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Whoa - could it be? Am I actually blogging? I have been such a slacker this entire month! I just lost all my motivation to write anything or read/comment on any blogs!! I'm sorry for being such a slacker. Not sure if anyone is even still reading this...

Of course, now the holidays are here, which is obviously always a super busy time, but I'm hoping to find more time/motivation to keep blogging. I honestly can't believe it's Thanksgiving week already. I love this time of year and I hate that it always goes by so fast!!

Even though I haven't been blogging, I have TONS of updates and projects to share! Here's a brief list of what's been keeping us busy this falll....

*** We are now completely finished with the basement. With the exception of hanging a few pictures up on the walls, that is the first room in our house that's "done". I will try and post pics soon - I love how it all came together! It's homey and casual, but still feels nice and polished.

*** We are currently re-doing our main floor powder room. By ourselves. Yikes! J gutted the entire thing (he was a crazy man with the crowbar!!) and now he's working on getting the subfloor ready for tile. He's hoping to tile this weekend since we have a few days off. Then it will just be putting up beadboard on the walls and installing the new pedestal sink. Definitely have some crazy before and after pics to share!

*** We bought a new BED! Hallelujah! We have been sleeping in J's old double bed that he's had since college - a crappy platform bed from Ikea. We had a bunch of Macy's gift cards and store credit, so we decided to get ourselves a FABULOUS new queen size mattress set! It gets delivered this Saturday and I cannot WAIT to sleep in it this weekend!

Of course, I ran out as soon as we bought it to get new bedding:
The Pearl Embroidered Set from Pottery Barn. I have literally lusted after this for YEARS so I finally bit the bullet and just splurged! And of course, I had the shams monogrammed! Now I just need Jake to make me a upholstered headboard and we'll be all set...ha!

*** We also bought a new antique rolltop desk from an antique auction a few weeks ago. J has apparently always wanted one and we got a really good price on it. We cleaned it up and put a protective finish on it and it looks so good in our guestroom/office. It's HUGE (5.5' long) and massive, but we love it! Pictures soon!

So we've definitely been busy with house stuff these last few weeks. So I apologize again for being a super sucky blog writer and reader! I'm definitely going to get better!! Happy Monday - thank goodness for a short week!!