It's Almost Spring!

10 Things I'm Excited About this Spring:

1. Spring Break girls trip with these two! We are headed to Scottsdale to max and relax at a resort! I hope to come back without bags under my eyes and very tan!


2. Wearing my white jeans! (after Easter, of course)
3. Italy with Jeremy - our dream vacation! We are headed to Rome, Florence and Venice!
4. Taking long bike rides...hint, hint, Jeremy...
5. Nice afternoon jogs at Memorial Park.
6. Spring shoes! And pedi's!
7. Maybe seeing these people....8. Beginning and ending our bathroom remodel project!
9. A scrapbooking weekend with Jenna Fones!
10. My birthday!

Until after Spring Break -
B

Pictures from December Festivities

Sorry for the picture overload....these are some of the pictures from our Christmas festivities this year! As you can see, I was one busy girl!

Me and Hannah at the Chapter Chicks Book Club Christmas Tea!

Our first annual girls Christmas Party! The theme was scarves! We did a "white elephant" style exchange and then learned new ways to tie our scarves!!

Jeremy and I hosted our first big Christmas Party - here I am with the "Fab 4" - Kim, Carl & Josh

Some of my work BFF's - Kim, Leah and Hannah

My BFF's - Jenna and Jessica! We were reunited for the party!

I had a blast performing in the Really, Really Big Christmas Show at Second Baptist Church! I was a towns-person (dancer) and it was so much fun! Especially loved meeting new friends and spending lots of time with one of my favorite friends - Joy (front row, far right)!

Me and Leah! So glad we did the show together!

J and I's attempt at a family photo! Eh...not so much.

The same weekend of the show, we hosted my Louisiana side of the family for Adams Family Christmas. Here I am with my dad, and brothers, Jack and Hall!

The couples posed by the tree! Meet my beautiful sister-in-laws, Katherine and Misti (Katherine is due with the first baby for the Adams family in April - and it's a GIRL)!
I set the table all fancy for our Adams Christmas Dinner! So much fun!
A close-up of the place settings
Ahhh.....let's all take a moment and drool over my Christmas present from J! He totally outdid himself this year and completely surprised me with this Tory Burch purse! I wanted it, but never in a million years did I think he would get it for me... I teared up when I opened it. I'm in love...Me and my FIL at the Ford Family Christmas Eve Party!
Jeremy and his brother Kevin (they got matching paintings from Collin & Melanie for Christmas...we later found out it was a "joke" gift from their wine and painting night...whew!)

Me and Brayden (our nephew and godchild) hanging out with Pops :)

Brayden loves for you to read to him! And he loves his Uncle Jeremy!

And, I'll leave you with pictures of our house all decorated for Christmas! J did a great job with the lights outside!

Love our Christmas tree!

Hope you all had a blessed Christmas!
B

Settling In...

We have officially moved into our new home, and we love it! We are busy, busy trying to get settled. It's exhausting, but really fun. We absolutely love our new house! It's right where we need to be!

Can't wait for all the memories that will come while we are living here - we've already celebrated an anniversary here (our second one was on Monday, the 12th). We feel so blessed!

Now Introducing....

...our new house! Isn't is lovely? I'll post more pictures later!

Art Cars, House Update, and Birthday

Here's a (hopefully) brief recap of what we've been up to!

1. A few weeks ago, while we had a showing at the house, we walked down to Allen Parkway to watch the annual art car parade. We'd never been before, but it was a lot of fun. We will definitely go back again. It was fun seeing how creative all of the entries were. Here's a pic!

2. Our house is currently "Option Pending" which means that we've signed a contract to sell it and we are in the time period of inspection, appraisal, and basically a 10-day period where the buyer can back out for a minimal fee. Our option period ends in 4 days, so everything will become "official" then! We've found a great house that we love.....so we're triple crossing our fingers and praying that everything works out with it!

