Home Updates

Hello Lovelies! Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. It is going to be a pretty relaxing one for us so that makes me happy!

The hubby and I have been working on the house lately and this is what we have done so far:

1.  The spare bedroom-Andrew's Aunt Sharon painted the room (thanks!), Andrew's Uncle Roger put the crown molding up (thanks), and Andrew and his dad put up our new ceiling fans. So, needless to say, we haven't done a lot of it.....actually, correction....I haven't done a lot of it. Andrew has done so much and I am so thankful for him! All I really did was the touch-ups around the trim and what not. :)

view into hallway/dining room

view into the room-ignore the crap in the middle, next step is getting curtains

 

2. The attic- Last night Andrew tore all the old insulation out of the attic and this morning his dad and grandpa put in the new. I do not have a pic for this because come on.....who really wants to see the insides of an attic. You get the picture.

 

3. The front of the house and the lawn- A couple of weekends ago, Andrew's family came over and tilled up the yard then planted new grass and let me tell you it looks AWESOME! Not to brag, but we pretty much have the best yard in the neighborhood. No but really, people keep telling us how they love our yard! It is pretty much the bomb. :)

 

Andrew and I also painted the front of the house and got shutters to match. Next, we plan on getting rid of that rock and some of the bushes...oh and buying a new front door!

working in the attic

We have lots more to do but it is coming along! I will keep you all updated! Thanks for stopping by!

xo-Jen

 

 

what I am lovin' wednesday

Halfway through the week. Yeah! I am tired of studying so I am taking a break and decided to do a blog post (I know you all are so excited...haha).

what i am lovin':

1. The fact that my sister's facebook now reads "Mrs. Grohmann" :)

she is so darn cute

2. the robe that my sister gave all of her wedding party as a gift

it is monogrammed...i am obsessed with monogrammed things right now!

Soooo comfortable.

I have had it on since 6pm....sorry, not sorry 

3. my "matron of honor" gift from my sister

LOVE IT! it has my initials on front and love you forever on back

the necklace is solid gold, not speckled with different colors....it is just reflecting my iphone case (speaking of...)

4. my new Tory Burch iphone case

thank you amazon.com

5.  Erin over at Living in Yellow

i find erin to be totally entertaining and she too loves Giuliana Rancic! i don't even know erin but i feel like we could be friends. she is amazeballs! :)

6. Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion

 i love all things "housewives"....but Theresa....DANG! That bia be crazy! 

Really looking forward to Housewives of Beverly Hills. Woot woot! 

7. The Office

so sad that it is going to be over soon

There are so many more things that I am loving lately but I have procrastinated enough and I need to get back to studying. Peace out!

  

 

AHHHMAZING WEDDING WEEKEND!

This past weekend was so much fun and I am so incredibly happy for my sister, Emily and her hubby Nick! Everything was perfect and the two looked so happy together!

Here is a little recap of the wedding festivities:

Wednesday: Got to go with Emily to pick up her wedding dress and do some last minute shopping.

Thursday: Decorated the hall and caught up with family and friends.

Friday: Got our nails done at American Nails in Waterloo and enjoyed some Mimosa's. Nice relaxing time with family and friends. Then we headed to Country Kitchen for some lunch.

***Side note: After lunch, I came home and decided to take a nap because I had a slight headache....bad idea. Woke up feeling extremely sick and had the rehearsal dinner in only a few hours. I think I got some kind of bug because I was sick throughout the entire rehearsal dinner and even the next morning. So needless to say, I felt terrible because I had to leave the rehearsal dinner early and I felt like I was taking the attention away from Emily and Nick. I love them so much and would never want to do that! So, the next day my mom called Dr. Birner and got some medicine for me and I felt better in no time. Thank you Dr. Birner!

Saturday: Wedding DAY!!! It was so much fun! We got to the church around 7:30am and immediately started on hair and makeup. We had the ladies from J & L salon in Sparta, IL do our hair and Casey Biancur from Blush Beauty Team did our makeup. It was so nice to spend time with everyone and just relax. Soon it was 11:30 and we had to start getting pictures taken. We got some pics in before the wedding and finished the rest afterwards. Then it was 2pm and time for Emily to walk down the isle. SHE WAS GORGEOUS!!! I mean, of course, I am partial cause she is my sister but DANG!! She looked so pretty!

After the ceremony, we took some more pictures at the church and then headed to the square in Red Bud to take a few pics. We only had time for a few then we headed to the Grohmann land for some "woodsy" pics. I cannot wait to see them all! The photographer was excellent and so incredibly nice!

