So I'm A Little Slow

I am quite the home decorator. OK, that's a complete lie. We built our house in 2005 - and by "we" I mean our friends Doug and another Jeff who actually knows how to build things like houses. We moved in on Oct. 1, 2005. I just checked the calendar and apparently it's now 2012. So it's only been 6 years and some odd months...seems like a pretty reasonable time to get decorations up, right? Now, before you go jumping to conclusions, rest assured that we do have some decorations in the house. But for some reason the dining room just didn't get much attention over the years. So one day a few years ago we had our friends over for dinner. Kristin actually is quite the home decorator and she helped me pick out blinds, picture frames and other stuff to fancify the room and to go with the only thing I had to contribute - a painting I bought on my first trip to Haiti. I'm remembering this whole encounter to have happened in the summer of 2009. I bought everything she suggested, but then it sat in my closet for a little bit. Jeff and I had our most successful home improvement project late in 2011 when we actually installed the blinds. It really was monumental. But the picture from Haiti still sat in my office wrapped in plastic. And the picture frames were still in the Kohl's bag in my closet.....until this past Thursday! It was quite an undertaking, but Kristin returned and we also roped Randie and Jessie into the project as well. And then home-builder Doug even made a guest appearance to get the big daddy picture from Haiti on the wall. So here you have it - just 4 short years after I got the painting in Haiti and almost 3 years after I bought all the other stuff - everything is on the walls!!!

My "red" picture from Haiti and the seahorses sconces Kristin
picked out....but didn't like as much almost 3 years later.

Pictures of other people we now get to look at while we eat. Kristin also decided
this wasn't enough frames so I have to get four more...and then actually put
pictures in the frames of people we know. I believe bets are being placed
on how long it will take for that to happen :)