3. For my birthday this year, I really wanted it to be low-key. And it was! I just didn't want to make a big deal out of turning 26, so it was a really nice weekend. My birthday was a Friday, so that evening, J and I went out to a nice dinner at Taste of Texas, and then Saturday I went shopping with my BF and got a pedi, and then that night had dinner with two girlfriends. Sunday night we had my family birthday dinner, which was really fun. It was a relaxing weekend celebrating my descent into my 30's....

One of the major highlights of my weekend was my trip to Tory Burch. One pair of flats and a pair of sandals later, I am a very happy girl!

Family Update

Well, here's an update of what we've been up to this week:

1. I made this yummy dessert last night - its like half brownie/half chocolate chip cookie. I figured since I'd survived another kickboxing class, I might as well reward myself :) I'm ashamed to tell you that despite the baking goddess I think I am, its from a box. Hey, its the weeknight!
2. WE GOT AN OFFER ON OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!! And then right before signing the contract, they decided to put an offer on a different house. Yea, I'm still not really over it. Selling your house sucks - there's just no prettier way to say it.

3. I got this in the mail today! Ahhh...I love J.Crew and their overpriced sandals - I just can't buy $80 flip-flops, no matter how great they look on my feet! They have such a cute line out this spring!
4. I hope I'm not jinxing myself, but cheerleading tryouts (ie. cheer tryout drama) is finally OVER! In case you were wondering, tryouts were on April 1. Check your calendar, today is April 29. Enough said.

5. I cried this week during Biggest Loser. I love the show, but I have never cried during it. It just really hit me this week. And, I wasn't the only one in the house tearing up, if you know what I mean....

That's about all - time to catch up on some TV shows while Sparky is at the Astros game.

Have a great weekend!
B

Playing Catch Up!

Its been awhile since my last post - so here's what we've been up to!

1. We spent the weekend in Boston (Woburn, actually) for J's cousins wedding. We had a really great time with our family and friends!! I love my new cousin-in-law, Erin! She's just the sweetest person, and we get along really great! I love when fabulous people become part of your family!

2. No updates on the house - we had another open house this weekend and received great feedback, so hopefully soon! We are READY TO SELL!!!

3. Charley got kicked out of day care while we were away this past weekend. Aggressive behavior. Yep, our precious dog, who is as friendly as can be was kicked out. Grammy picked him up on Saturday morning and he was an angel for her - wouldn't you know?!? Oh, well.....hopefully our 2-legged kids are better behaved!

4. GLEE IS BACK!!! Thank you Jesus!

5. And SPRING IS BACK!! Hooray for being able to wear dresses and sandals again!

6. Today is my mom's birthday! And for her birthday, she is taking me on a trip to the Florida Keys! Great mom, right? I love my mom so much!! She's the world to me!

Have a great week bloggers!

Let the Games Begin...

Tuesday's Top Ten

Since I'm likely wearing all of you out talking about houses, I thought I would do a "Top Ten" list of the things that have been going on lately! And a few random thoughts thrown in there for good measure. Here you go:

1. I'll get the house one over with - our house goes on the market on Monday (the 22nd) and we're going to look at houses for the first time with our Realtor on Saturday! So excited!

2. Call me a teenager - but when are Gossip Girl and 90210 coming back on?

3. I really want a pair of Tory Burch flats. Maybe for my St. Patrick's Day present? Surely, I need a gift to celebrate everyone's favorite Irish holiday. Jeremy...are you listening? I'll be happy with these, or these. Sigh...

4. Many of you don't know this, but our wedding photographer never gave us our wedding book. Yes, you read that right - we payed her for it and she never gave it to us. Classy, right? Well, we found a great photography company that is going to make us a book for a great price! Woo hoo!

5. I was invited to join a book club last week at work - The Chapter Chicks. Cute name, yes? I'm really excited about being a part of this group of really sweet SBS ladies. We are currently reading "Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt." I'll start it this weekend!

6. As I get older, I think my body is falling apart. Last week in kickboxing, I strained my back and could hardly get out of bed and walk the next day. After a trip to the doctor and several great medications later, I'm feeling better. I should also mention that I was walking and texting two weeks ago and ran straight into a metal basketball pole. I had a bump on my head for 6 days to show for that one. Brilliant, Brittney.

