tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88630343279977917012024-02-21T13:07:08.581-05:00Heather... from ScratchHeather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-7441455769871363892013-02-24T15:50:00.000-05:002013-02-24T15:50:01.130-05:00Catching Up, Part 2<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">In the middle of January, we had our pre-settlement meeting. It was supposed to be a week before we closed, but it took a month before all the appraisal issues were resolved. Anyway, here are pictures from that day:<br />
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View of the Living Room from the Stairs<br />
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Hall Bathroom - guest bathroom for now, eventually it will become a kids bathroom.<br />
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The baby's room.<br />
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Our shared office.<br />
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Master Bathroom - I can't wait to get in that tub!<br />
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Master bath vanity.<br />
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Kitchen take 1<br />
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Kitchen take 2<br />
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Kitchen take #3 - I'm so excited to have filtered water on the fridge :)<br />
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And finally, the half bath.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The painters finished yesterday and it looks amazing, so much better than white. I'll get some pics of that up soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-59385064422773834932013-02-22T10:17:00.000-05:002013-02-22T10:17:24.007-05:00Catching Up, Part 1<i><span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Yesterday we closed on our house. I can't believe it is finally ours and we are now homeowners!! The painters are there today and tomorrow, it is going to look amazing when those boring white walls are gone :) </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">When we last left off, the granite slabs needed to be replaced and the drywall had just been finished... </span><br />
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the master, and the towel bar and soap dish were not supposed to be
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We made one more visit in January, but that will be Part 2.</span></span><br />
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Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-68470965037045183232013-02-18T12:52:00.000-05:002013-02-18T12:52:33.439-05:00Big Annoucement!!<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Well last time I posted was back in December so let me update you all. Construction finished in early January and we were supposed to close within two weeks of that. We ended up having a bunch of delays, mainly due to the appraisal, but I am happy to say that we are closing on Thursday and moving the following weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">But the real reason I've been MIA is this little cutie:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The morning sickness and fatigue made pretty much everything unappealing. I just entered the second trimester today and we'll be bringing our little baby home sometime in August.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Stay tuned for more house and baby updates :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-55548591819144375832012-12-02T10:42:00.000-05:002012-12-02T10:42:52.268-05:00Real Live Rooms!<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">My hubby and I took a quick visit out to the house yesterday to see the drywall installed. It is so cool how different it feels now with the rooms enclosed then when just the framing was in. It really feels like a home now and I am so excited to move - I hope the next month and a half flys by because I can't wait to be there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The sidewalks were dry and it was so nice to just walk up to the front door instead of climbing through mud and rocks.</span><br />
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Our bedroom.<br />
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Our bathroom - that tub keeps calling my name and I can't wait to get in it.<br />
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The garage was still full of cabinets and doors and trim (oh my!) They should be installed soon and the first coat of paint will also be going up. There is about one month of construction left, plus holidays and inspections, so we should be settling by Jan 15th. I keep promising more exciting photos and I think they are finally coming.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-53233181579260702382012-11-30T18:57:00.001-05:002012-11-30T18:57:12.604-05:00No Good Granite<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">So I kinda made a big stink over the granite. There were 11 options offered by the builder and not one of them was exactly what I wanted. If I had it my way, we would have had Giallo Ornamental:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Light, creamy and brownish (still kinda bummed that we couldn't get that one)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">So the next best option was Giallo Veneziano:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;"> Darker, but still in the brown-ish family, except this one has a tendency to read a little pink. And even though pink is my favorite color, I really don't want it in my kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Anyways, because I kept yammering on about the pink, they let me go preview the slabs before they are cut. Before I got there, the granite rep. told me that she wasn't happy with them and replacements were already ordered, but I will wanted to check them out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I thought the color was pretty good, but...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">There were a few of these ugly blemishes :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">So the new slabs arrived at the warehouse today and I will go check them out on Monday. Fingers crossed that the color is good and there are no icky spots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Tomorrow, we go to pick out our kitchen backsplash and powder room accent wall - YAY!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-63067644271009871352012-11-29T10:16:00.000-05:002012-11-29T10:16:05.262-05:0045 more days!<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">We are about 45 days from closing!! I hadn't been out to see the house in almost 2 weeks because of Thanksgiving, but I stopped by yesterday and I was so pleased with all the progress I saw.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Driving up I could see that all of the siding was up for the whole building. They were also pouring the cement sidewalks.<br />
