Sunday, January 18, 2009

A Day Trip to Tallahassee


We headed to Tallahassee, on Saturday- to drop off my sewing machine at a repair shop & see what there was to see. I, of course, insisted that we go to the beach- which ended up being a great decision. We went to St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. It is apparently a destination for- birding- or birdwatching. There were a lot of cool birds and tons of people there with high tech binoculars. Luke actually had his binoculars in the car- usually used at Illini games- so we fit in pretty well!






They have a beautiful lighthouse- but we couldn't go in.















We didn't see any alligators!










We took a walk down the beach and out onto a... sandbar.... but it wasn't sand- it was oyster shells- an oysterbar. The sand on the beach was soo white!

Monday, January 12, 2009

Some Sketches


I met with our "cabinet man" today. I had to show him my... variations on his design. Ahhh- another thing off the list!

Decisions made this week:

shutters- garage only.
stone shape & color- check.
sound system- none.
cabinets throughout- check
irrigation- yep.
gutters- in a few spots

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Our Next House

I've been spending a lot of time perusing house magazines, blogs, and everywhere else for ideas on the many decisions to be made. Today I found a whole new house! I'm in love (but I love mine, too). Don't tell Luke.