Pictures as Promised

After a couple of weeks in Missouri, we are finally starting to settle in. Boxes are unpacked, pictures are on the walls, and we are back to work. It has been an adjustment, but we are confident that we are where we are supposed to be.

We bought a house built in 1900 that had been recently updated, except the kitchen. So, after a month of HARD LABOR, the project is complete.

Here are the before pictures of the kitchen. It had a grey tiled counter-top (with matching floor tiles), yellowish stained cabinets, and a ceiling fan as the only source of light.

Some during pictures...Bryce and my parents worked basically every night after work and weekends. They ripped up the old floor, leveled the floor, and laid a new floor. Tore up the counter-tops. Installed french doors and a track lighting system. Repainted all of the trim white. Had granite counter-tops and a marble back-splash installed. AND, refinished the cabinet doors with new pulls and hinges.

Finally, the after pictures. :)

Hasta luego Tejas!

Yep that's right!

If you haven't heard by now....we are saying goodbye to the Lonestar state. We've heard lots of "you weren't born in Texas, so you got here as quick as you could" jokes over the years. All kidding aside, we really enjoyed our time in TX.

We both went to college there, had our first real jobs, our first home together, got our first dog, and had so many other great experiences. We had the opportunity to attend great concerts, rodeo weekends, sporting events and social events that we just would have missed out on otherwise. It has really been a great place to spend our "18-25" years.

Most importantly, we will miss our great friends. But we have also been missing our family and friends back in Missouri, and ultimately decided that it was a good time to get closer to them.

Bryce has accepted a job with Duck Creek Technologies in Bolivar MO. Maryl will be switching hospitals, but will keep delivering babies for a living! In the next few weeks we will be packing up and headed to MO to start another chapter.

And we bought a house! A 110-year-old house at that. We loved the style of the house the first time we toured it. The house has undergone many renovations, but the kitchen needs a little help. In the next few weeks we will post some before, during, and after pics of the kitchen massacre. Be watching for those!

We are so excited for this next phase! But, we will miss our TX friends, church, and work very much!