At 6pm we arrived at the Hecker dome and continued the celebration. I wasn't to nervous about my speech until I started it but it turned out great and I was glad to be done with it. Next, Alex gave his speech and it was HILARIOUS! So good. He had everyone laughing. Then we started in on the meal which, of course, was delicious! Hecker knows how to do it right. The dancing began after that and did not stop till midnight. It was such a beautiful day and so perfect for Emily and Nick! Thank you both so much for letting me be a part of it. I love you both so much!

Sunday: We all got together again at my parents house and watched Emily and Nick open gifts and enjoyed some leftover food. Still delicious the second day!

It was an amazing wedding weekend and I loved every (almost) every second of it (not the sick part). Thanks so much to family and friends for making this day possible. Love you Emily and Nick! Now enjoy your honeymoon!!!

Here are some pics (more will be on facebook soon):

HELLO AGAIN!!!

I AM BACK! I am not going to apologize for my absence. I am just simply going to state the facts. I have been busy....very busy....and because of this I have neglected my blog. Here is a little recap of the last couple of months:

1. Andrew and I bought a house and moved from Springfield to Red Bud
2. I started a new career
3. I ran in the Color Run in Kansas City and the Susan G. Komen
4. Had my sister's bridal shower and bachelorette party. So much fun!
5. Celebrated with friends at Chris and Jen's wedding, Jared and Candace's wedding, and Chris and Erica's wedding!
6.  Went bridesmaid dress shopping for Alli's wedding and Jess's wedding.

Also, between all that we started fixing up our house...so needless to say our life has been a bit hectic but I have loved every second of it. My goal is to stay on top of this blog but I am sure that I won't always stay up to date....so you will have to take what you can get. I am just to busy enjoying and loving life.

Here are some pics:

Lots of Love!!! Talk to everyone soon!

My apologies.

Hello Everyone! So, I have been a horrible blogger lately. My husband and I just moved back home (Yeah!) and so now we are in the process of setting everything up. We have been without TV or internet for almost 2 weeks. Oh my goodness....I think I am going to go crazy. Did not realize how much I actually use the internet/TV until it is gone.

So, needless to say, I have been missing out on blog life for sometime now and I cannot wait to get back! We should have everything hooked up and ready to go by Tuesday so I will be back then. As soon as we start remodeling the house then I am going to take you all through that process. Whoo hoo! I love remodeling/decorating!

Until then I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I am headed to the Cardinal's game here soon then I get to celebrate my birthday again tomorrow night. Great times!

Friday's Letters

I am linking up with Ashley over at Adventures of Newlyweds for Friday's Letters! We finished packing so now I am able to do a blog post today. Yeah!

 

Dear Wells Fargo Employees- It is so weird not being at work today and knowing that I won't be back ever again. I am going to miss each and ever one of you greatly! LOVE!

Dear Friday- I love you and I am so happy that I am off work today (and for a while) to really relax and enjoy it.

Dear Red Bud House- I cannot wait to move into you TOMORROW! So excited to finally have a place of our own.

Dear Bethenny Ever After- I am going to miss you a ton! Your season finale is probably going to make me cry.

Dear Say Yes to the Dress Bridesmaids- I want to punch half of the bridesmaids on this show. I keep watching you but I get so mad over what some of the bridesmaids say. I would not stand for that!

Dear Coffee- I go to bed excited about drinking you the next morning. Newly obsessed with Gevalia Coffee. SOOOO GOOD!

Dear Pinterest- I could spend hours on you. Here are some of my newest pins:

 

Haha...this makes me laugh 

 

Yumm-O 

 

 

I have got to try this sometime soon! 

Dear Newest Purchases- I cannot wait to wear these both!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Thanks for stopping in!

Hello Again!

Hello Lovely Followers! Just wanting to apologize for being absent from the blogging world lately. Andrew and I have been packing and trying to get everything straightened out before we move on Saturday!! Ahhh!! I cannot believe it is almost here. Crazy.

In about 30 minutes I will be walking out of the doors of Wells Fargo in Springfield, IL for the last time. It is sad because I am leaving some pretty great people but I am also really excited about the next phase of my life. Cannot wait to get home and be around family again. I miss them!

So, I am going to try and blog again here soon but it may not be until later next week. Also, we will officially have no internet starting Monday so I will be back after we get that up and running. Just love moving!! haha!

Hope everyone has an awesome Memorial Day weekend.