Two Story Home: Ten on Tuesday

1. Two weekends ago I drove to Wrightsville Beach, NC (which is actually part of Wilmington—who knew?) to celebrate Flanz’s bachelorette. The eight of us had the best time hanging out, and we stayed in an unbelievable house. I’m talking four floors, an elevator, a Jacuzzi, an indoor pool, six bedrooms, and about twelve porches…. Right on the water.

2. Last weekend Gaines and I went to Augusta to have dinner at our good friends Amy and Nate’s house, and it was so good to see them and catch up. We brought along Molly and she and their pup Sadie had the best time running around the backyard. I’m pretty sure Molly still hasn’t fully recovered.

3. The next day we drove to Atlanta to see Amy’s new house (which is near Toko Hills), and it is so adorable! It’s a great house in a great location and she’s already had a lot of work done to it. We helped out where we could and just had fun being together.

4. Yesterday was my mom's birthday and as much as I hate not being closer to help her celebrate, I am so thankful that I get to call her my mom!!

5. Our coffee table is finished! We started working it in September before Gaines’ back surgery and finally got around to completing it, staining it, and adding the “X’s” on the side. We stained it "walnut” and overall, I’d say we probably spend a total of 12-15 hours on it. You can find the plans we used here. I LOVE IT!

6. One of my girlfriends Kristina gave me a framed “Burke County” printable she had made and I just love it. It not only fits in perfectly with our TV console, but I like how she included personalized places around town. Thanks again, girl. :)

7. Speaking of printables, I found another great one on Pinterest and printed it for our bedroom. I don’t know about you, but I just love Pinterest and I just love that song.

8. At school we just started learning about space and to start the astronomy unit we always focus on the theories of the universe. So on a little classwork assignment I had my kids describe the “Big Bang Theory” and literally laughed out loud when I saw what one of my kids had written. Gotta love his creativity.

9. I mentioned that I got an iPhone in December and I just love it. I seriously never thought I would love a phone as much as I do this one. It’s just so easy to use and really like certain apps I’ve found, so I thought I’d share a few of my favorites (even though you’ve probably heard of most of these by now).

Starbucks – I loaded the gift card I got for Christmas and now all I have to do when I get coffee is open the app and scan my card. How awesome is that?

Daily Bible Devotion – This app gives me two bible verses a day to focus on and each one includes a brief explanation. I love how quick, easy, and insightful they are.

Shazam – Have you ever heard a song, and wanted to know the name or artist? Just open the app, let it “listen,” and it provides info about the song that is playing.

Sleep Cycle – This one is worth every penny of the $0.99 I spent on it. You just set your alarm and put in by your pillow before you go to sleep and then it tracks how you sleep at night. In the morning it not only provides a graph and lots of other information, but it also chooses the optimal time to wake you. I seriously recommend this one!