Having fun while we work!

Josh and I have been trying to have fun as well as getting the house cleaned and organized.

On Saturday and Sunday we ate dinner with my Mom and Aunt, and were just able to catch up on life with them! At dinner on Saturday I tried to take some Pictures of them but Sharlee my Aunt wasn't to camera happy! I love those two so much!

On Monday we went up to the mountains with Josh's family and had a BBQ! It was so much fun. We ate yummy burgers, went a on a very enjoyable walk, and were able to just sit and laugh around the campfire. It was nice to just hang out the the Mills and be in one of our favorite places; THE SPRUCES!!!

A Guilty Pleasure that Josh and I have discovered is GOSSIP GIRL, I love that show and I think Josh loves it too. We are getting through the first season so on September 1st we will be caught up for season 2! I can hardly wait!!! Chuck Bass is my favorite Character(See pic Below) and Josh is torn between a couple different characters :) Yep we are dorks but at least we are dorks together!

~The Mills First House~

Ok Friends, here is the update on the house now that we are finally living in it :)
~THE BEDROOM~
Here is the bed. We added the Sconce's on the wall and the fan that you can hardly see because it is moving so fast :)

His and Her Closets on the opposite side of the room

This is the side of the bedroom where the dresser and laundry baskets are located. Just in case you were wondering that paint is named "Toasted Wheat"

~THE BATHROOM and HALLWAY~
Here is the long awaited shower, the first pic is the new shower head and faucet that were installed and the second pic is the shower curtain rod that was harder to install that you would think, but Josh did an amazing Job!!! My Husband is so great!

This is the light in the bathroom that we picked out, I just really think its kinda cool so I took a pic! Here is the Vanity that I stained myself, It was one of the harder things I have done but I will appreciate it every single day now!

Making this hallway look presentable was tougher than we thought! We had to move the attic hole to that place because it was originally in the bedroom.

~THE KITCHEN LIVING AND DINNING ROOMS~

~THE LAUNDRY ROOM~

It still needs a few things and needs to be cleaned up a little but we are so grateful for what we have been blessed with and couldn't be happier in our first house together! Thanks again for everyones love and support and we can't wait to have you over sometime xoxo

House Update:One Week to Go...

It has been a really long 3 weeks but now we are starting to see all of our hard work paying off!

Here is Josh working hard so that our laundry room will have a drain :) If you have ever had to cut cement before you know how messy, dirty, and painful it can be! It looks so good and is going to make it possible now so that we can have a washer and dryer O ya and so that our house is up to code.



In the Bathroom the tile is down and it now has sheetrock! I just have to point out the shelves, its all the small details that make us O SO HAPPY!



This is the Bathroom Vanity I have been staining! It's not a really good picture, sorry!


THE BEDROOM!!!! The closets in the first pic and the other end of the room in the other pic! I am so happy it is actually looking like a room now!



The Garden: We now have an actual garden instead of the Rock garden we were sporting :) This has been my favorite part of the whole process so far!



Hope you like the house update! we can't wait till is finished and we can actually invite people over! Thanks again for everyone's support!

Taking a few days for Fun!

On the Fourth of July Josh and I decided to take a break from the house work and spend the holiday doing things that were fun and not so work oriented :) So we met Rodney and Kelcie and Kelcie's family on State and 53rd for the parade. Josh wasn't that excited to go but being the amazing guy he is decided to go so we could be together. (in the pic you can see how happy he is :)
Later that afternoon we went to my Family BBQ and then Josh took a nap on my Aunts couch because he was worn out from the exciting parade that we went to :)
In the evening Josh, Chelsie (josh's sister), Rodney and Kelcie, and I drove up to Park City to watch the firework show that they put on! All I can say is WOW, those were some beautiful explosions! The only bad part about the whole evening were the Hippies sitting next to us smoking... Not only did we get an amazing show, i think we got a secondhand high!

Another day that we decided not to work on the house was just last Friday (the 11th). Josh and I decided to meet Josh's family up at Bear Lake ( they had been staying there the whole week and because we needed to get things done on la casa we didn't go) We woke up at 4:30am and arrived in Bear Lake around 7:30 by 8:30 we were out on the lake in some of the choppiest water I have ever been on. There were 4-5 foot swells! At one point I was on the tube with Kelcie and Mak when we looked up at the boat it was almost completely vertical! Needless to say we were out of the water by 11:30 and decided just to hang out with the fam and enjoy not having to work our butts off! It was a great day and we both loved being with our fun Family!
I think its funny that I only got pics with my good friend Kelcie (that is Josh's Brother, Rodney's, girlfriend)! Love that girl!
Soon to come another house update.....

~HOUSE UPDATE~

Everyday this is what our day consist of: Wake up, Get ready for work, Josh then gets off at 2 or 3 and starts to work on the house, I then get off around 6 and head home to make Josh a quick sandwich and then I head over to the house and we work on the yard or inside until about 11pm, Come home shower and go to bed. Every day for the last 3 weeks :) But I am happy to say that all the hard and strenuous work is starting to pay off!
In the yard we have been able to get the grass under control and have pretty much tore out all the ugly old bushes! As of right now we just have a rock garden, since we bought the house at the end of June it was a little late to start putting in a beautiful lush garden. But in the fall you might see some green(See Pics)

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The other area of work is the master bed and bath. As of right now it is a disaster zone! It should be looking more like a house again in about a week :) We are on a deadline here because we only have until July 19th until we have to move out of our apartment! I am feeling good about this and think its going to get done!

Here is our new kitchen! We are planning on repainting the cabinets and we have all new appliances coming as soon as we move in!

Here is the Front Living Room! I am so excited for this room because there is such great lighting and the fireplace is going to be so much fun once we get it all cleaned up!

Yep you guessed it this is the master bath that we have started Demo on! There was a wall between the two sinks and that tile has just got to go! Don't worry about the mess it will be cleaned up in no time! Thank you Scott and Katrina for all your help so far and for letting us come over to your home at 11pm :)

And now the big DEMO! This will be the master bedroom! We are converting these two small rooms into one master bedroom! Sheetrock is really not that fun to take down and all of those boards had to go too! I don't think Josh and I have ever been so sore or tired :) but because we are both so excited for the finished project it keeps us going!
We have been so blessed and are so grateful for this fun and exciting opportunity! It has really helped us work as a team and has given us so many happy memories already! Thanks to all our family and friends who have been helping us out with everything!