The Trip vs. The House

I must admit, I had an entire post written out about four days ago and then my phone decided it wasn't important and deleted it all :( I was very frustrated! I have been boycotting Blogger for the last four days in a meaningless self-pity pout. However, I have decided to give it a second try! 

We got home from our trip on Sunday and I was both sad to leave and eager to get home! The cruise itself was one of the most amazing experiences of my life! I was entertained, fed like a queen, and fully rested while onboard. I was also sanitized every half-hour, but that's a story for later. Like I said, I could have stayed on the ship forever, but I was really excited to get home and see our new carpet and to see out puppy. Have I mentioned before that we are OBSESSED with our dog? She's a Toy Australian Shepherd and she is literally our child. 

Excuse the unpacking mess, but this picture is of her when we got home. I believe she was trying to send the message that we can't go on any more trips without her. And, I don't think we could. We had a friend from my work watch her, and I feel terrible because we literally asked for an update every single day. It was our first time being away from her and we were missing her like crazy! 

I am happy to say that the carpet turned out great (at least we think so)! We were so worried because we only picked it out based off of the tiny patches at the store. But, I think we did pretty good. It really looks great with the paint we choose. Speaking of paint, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!! I tried to finish completely before we left because there wasn't any carpet or furniture to worry about dripping on, but no matter how hard I pushed myself through the sleepless nights, it just didn't happen. So now I only have one room of trim, one ceiling to fix (curse you textured ceilings that take two coats), and then the two bathrooms. I am pretty positive that I will be done tonight! I might not do the bathrooms tonight, because I still haven't picked out colors for those. 

So other than that, life is starting to get back to normal! We are living out of suitcases and boxes combined, but I think we will be moved in before we know it. Then, the real fun begins- decorating! I love to decorate, but I also love when my mom helps! *cough* *cough* I hope my mom is reading this and gets the hint *cough* *cough*. 

I hope everyone has a great week! Be looking for some upcoming posts that I plan on doing- cruise tips, review of Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas, and also the final "before and afters" of our first house. Tallyho!