Homes and Horses

I am on a roll! Finally, two months after moving in, I am getting a feel for how to get this house to feel like home.

It is amazing how "stuff" stops the creative flow in my brain. Within a single day of realizing and dealing with my issues (last post), I was able to get the dining room completely done (except paint, have not been to the store yet).

My entire family came in one by one throughout the day to let me know how great it looks and feels in there. Like we are home.

Yesterday I was able to get our entry done, and today I have plans for our eat-in-kitchen area. It is such a great feeling to make my family comfortable and my guests feel at home here.

I will post some pics once I get new batteries for the camera.

At least I am hoping that is the problem. Sarah dropped it the other day, said "Oops! Oh, It's ok. It's not broken." Translated that means there were no pieces detached. If only electronics were that simple!

In other news, D has been taking an equestrian course this week for work. He comes home and tells of his adventures every evening, smelling (yum) and looking (yum for real) like a cowboy.

Yesterday we had storms again, torrential downpours. He had to make it from the barn to his vehicle, which according to him was fine, as he was already soaked.

While I was waiting for him to come home, I lit candles and had only accent lights on in the house, because that is what I do on rainy evenings. I am a romantic and I feel like I am living in medieval times when I have lots of candles lit. It makes me feel calm and makes my house feel homey.

Not like like homey-G, like homey comfortable. Not like my crib, but like my castle.

You get the picture. Homey.

So my cowboy man walks through our front door, swaggering like a man who has been riding a horse all day does, soaked to the bone, into our newly cozy, candle-lit home.

It was like something out of a movie.

I would name one, but I do not watch westerns, unless Blazin' Saddles counts, and that just does not evoke the swept-off-my-feet picture I am trying to create.

Sadly, today is his last day of equestrian training.

Our family is going to a dinner this evening with all the cowboys in training and their families to celebrate the end of class.

I wonder if I could convince him to take the class again...