making it happen.

room with a view.

So, we've been in our new home for a little over a week, but last night was our first night of sleep in our actual bedroom. Until then, we' d been camped out in our living room in order to finish painting and flooring our sleeping quarters. So, our schedule, as of late, has been go to work, come home, paint, get really hungry and grumpy, scramble together a "meal" around 9:30 or 10:00pm, watch an episode of Cheers, fall into a hard sleep on our bed in the living room.

Aside from the tired and hungry, its been pretty fun...especially last night when we got to move our bed and furniture into the finished room and fall asleep to a brilliant full moon. One of our late night dinners, while not a complete meal, is something that we'll definitely recreate again soon--at a more reasonable hour.

Almond Butter Parsnip Fries

3-4 parsnips, cut into fries
3 TBS. almond butter
1 TBS. tamari or soy sauce
1 TBS. olive oil
dash of cayenne

1. mix together butter, soy sauce, oil, and cayenne.
2. Toss parsnips in sauce.
3. Spread on a cookie sheet at bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes or until soft and a little crispy. Yum!

Can I also mention how impressive Justin has been throughout all of this? Well, he has been. When I get to near zombie mode, he's still trucking along and reminding me (us) to slow down and relax. He's also the one that's done most of the heavy lifting and the more frustrating tasks like trimming the flooring to fit oddly shaped nooks and crannies. Love. I try to show him how appreciative I am with things like this:


And some photos of our home, thus far:

An organized kitchen cabinet, sigh...

Our tea kettle in its new home.

Bedroom before: heritage linoleum and brilliant blue!


AFTER:

Walk-in closet!

Check out those floors!

The throne!