7. Only 16 days until I am going to the rodeo to see Kenny Chesney with Jenna! As many of you know, I am absolutely in love with Kenny! Can. Not. Wait.

8. The Bachelor this season totally disgusts me. Vienna is a horrible, awful, trashy choice. Seriously? Vienna? Not Alli or Tenley? Ummm....ok.

9. I can't wait for spring - bright colors, flowing dresses and sandals! Swing wide o doors of J. Crew. I'll see you soon!

10. My new favorite song is Josh Turner's "Why Don't We Just Dance" - love the song and really love the video! In case any of you were wondering!

That's all for tonight - Idol is on :)
Brittney

I Can't Stop Thinking About...

This chest she put in her dining room! The color is fabulous and I love the touch of color it adds to the room. I don't think I would've ever thought about doing this, but I love it! I like how she incorporates white and yellow and I think it would look good with dark wood.

It's from hookedonhouses.net - one of my new favorite websites!

Any guesses on what my current obsession is? Haha!

The Winner Is...

If you've been following my blog, you'll know that we've spent the last two weeks interviewing real estate agents. We were very lucky in that all of the agents we interviewed were outstanding, and I'm sure they would all do a great job. But, we could only pick one, so drumroll please.......

Nancy Jane Otto is our realtor! Our good friend Jacques used her, and we loved her! She works for Greenwood King in Houston, is extremely familiar with the Heights and super smart! And, get this, she worked at HBU while I was a student there AND she worked in their advancement office doing grant writing (which is part of what I do at Second Baptist School). Small world, right?

Anyway, we meet with her again Wednesday to go through our house very carefully so she can tell us what we need to spruce up and get ready before listing. I've never been so excited about cleaning and organizing in my entire life!

So, that's our update!
Have a great week, everyone!

Brittney

Real Estate Agent Update

Tomorrow we meet with Agent #3 - (Agent #2 was on Saturday). We didn't love #2, so our top pick right now is #1. That being said, if real estate agent #3 is a disappointment, then we'll immediately go with #1. Honestly, I'm ready to get the show on the road! Met with agents, check, now let's pick one and get it done!

Can I get an "AMEN?"

B

Dreaming of a New House...

The #1 thing on my mind these days is my new, neverbeforeseenbyme, house! I constantly think about what the rooms will look like, the colors we'll paint the walls, what the yard will look like and countless other details. That being said, I scour the internet and magazines now for ideas! I'm obsessed!

Look what I found yesterday from Insipired Rooms. Isn't this a neat way to hang and place the mirrors in a fitness room? I think on the adjacent wall, I'd hang a flat screen TV so I could do my Jillian Michael's Shred Workout and have plenty of room. It's fun to think about these new things!

Have a great Friday!
Brittney

Step One in the New House Journey

Hello bloggers! I'm excited to tell you that we are in the early stages of looking for a new house! Holla! We're looking for a house in Houston - preferably inside the loop if we can find one we love!

We met with our first Realtor on Saturday. We are meeting with two more and then we'll decide which one to go with for the buying of our new house and selling of our current house. Diego is the Realtor we met, and we really liked him. We were excited to hear that we don't have to do too much to improve our home before putting it on the market. Here are the things we need to do:

1. Buy a couch cover for the couch in our bedroom that Charley used as a chew toy last year - CHECK! PS: Did you know these babies are expensive? We went to Target and I seriously thought the cover was going to be $20-$30; ummm....upwards of $70 people! Holy cow!

2. Buy a "magic eraser" and get the black marks/stains off our walls. Side note: Have any of you ever used this tool? Oh my gosh - its amazing! Seriously, I should post before and after pics! A pack of 4 cost about $4 and get pretty much all of your marks off your wall! It's amazing - hubs and I love them. Here's a photo of them!
3. Steam clean our carpets (this we knew)

And, that's all! Obviously, we need to do a few other things like clean really well, replace light bulbs, take down items that we don't want the future buyers to fall in love with, and of course organize our closets so we can really show off how "spacious" everything is!

Wish us luck on the home buying journey! We're so excited!

B