Better late than never

For the first year we lived in our house I wasn't in love. We had two days to find our new home when we first moved to San Antonio. Don't get me wrong, we have a great house. It's big, new, freshly painted and in a very quiet part of town. But for so long it just didn't feel like home... until a few months ago when I thought, after all the work we've put into the house I am really starting to love it!

I pictured someday turning one of the rooms into a baby room and another into an office and another into a movie room. I brainstormed ideas for the spring and how we would landscape our barren yard. I thought of paint colors for the upstairs and had big plans to decorate a room with my friend Ashley's photo (the beautiful photo that's displayed behind our blog title) as the starting point. But mostly I thanked God for giving us such a beautiful home. I finally let go of my idea that this wasn't my ideal home and fell in love!

Isn't it funny how things change? My new love of a home will no longer be ours. But it's ok!! In addition to learning to love what I have, I've learned that a house doesn't have to be my ideal home. It's the people and the memories that go with the house that I care about!

As we prepare to leave our first home, we are content knowing it will be in good hands. Matt posted our home on Craigs List and within four days we found our renters! Last night we had Maria and Adolfo over for dinner... Adolfo commented, "it's too bad we didn't meet you guys earlier! Can we pay you to stay?" Maria and Adolfo are wonderful. They are very down to earth and quite humorous as a couple. Together they have five children. The kids will be in the house every other Saturday so for the most part it will be the two of them in the house, just like us :)

So in conclusion to this post, I'd like to share some photos of our house with you. These are the most recent pictures and hopefully will give you an idea of the paint colors and decor in our San Antonio home!