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So close to looking finished! And the gravel on the driveway is gone. The asphalt still needs to be poured, but that gray stuff is solid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">All of the kitchen and bathroom cabinets, doors, and trim are waiting to be installed. But it also meant that I couldn't get into the house that way either :( I caught a little peek and it looks like all of the drywall is complete. I'm hoping I can get into the house on Saturday so I can get some more pics.</span><br />
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We have about two months to go, so that means it is time to start getting down to business! The inspections are wrapping up this week and hopefully the drywall will be up just after Thanksgiving. Then comes all the trim and cabinetry, tile, flooring, and everything else that will make it look like a real home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I ordered all my paint samples and got to work making my big samples on poster board. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I've changed the paint plan a bit. Now that I am working, I won't be able to paint myself and since we are going to hire a painter we are going to have the whole house done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The first color choice is for the whole house except the laundry room and two full bathrooms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Both colors are Martha Stewart - the left is Heavy Goose and the right is Sharkey Grey. My initial thought was for the Heavy Goose and while I think it looks great with the hardwood, it looks too blue with the carpet. Sharkey grey looks great with both and I think it will be a great backdrop for the whole house. Kind of a greige color :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The choice for the two full bathrooms was easy! The lightest color, Weathered Sandstone (Behr) was way too light and looked so peachy and awful with the tile I'm not even showing it. The left is Mushroom Bisque (Behr) and the right is Buckwheat Flour (MS). They are so close, but Buckwheat Flour wins<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"> <span style="color: black;">because it is a hair lighter and neither bathroom has any windows.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;"> The last choice is my turqoiuse for the laundry room. I didn't have anything to match it to, but the washer and dryer will be white and eventually I'll have white cabinets installed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Sweet Rhapsody (behr, left) is a little too bright and childish. Lagoon (MS, right) feels a bit more sophisticated and I like it better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Even though I pretty much have my mind made up, I still want to bring the big samples out to the house to see them in the rooms and get a sense of the light out there. The light my apartment gets and the light the new house gets is pretty different.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Have a Happy Thanksgiving! We are leaving to visit family in two days, so I won't have any updates on the house until after the holiday! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;"> xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-9999770004588777842012-11-07T14:41:00.000-05:002012-11-07T14:41:39.235-05:00Come Tour The Model With Me!<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The Models at our community are officially open and today I went by to attend the Broker's Luncheon they were hosting. Already the base price of the home has gone up and it sounds like they have stopped offering some of the incentives. This area is getting HOT and I am so glad we got in early :)<br />
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There are also two new large shopping/town centers going in about 1/4 mile from us and yesterday I made a wish that we get a Michaels and a Home Goods. Can you believe I found out today that my wish came true and both of those stores are planned to go in?!?! I hope they are open before christmas next year.<br />
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This is the master bedroom, nice and spacious...<br />
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This is the second bedroom, we will be using it as my husband's office.<br />
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This is the third bedroom, which will be my office slash guest room.<br />
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There is a nice big landing upstairs - this area will be so fun to dress up!<br />
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Downstairs, here is the living room with a sliver of the front door.<br />
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Dining Area and Kitchen<br />
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More Kitchen.<br />
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That is all the pictures of the Matisse (I'm realizing now I forgot the powder room and staircase, but don't worry, when I'm living in mine you will get to see every square inch!)<br />
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So you may have been wondering why all the exterior pics show three stories, but I only ever talk about two. That's because there is a one floor home above ours, called the Reuben.<br />
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Here is the living room. ( I didn't get the dining area because there were customers there) </div>
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Kitchen, pretty similar to the other model but a hair smaller.<br />
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Second bedroom.<br />
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The master bathroom (kind of a crappy shot, sorry :( )<br />
