CLOSING DAY IS HERE...

And I'm a little bit sad (to say the least).  I'm not sad to leave the house anymore... I'm actually quite irritated at it (and some businesses!) because we had to spend so much money in the last couple of weeks to fix her up (doing somethings that I thought were ok and others that I did not agree with).  But I'm sad because it should be a really happy day (being debt free is quite exciting) and I just miss our furry little friend.  Chicago just doesn't feel right, right now.  I do think that Mr. D and I will be going out to celebrate this big occasion (because we must) so I'll have to let you know where we end up!

This is my first awful attempt at taking video.  Just a heads up, it's kind of long (but hey, it was taken for my memory so I wanted to get everything).  This is a video of the very last time we walked through our house.  It was all empty and kind of a sad place to be.  And this is pre-plumbing work so who knows what it looks like now!

This is how we left it and how we (as a family of 3) loved this house.



I'm sad to say that we didn't do this when it was all furnished (uggh!) but you can find some pretty good pictures on the website that our agent put together for the sale of the house.  You can find that here.  I'm hoping to get the pictures from him because I'm sure one day this website will be gone.

We loved you house (and your pretty yellow door)!  We will miss you so...

XOXO

i heart... MISSOURI!

Photo from love, california's Etsy shop.

I'd like one mustard yellow Missouri pillow with a heart in Kansas City and St. Louis.  I miss Missouri and all it's familiarity...

Aren't they adorable!

What state would you choose?

XOXO

THAT TIME OF YEAR

This weekend Mr. D and I went back to St. Louis to check on the house and celebrate a good friends 30th birthday.  We had a nice Saturday night filled with good food (our first visit to The Bleeding Deacon... only negative was it was a smoking establishment) and good drinks (visited the new wine bar, Winehaus, on Watson... great location for south city dwellers!).

But my favorite part of the evening was when we were on our way back to the house and we decided, cause it's that time of year, to drive down Candy Cane Lane!  Unfortunately it was pretty late and there were no crazy neighbors outside dressed as Santa or in a Christmas light-suit.  But it was magical (as it always is when we are out having a good time)!  It really is neat to drive down the block... all the neighbors participate in the holiday celebration and if you go at a reasonable time you might meet some of them.  Hot cocoa and candy canes, a fire pit and a Christmas movie on the big screen in the background. What a fun tradition, I'm so happy we were able to see it this year.

The night ended with some cupcakes from Jilly's... a birthday celebration isn't complete with out some cupcakes!

Hope you had a nice weekend... I think that winter is here to stay!

XOXO