“Shines like the top of the Chrysler Building”

When I was a little girl my brother and I had to help mom clean the bathrooms. Mom would always say to us, “I want it to shine like the top of the Chrysler building!” As an adult there is nothing I appreciate more than a bathroom that “Shines like the top of the Chrysler Building” – ha! Thank you, mom. I think the Lord knew even this small detail when I married Billy because that man knows how to clean and make things shine! I came home from a looong day at work yesterday to both bathrooms sparkling clean! Oh, how I adore my husband!! I appreciate surprises like these; it smelled so good I wanted to hang out in the master bath all night, ha. Here’s a quick pix from my iPhone. We’re thinking about painting a very soft blue in there to match our new décor!?!? I need to purchase a few more accessories and paint – shopping trip!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

I love St. Patty's Day! Growing up Irish we were sure to celebrate big on Patty's Day. I have fond memories of waking up to Irish music blasting through the house (also known as our year round “cleaning music”). Mom would serve us green pancakes for breakfast and corn beef and cabbage for dinner. Pop even gave us GREEN MILK one year for breakfast when I was home from college for Spring Break with all my girls. Everything was green. Ha! Last year my family and I were in NY celebrating in the city with New York family at the parade along with all the other good Irishmen. Here's a couple of my favs from our fun last year.

Irish sisters having fun!I so wish I could’ve escaped the office for the day and celebrated in NY again…only the next time experiencing the fun world of green madness and love with Billy.

I have a feeling he’d be in for a shock. :-)
My Uncle Jack is as Irish as they come and is a St. Patty's Day baby -

here he is sporting the green beard last year!

Happy Birthday Uncle Jack and Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!

Trendy Ink has a new home!

When Billy and I purchased our house a couple weeks ago, I was super excited! Not only because this freed us from apartment living but because of the extra space. I knew Trendy Ink would be an orphan no more! I’ve envisioned this room so many times in my mind and it is now reality. I have a few more special touches but for now I couldn’t wait any longer to share…

Putting Pop to work! :-)

The chandelier hanging is the one Billy bought me for our wedding and we were married under it, I absolutely love it. So here's a peek at where wedding invitations, stationary and marketing packages are now designed! I have lots of details and finishing touches to complete the room but so far it's exactly what I've envisioned.

The Bird House

It’s official. Billy and I are home owners! Setting out to find the perfect home for us was not an easy task. I thought it would be simple, and it turned out to be a bit tough…what side of town do we look on, do we stay in Jacksonville, do we purchase brand-new or look into foreclosures!? Finally, after much prayer and searching, good things come to those who wait! We found a brand-new home. I truly believe after finding this home that it was built just for us and that the Lord knew it would be our future home. It has everything we had on our “must-have” list and more! We’re extremely thankful for the Lord’s guidance and are excited about what else He may have in store for our future. God has truly blessed us with a wonderful new home. We’re not quite sure what to do with all this space…okay that’s a lie! We’ve claimed all the extra rooms and we have big plans for decorating. I love to decorate therefore there’s a ton of projects in our future. I even think I’m going to keep my Pop busy with a few ideas I have in mind!

Here are a few pictures I snapped with my iPhone right after closing this past weekend. I hope to post more once we get settled in.