Hiatus

If you regularly read my blog, thank you. If you don't, you may not realize that I have been on a bit of a hiatus since the fall. I was promoted at work to an outside sales position and no longer work inside an office. It's been great for my bank account, but definitely leaves me little time for blogging. Also, if you have been following for awhile you probably know I am not really a newlywed anymore. I feel like Jay and I try to act like newlyweds everyday. We still go out on dates, have drinks together, talk until the middle of the night sometimes, share our cares about the world. But, the truth is, we aren't newlyweds anymore. We are growing up, investing in our futures, and spend more time talking about renovating our house than going out to party. Because of that, there may be some changes in this blog in the future. Probably just a name change to reflect our lives right now, but you can still expect all of the same great DIY wins and fails, recipes I am using, and just updates on life in the Dub house!

With that being said, I am not sure where to start on my next blog post. I have so much I need to put on here. I DIY'd my little heart out at Christmas this year. I even started with the glitter 3 weeks before Thanksgiving. I wanted to make sure that when we put the tree up on the Saturday after Thanksgiving that all of my decorations were ready.

We spent a lot of time traveling over the holidays. It was Jay's parents first year having Christmas outside of their town of Duxbury, MA. They sold their house last summer, and have been living life by the beach in FL since then. We got to spend Christmas Eve and Day poolside with a cocktail for the first time in our lives. We then drove over to Seaside, FL to spend NYE with my family. We spent a total of 25 hours in the car together over 9 days. It was a lot, but I wouldn't have had it any other way. I think I truly found a new appreciation for my husband and both sides of my family over the holiday. Over NYE I made my obligatory New Year's resolution. I didn't resolve to lose weight like 90% of Americans do every January 1st, although I could probably stand to lose a few lbs. However, I did resolve to write in my blog more even if it isn't the most convenient thing to do anymore. It is February 15th, and I am just getting started. Maybe I am just the little engine that could. Slow to start, but hope to finish the year with a bang.

Jay and I added a new member to our family this year. And no, we are NOT pregnant. After announcing that our family was four paws bigger after the new year, I got a lot of strange looks. They all assumed we meant we were pregnant. NOPE! Still kid free over here. There is just something about spending Friday night having pizza and cocktails with the hubs that I am just not ready to give up. I digress. We got a golden retriever puppy right after we got home from our holiday traveling. Jay grew up with a golden, and has been asking for one ever since we started dating. Well now we have this little 11 week old bundle of energy who loves to chew on anything that is closer than 12" to the floor. She's the best little terror that has ever happened to us. It has definitely made me appreciate my 5 year old rescue dog Haley quite a bit more. She was much easier to train, and she's always been my little buddy. Needless to say, she isn't dealing with not being an only child very well. They get along fine, but Haley still wants to make sure she is my number 1 girl. She is!

Jay and I finally renovated our kitchen last fall. It's AMAZING!!!! New cabinets, new floors, glass tile backsplash, new appliances, new laundry room, new floors on the entire first floor. WOO HOO!!! I will definitely dedicate a couple of posts to that. Where we found our inspiration, products, and how to do some of it on a budget. Doing a complete overhaul is lengthy and costly, but in our case it was definitely worth it.

With all of that said, I want to make it clear that I will be updating quite a bit more this year than I did last year. I have quite a few projects planned for the house this spring, I have some crafts from the last couple of months I am going to post, and I will definitely be posting updates about Lily our golden.

Thanks for sticking with me over the last couple of months. I am officially back with a vengeance!