Home Sweet Freakin' Home

Stephen and I threw our third annual Super Bowl Party at our home last week. We borrowed a friends projector and made the screen as large as one of our walls. We arranged stadium style seating around our great room, drank beer and ate way too much junk food. I love entertaining- despite what my husband may think as I obsess about getting our home 'whipped into shape' with projects that take much longer than an afternoon. Oh, to be wealthy with a housekeeper and plenty of time... Then my house would be amazing!

For those of you who might not know, Stephen and I have been renovating our (mostly) amazing home for about a year and a half now... maybe longer, I can't recall most days. Anyway, it is not your typical home. In fact, most days we refer to it as 'The Building'.It used to be a credit union of sorts so the transition from a commercial space to a home is a sometimes difficult process. It's 3400 square feet complete with a walk in safe in the middle of the great room. In most ways it could not suit us better it's just that the 'To Do' list never seems to end sometimes...

So during the game I had the opportunity to chat with some friends who I really hope to get to know better, Mark and Amber. I think it was Amber who asked if we were enjoying our home. After a day of obsessing over all of the projects that I wanted to get to but couldn't I honestly answered, "Depends on when you ask me."

And then I remembered just how freaking far we have come in our home improvements! Just take a LOOK! My memory is so very flawed! (ok, look at the pictures up top. I am so technologically retarded.) Suddenly I recall staining the concrete floors, finishing and painting the plaster walls, replacing the broken glass, finishing out the studios, creating a master bedroom, finishing up the bathrooms, installing storage systems, putting in wood floors.... oh the list can go on and on. WHEW.