I really need a new post up here cause that last one about bums has gotta get pushed down a little - why did I think that was so cute at the time? I just re- read it and it just sounds kinda weird and a little gross......hmmm. So - new post! We moved. We really did. And now we are the new owners of 2 full acres of dirt. It used to be 2 acres of weeds until Byron came and stayed with us all week and helped Brandon move all the dirt and scrape down all the weeds and move the driveway to a different spot and holy moly they got a ton done. This house isn't new, but for some reason neither of the previous owners ever touched any of the yard...weird. There is a 6 foot tall sewer pipe in the front yard that we didn't even know was there when we bought the home because the weeds were so tall you couldn't see it. Leah could have crawled out in that jungle and we never would have seen her again. But now the weeds are all gone (for a minute at least) and the dirt is this lovely clay that dried into an even lovelier powder that is presently coating my entire home - inside and out. way super cool. but - it is soooo exciting to get a better idea of what it will look like. I like this place just a teeny bit better every day. I feel like this is where we are supposed to be - i really do, clear deep down inside. And that's a good feeling. Even though I don't live in the country. But really it kinda feels like the country cause we still have our darn rooster (that I hate and wish was dead) that wakes us up every morning and you can see horses and fields from most windows in the house. And Brandon made my living room and kitchen really really beautiful. And I have Costco and yoga at the gym on friday mornings. and you don't get costco and yoga in the country. so there ya go. Here is a picture of what I not so lovingly refer to as the red fortress.
I'm not a red person. ok so there's that pipe - i guess i was exaggerating wasn't I? but the weeds were so distracting we didn't notice it! i look at this picture and think what in the world were we thinking? Big changes are in store though and it's only just started and pretty soon this place won't look like the dark and spacious building.
A few nights ago I was out watching Brandon work on a sprinkler line. And the sun was going down and my kids were running around barefoot in the dirt, laughing. And it was still really warm out and the wind smelled like russian olive trees and leah was cuddling on my shoulder and I just thought life could not get any better. I feel so grateful to have this big hunk of land. and really grateful for my big hunk Brandon who is seriously the most capable person I have ever known. He will make this place beautiful. i know it.
