House Remodel Part 1

We have been a little busy lately

and here is what we have been up too...

remodeling an old farmhouse:

This would be the living room. We have cleaned most everything out as of now,

the furniture is still in there but we will tackle that here shortly.

We will be living in Matt's grandparent's old farm house.

It has been vacant for 3 years and his grandma kept tons of stuff.

I am so excited to be living here, it will be perfect for us

but there is alot of work to be done.

In the kitchen we have torn out the old metal sink cabinets.

Then we will start painting and cleaning once we get our new cabinets stained and 

put together with the new counter top and sink.

The kitchen will be mixed match for now because the next big thing to tackle is the bathroom.

These are pictures of Matt and I's room.

We have spent a good 5 days on cleaning the room out,

scrubbing the walls, putting spackle on and priming it.

Deciding on paint color was another chore.

The room is finally painted but I will show you that another day.

We now have to sand all the trim and put a clear coat on it

so we aren't finished just yet.

Everything is coming right along

and I am so excited. 

We are about a month from being married 

and everything that needs to be fixe

should get done by the time we move in.  :)

Just Another Update

Here we go...

Yesterday Matt and started cleaning out our house,
(YAY, we have a start!)

Today I scheduled our first marriage counseling date for Monday.

and Saturday is my first Bridal Shower <3

And the next couple of days I have alot of errands to run,

June is going to be way to busy for me but I am going to love every minute of it.

This is also my first big summer of weddings, including my own.

Crazy how old I am getting. Weird.

Some other exciting news:

We are headed to HAWAII!

We finally booked our honeymoon and we couldn't be more excited.

We also added a new addition to our Wilkowske family:

Huckleberry

He is Blue Heeler and American Eskimo mixed and he is 3 months old.

We love him.

Thats all for May.

Happy

Matt is home.

Matt is also a college graduate:

So proud of him.

he is now only a phone call away and that makes me very, very happy.

Today is the DAY

It still hasn't hit me that I am going to pick him up at the airport tonight.

It just feels like another day without him.

16 weeks have passed faster than I expected.

Bring on the nerves & butterflies.

The End is Near.

I cannot believe this time next week I will be hanging out with Matthew.

I will say that the last 16 weeks have gone by pretty quickly

and I have surprised myself with how strong I have been.

I did have some moments but the better days out shined the bad.

My last day at the Bethany Y was yesterday

I have some mixed feelings over leaving 

but I am so glad to be moving on.

I have made some awesome friends from the Y

and there friendship has helped me alot since Matt has been gone.

I am so thankful for them.

Other than Matt coming home on Thursday

this week will be pretty fun.

Wednesday I am taking my bridals pictures and I am so excited.

Then next week I start my new summer nanny job with a cute 3 year old boy.

 : ) 

I don't think I have been any happier.

FOUR days left.

Sweet 16!

Today was my baby sister's 16th birthday!

She has become a smart and beautiful girl.

We may but heads at time

because she is 16 and I am 23,

you know how teenage girls can be : )

but I am so glad I have her as my sister.

I can't wait to see what the years bring and our relationship just gets even better.

Love you Sister! 

So...

 Mimi gives us $500 for our 16th Birthdays.

Mine was in lipstick tubes

My brother's was in a tissue box that he pulled out and they were all taped together.

And for Carri we sent her on a scavenger hunt.

Well after she found her money her last clue led her to her new car.

a 2000 Honda CR-V

She had no idea.

She was so excited! I just love surprises and this was so hard to keep a secret!

She is changing that lovely tire cover : )

(sometimes uploading pictures to blogger is more a chore than fun)

Just an Update.

I have to say the only thing that I have been stressed about so far with planning the wedding

is planning the honeymoon.

With Matt being gone it has been just a little difficult.

But  mom & I went to talk to a travel agent yesterday.

(which should of been done like a month or two ago)

Our choices are either Jamaica or Cancun

& I cannot decide where to go. 

It is no joke, stressing me out.

But other than that I am getting really excited.

We ordered our invitations, napkins & our guest book.

Told my aunt what flowers I liked & colors.

I am so thankful she is a florist &  a wedding planner 

because my mom & I would be a little lost.

Today marks 2 weeks left of Matt being gone.

My sister turns 16 on Sunday!

Monday is my final dress fitting

Next Saturday is my last day at the Y. Woohoo! 

Wednesday I am taking my bridals

Then Thursday Matt is home!

That is what keeps me going, I am glad I have fun events between today and May 5th.

Hopefully we can get our honeymoon booked between now & then.