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Hall bathroom.<br />
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Master Bedroom.<br />
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Hope you enjoyed that. I wish the pictures were better. I think I need to add a fancy camera to my ever growing wish list ;)<br />
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Of course I had to go check on my house while I was there. I haven't taken a full building shot in a while, so I got one of those:<br />
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And the bay windows got finished off with the siding/trim work<br />
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Today I had my pre-drywall meeting which is the major halfway point milestone, yay :)</div>
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Wednesday the fire marshall comes to inspect the sprinkler system and once that passes they will start installing the insulation and then the drywall. So hopefully, in a few weeks there will be some pretty exciting pictures to share.</div>
xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-14402124821326847502012-10-25T22:15:00.000-04:002012-10-25T22:15:33.324-04:00So Much Progress!<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Wow, I can't believe it has been almost a month since I posted anything - if you are reading this, thank you so much for sticking by my blog!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Where to start? Well my absence was mostly due to my new career - being a realtor is tougher than I imagined. I had two rental clients plus a whole bunch of new agent classes and the past month has been exhausting! Things are starting to settle down now and once we are in the new house it will be even better. 3 more months, just 3 more months!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">There was only one visit out to the house that I skipped blogging about, and it wasn't too exciting, so on to today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The really exciting part about today was that I got to see the inside for the first time! The house is pretty dark since there is no lighting and just framing, plus it was so gray out, so I apologize for the dark pics.<br />
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Here is the living room window, the master is the same minus the transom.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Back down stairs again, here is a wider shot of the living room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Finally, the back side. Only the bottom balcony is ours, the other is for the unit above us. And our garage is the one on the right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">My mind is swimming with all the decorating projects I want to do and I need your help. Should our first round of projects be tile/painting or furniture. One part of me says furniture is more useful, but the other part says lay the foundation before you decorate. Please share what you think I should spend $$ on first!!</span><br />
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Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-60268895010939978882012-09-30T18:00:00.002-04:002012-09-30T18:00:40.954-04:00Topping Out<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Back when I was working in commercial construction, Topping Out (when all the concrete was poured and the full height of the building had been reached) was cause for celebration - parties and food and t-shirts! lol.</span><br />
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There were a few workers finishing up the roof, see them up there?<br />
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And how awesome are these full building shots?!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-68755877096261290722012-09-23T15:02:00.000-04:002012-09-23T15:02:06.877-04:00It only took a week<br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;"> We finally have four walls! I'm so excited to be at this point, but it is looking like we won't be moving until January now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I updated my phone to iOS 6 which includes panorama mode on the camera, check it out:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I also have more news on the job front - my real estate license came in and now I am all ready to start selling houses :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-29249453930280910402012-09-14T21:14:00.000-04:002012-09-14T21:14:30.541-04:00Walls... Kinda?<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I took a drive out to the new house today. They started the framing and there were lots of walls and staircases going on. Unfortunately, none of them are in my house :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Yup, mine is the empty one. Kind of a bummer that all I have so far is a concrete slab and party walls. But since no one can close until the whole building is complete, any progress is good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Ooh, look - there are some materials!! Hopefully it won't be long until there are some more exciting photos to share. When I started blogging, I thought I would have an endless amount of house things to share but the reality is that it has been pretty uneventful. I just hope the next 3-4 months fly by and we are in our new house before we know it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">In other news, I'm almost a Real Estate Agent. I passed the state exam on Monday night and this afternoon I affiliated with a large firm in my new area. My license application will be submitted on Monday and in a few weeks I'll be ready to go :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-12196653155028439692012-09-02T14:01:00.001-04:002012-09-02T14:01:42.179-04:00A Little Bit of Concrete<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Real Estate School was tough! It was an all-consuming two weeks, but I made it through! Now I just have to take the state test to get my license.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I'm thrilled to let you know that we finally started construction. Our project manager called on the 24th to say that they had started the day before. We were in the area the next day and I was able to get a picture:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Ronnie drove by on Thursday and said that there were concrete columns. Next week they will be pouring the slab and then they will start framing. I'm gonna try and get out there later this week or early next week. I can't wait to watch this house go up and share all the progress with you!