Happy Anniversary Eleanor!

Thanksgiving weekend marks the one year anniversary in our house, which we have named Eleanor (since most of the mail that comes to our house says "Eleanor" on it). More accurately is marks when we purchased our house, since we didn't actually move in until January 1. While I often feel like the projects never end, it feels really good to look around our house and see everything that we have completed. Most homeowners tell me the work never ends, so I'm beginning to just accept all the projects that fill our weekends.

Most recently we put new windows in the front of our house and turned a window in the back of the house into a sliding glass door. Jesse and my dad took out the old window in the back and retrofitted it for the door - saving us 1/3 of the bid price! Everything went really well and I can now say our house is warmer and quieter with the new windows. Zorro is also loving the easy access to the back yard. As you can see from the photos, Zorro was a big helper with the project as well.

We also hosted our first holiday this Thanksgiving. My parents, sister, brother-in-law and their doggies all came for the holiday. I prepared my first turkey and did most of the fixings as well. It went really smoothly!

Next up for household projects are drywall fixes in kitchen, backsplash in kitchen, and deck off the new sliding glass door. Like I said: the projects never end!