Settling In

Well things have calmed down and Kurt and I have settled into our routine and are pretty used to each other at this point. We pretty much feel like we've always been together. Work is back to being work and Kurt is finally done farming and home all the time now. It's nice to have him home to take care of things and keep Tom-Tom company. I feel like all I really do these days is work, but I have managed to throw in a few projects and exciting evenings. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talkin!

This was my first loaf of homemade bread. It actually turned out quite delicious. I felt very domestic.  

 Grandma Hickman gave us this lamp that was brass and had a different lampshade. I painted it and got it a new shade and now it is a nice new addition in our living room. 

These are some fall pics from the end of September. This was when it was very pretty and all the leaves were changing colors.  

There were so many leaves covering our driveway you could hardly see the pavement! 

This is my fall/Thanksgiving table setting.  

These are some fun napkins I found. I just like pumpkins.  

One of Kurt's purple potatoes that he got from the harvest. He is pretty much in love with them. 

 We bought these white ceramic salt-and-pepper shakers but I thought they looked weird white so I painted them. Now they are festive :)

Kurt was my big helper for setting up our Halloween decorations.  

If you look at the previous pictures, these bushes were not bright red before. I didn't know they would turn red and I thought they were so pretty.  

Yay for front yard cemetaries! Little did I know that it would be covered in snow within two weeks. 

Kurt took me to a Masquerade Ball at the Atrium. So fun! 

I did my hair all by myself! I was so proud.  

Kurt's mask was the best! I especially loved getting hit in the face by it all night... Nah I'm just kidding. He only hit me with it once and it was actually pretty funny. 

There were lots of people there who went all out and were fully dressed for the occasion. It was really fun to see.  

Reef and Tristan! 

Tristan, you look marvelous darling.  

Thanks for ruining my Halloween snow. Couldn't you have waited a few more weeks? 

Halloween table setting 

The flowers in the back are from my sweet husband :) 

 Kurt found these great outdoor lights at the DI that needed a little TLC. So he bought them and brought them home and I painted them and fixed them up. Now they look great and have replaced the ugly single lightbulbs that used to hang out by our doors. 

I am not looking forward to the upcoming winter. If the snow keeps up it's going to be a long winter too. For right here and now I am just trying to stay excited to head to So Cal for Thanksgiving. Disneyland here we come!