My Home Sweet Home (Pt. 2)...

Hello! Fancy meeting you here, again! Welcome back for part 2 of my home tour!

Let's get started...

OK, so as you're standing in the foyer, you're looking directly into our family room, where we spend a majority of our time. Notice our high windows? I love looking out them at night and seeing all the stars! I'm, also, enjoying all the leaves changing colors. You can see one of the big trees in our backyard.

As you turn the corner, you're looking right into the kitchen. I really like how it's so open. I've spent countless hours in there slaving over a hot stove!! :) Here's a closer look...If you're standing in the kitchen and you turn around, you see this view of our family room. Right above, you see the balconey that runs the whole length across. To the left is the girls' rooms and to the opposite end is the master bedroom and an office. We have a sunroom, which is right off our kitchen. As you can see, I love to grow plants! At last count, I have a grand total of 22! African violets are my favorite. We always move that little table in front of the window, along with the green chair, and put our Christmas tree in that spot. It's a 10-footer, so we need plenty of space. It's so pretty at night because the lights illuminate the entire room. This is the view into the family room and part of the kitchen when you're standing in the sunroom.Another perspective...Here's the view you see when you stand out on our back deck, which is right outside our sunroom... I love it! It's one of my favorite spots to sit and read a book in the summertime. Of course, with all of our big trees, you wouldn't believe the amount of leaves we get every fall in our backyard!! Well, that's it for today! Hope you enjoyed our tour. I'll try to finish things up next week sometime. We're still working on getting Chris' office done, so once that happens, I can post more pictures. Stay tuned till next time!! Thanks for stopping by!!

My Home Sweet Home

Welcome to my home!! I've seen home tours on various blogs and I thought it sounded like a fun thing to do, so here we are! I don't know of anyone who doesn't enjoy going in some one else's house to take a look around and see how "the other half" lives. I know that I jump at every opportunity I get. My husband says I'm a "snoop", but I think it's just a woman thing. Wouldn't you agree?

So, come on in and I'll show you around...

Here is our front door...TA-DA!! Exciting, I know, but I'm trying to give you the full effect! Bear with me...I've never been a tour guide before! As you can see, we do have some high windows in our house, making it all sunny and warm. Our dogs love to plop down on the rug by the front door and soak up some rays.
After you walk in the front door, you're facing this curio cabinet I got from Chris for Christmas back in 1993. I used to collect music boxes, so this is where I keep them, among some knick knacks that mean a lot to me.
See the little white basket with flowers? My best friend, Marni, since the 5th grade, gave that to me when we were in about the 8th grade and I've had it ever since.

To the left of our front door is the formal living room. To me, this room serves no real purpose, so I just call it a "look pretty" room. We hardly ever use it and I don't think I'd miss it if we didn't have it.
In the corner of the formal living room sits this curio cabinet. My mom, whose photo as a young girl is on the middle shelf, used to collect hummingbirds. When she passed away, I got her collection and it's something I will always treasure. She is the reason I have such a love and deep appreciation for hummingbirds.
Our dining room is directly across from the formal living room. We use this room mostly during the holidays and other special occasions. Abby loves for us to have our Christmas Eve dinner in there by candlelight. She says it's "very romantic". Here are two of my favorite photos that I have hanging in the corner of our dining room. One is of my parents when they were young. The other one is of my mom and I when I was about 6 months old.
At the bottom of the stairs in our foyer, you'll see this picture. It used to hang in our house for many years when I was growing up. When my parents passed away, I took the old, tattered picture out of it's frame and took it to a frame shop and had it re-framed and matted. That brought it back to life and I'll cherish it forever because of the memories it holds for me.
Alrighty, so that's my tour for today! Please stop by, again, next Monday for another look around my happy and humble abode. Y'all come back now, ya hear!!