I hate wallpaper!!

Well I'm back. Sorry it's taken so long but it has been more than hectic recently. Here's the bulleted points of life for the past month.

• 11/13/05 - We celebrated our one year anniversary by planting a tree, "Mabel the Maple" at our new house.
• 11/14/05 - Started removing the wallpaper. If you can imagine 2400 sq ft and there is not a single room that doesn't have wallpaper or border! YIKES!! This has been the biggest undertaking yet! Let's just say we have purchased two steamers and there wasn't a night we haven't used them.
• 11/16/05 - We officially moved into the house.
• 11/22/05 - We went to my uncle's house in Waynesboro, GA and celebrated Thanksgiving with my dad's side of the family (about 25 true southerners) then my sister and her family (spouse, 3 kids and dog) followed us home and were our first house guests until 11/24/05.
• 12/03/05 - Hosted Jennifer Gainer's Lingerie Shower and Bachlorette party. We started off at my house for the shower and then moved on into the big ATL for the rest of the evening. It was a blast.
• 12/04/05 - That's today but now we start another hectic season with finishing up the decorating and preparing for my entire family to be with us over the Christmas holidays. Also, we have Jennifer Gainer's wedding on 12/17/05.

Hopefully this will give you a glimpse of our excitement that we have been experiencing. I must admit I do love being a home owner. I'm having to get used to the mass of space but it's nice to have a place where everyone feels comfortable and feels at home. It's been a true blessing.

I hope your holidays are going smoothly also! Just keep us in your prayers for this is the season of employee evaluations at work and the fam coming down it's all going to be so crazy!