outdoors

I’ve came to the conclusion months ago that I need a vacation. Believe it or not, I haven’t taken a day off since July. With lows in the 30’s this week and all the craziness that is the destruction of our new home, I’m ready to just fly away to somewhere warm and pretty, preferably away from everybody and everything, where I can prance around in a swim suit without a care in the world. What better place than Greece??

All of my daydreams came true when I stumbled upon this unique home in Santorini while looking through Elle Décor’s website this morning. Please, take me there!

So simple and relaxing.

I can’t describe how happy this view makes me!

You lucky dog you! (Literally. He has no idea how lucky he is!!)

All of the pictures link back to their original source.

So here’s some life updates:

Back in September, I posted about taking the first 2 sections of the NCIDQ Interior Design Licensing Exam…and guess what? I PASSED!! So excited – and to be completely honest – sooooo relieved. Now I can take my time to relearn hand drafting and prepare for the last day of testing. Not sure if I’ll take it this Spring… we’ll see.

Today marks 9 years since my hubby & I first started dating. We were 19 then – but feels like just yesterday! Literally, we’ve spent almost a 1/3 of our lives together! Haha so weird to think of it like that. It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s been worth it. I love him more each day.

I’m still waiting for fall to come. I think we had one cool week so far…but then it warmed back up into the low 80’s last weekend. Even for Texas that is unseasonably warm in December! But we have been blessed with such a beautiful, warm fall this year.

This past weekend we attempted our first Christmas family photo shoot. We found this cool walking bridge near our house recently and decided it would be a great spot. It’s called the Faust Street Bridge and its original structure dates back to 1887! I love it. Most of the shots were pretty silly, but we did get a few keepers. Camera tripod = best $30 I’ve spent. Here’s a sneak peek …