I heard from a couple people how my last post didn't have any pictures- boo hoo. :) So- I've included a few pics to ease your pain!
David and I agree the island is our favorite piece of furniture in here. It went together really easily and is actually made from wood- IKEA bonus!! The shelf with bins we found in the kids area of IKEA and it fits in great with all the other pieces.
The walls are quite bare I know- that's the next big step! Of course, we'll have to debate and compromise about what's going on the walls. I was just so excited to empty a small box of stamps and stamp pads into our new drawers. That box has moved with me three times! I finally got to throw the empty box away this weekend!
On another note- I'm so excited it's almost spring! The Hibiscus plant in the front has 2 huge red flowers on it! Hooray!! But, much to David's dismay our rose bushes are coming back to life. If he had the chance he would take the rose bushes out I think. He says it's because they have thorns and will ruin any playground balls, etc. we have. I had to remind him that we don't even have a big enough patio to play with anything like that, nor do we own any of that stuff.
I don't think I thought much about rose bushes before except that everywhere my great grandparents lived my grandma had giant rose bushes. The first time we walked into this place and I spied the rose bushes it instantly made me think of my great grandma- even just the random smell of roses does that. :) Since no one lived in our place for quite a while there was no one taking care of the rose bushes. Since we bought the place I've tried hard to coax them back to life. I wouldn't brag about a green thumb- quite the opposite really- maybe my grandma is helping me out just a bit with this one!