a home

Hello, everyone. It has been an exciting week for the Lees. We have found a house to rent! It may not seem like that big of an accomplishment, but let me tell you, after a load of dead ends it feels so nice to have a home. Our home. Our very first home. Not that I don't like our apartment. I do. Unfortunately, they have raised the rent, and it just isn't quite worth the price of living here any longer. Well, and there is also this.... I have lived here since November of 2009. Ty has been living in an apartment with his brothers. After we got married he of course moved in, but we have noticed lately that we still refer to this as "my apartment" and the other as "his apartment". I felt so terrible when I pointed this out. He immediately reassured me that this-my/our apartment DOES feel like home; it is just a bad habit we both have. This being said, to have a home that we move into together will be so much more ideal. Our house.

We have already started planning things even though we don't have to be out of the apartment until the end of May. There is a place for a dog pin, a veggie garden, a dark room, and a sewing space! Really, what more could we ask for? I will post pictures soon.

All of this begs the question: What are your favorite design blogs/sites/magazines, etc? I foresee myself being in decorating mode until at least the end of the summer.