious lips felt on mine, the way he would stop and look into my eyes and it was like he was touching my soul. We kissed and kissed some more and that was it...I swear no nookie! He was a perfect gentleman and that night I seen what It felt like to be treated with respect and love all while having a great time. </div><div><br></div><div>I left to go home after a night of NO sleep and all the way home my mind raced...how could this work? Did he feel the same connection I felt? He was probably out of my league...but it felt so right.</div><div><br></div><div>Only time will tell I guess!</div><div><br></div><div>Hope you enjoyed part 2! Part 3 will be coming soon!! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div>Happy Valentines Day friends!</div><div>~Mel</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231085285995077236noreply@blogger.com0