It's been so long!!!

It has been so long since I posted on the blog, that everything has changed!!  Not sure what to expect with this post... but here goes!!  Since I posted last, I have had 2 birthdays, bought a house ( that needed a LOT of work!!) Threw P a birthday bash!! And so much more!!  So where to begin... I gues we will start with the house. I really hadn't planned on buying a house, it really is something that just happened...  I wanted more space, without paying more rent.  A friend told me that her Aunt's house that had been on the market for a while had just had the price reduced!!  So I agreed to go take a look, and well I fell in love with it!!!!  And yes I think it is true that, sometimes love is blind!!  LOL!!  I fell in love with the details in the house, the ones you could and could not see...  The fireplace had been 'upgraded' ove the years, but I hoped it could be brought back to its former glory.  the kitchen had wonderful upper cabinets, glass doors... so cute.  the rest of the kitchen not so much...  There was a butler's pantry, small but still very charming, I use it now as a breakfast room.  I will stop now and include some pictures of the before and afters that I did take...  I did not get a before shot of the fireplace, sadly!  The difference is AMAZING!  More later, but now off to work!!