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-3492119181242800042012-08-17T12:39:00.000-04:002012-08-17T12:39:00.941-04:00A Whole Lot of Nothing<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">It's been a bit over two weeks since I've posted, but there has just been a whole lot of nothing going on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I thought I would be able to tell you that we started construction, but I can't. We had our Pre-Construction Meeting on July 30th. The builder's policy is that when 80% of the units in a building are sold, they can begin construction. However, the county (or whoever the powers that be are) has decided we can't start until the building is 100% sold >.< So, we are waiting on one more unit to go to contract and then we can start. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">In other news, my 2.5 year stint as a housewife is coming to an end. On Monday I start a 2-week class so that I can get my Real Estate License. My days are always wide open (and a bit boring a lot of the time) and I realized that all my little ideas for the new house add up to over $20k. So yea, if I wanna make it happen, time to get back to work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-91005507991355209252012-08-01T15:43:00.000-04:002012-08-01T15:43:43.771-04:00Quick Cooking Tip<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I had the cooking channel on one day for background noise and caught a tip that has made a huge impact: use a potato masher when cooking ground meat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I have no idea what show this came from, but it works so well! I've used this trick a few times when cooking sausage for my tomato sauce. It breaks the meat up into the perfect little chunks and it cooks up much faster. This is one you have to try!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-15375869812085224532012-07-29T20:41:00.000-04:002012-07-29T20:41:47.165-04:00A Pinterest Win!<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Here is a little gem of a recipe I stumbled upon while browsing Pinterest. It was right next to a pin telling me that no matter how slow I go, I'm lapping everyone on the couch (don't they realize when you are on Pinterest, your butt is most likely enjoying said couch?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Anyway, <a href="http://www.chef-in-training.com/2011/09/no-bake-cake-batter-truffles-take-2/" target="_blank">No-Bake Cake Batter Truffles from Chef-in-Training</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I made these once a few months ago and the pin got upgraded from my "Yummies" board to my "Made it, <3'd It" board.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">And when my hubin requested that I make a batch to take to his office, I happily obliged (I can't say no to that cute face).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">So I made a batch of vanilla cake batter:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">And I made a batch of chocolate (devil's food) cake batter, too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">All 100 bites were gone within a few hours (and both the treats and my hubin caught the attention of one of the higher ups ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I love this recipe for a few reasons - simple to make, no oven required (which is such a plus in the summer), and they are a total crowd-pleaser.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I've received a request to try Red Velvet and to do it soon, so keep an eye out for those!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Have you tried any recipes from Pinterest? Where they a success?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-18568651155220797492012-07-26T14:03:00.000-04:002012-07-26T17:52:45.025-04:00After, Before... And After Again<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">It all started with this <a href="http://www.heatherfromscratch.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-ballard-inspired-wall-art.html" target="_blank">old project</a> that I did over two years ago. I fell in love with some art work in the Ballard catalog and decided to recreate it myself ( I saved almost $500, btw). I've been getting a little tired of it recently and decided that since the colors wouldn't work with what I have planned for the new house, it would be fun to give it a makeover.</span></div>
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I've been a wee bit obsessed with chevrons for awhile now and it was time to act on it. I started out by covering the entire canvas with some cheap white craft paint I had lying around. One coat still had a lot of the old painting showing through.<br />
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I gave it two more coats with metallic pearl craft paint. Still showing through, but not as bad.<br />
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The hardest part of this project by far was trying to get the chevron pattern laid out in painters tape. This is failed attempt #1.<br />
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I think this is failed attempt #2. I had the concept right, but I realized I needed to start measuring from the center and not the the ends. You can see in both attempts that I used a scrap piece of tape to space out my lines evenly (which worked great). Also, I used 2 inch wide tape.<br />
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After I finally got all my diagonals right, I <i>very carefully</i> starting removing the excess tape with a craft knife. I'm very comfortable with a craft knife, so be careful when working with one - you need to use just the right amount of pressure to cut the tape but not the canvas. And always use a fresh blade.<br />
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Once I started painting I was on a roll (and my hubby called me) so I was a bit distracted and forgot a photo. But here she is and I just love her! The canvas turned out exactly as I had pictured in my head and I am so happy with it. I can still see some of the blue peeking through, but I'm hoping that people who don't know it is there don't really notice.<br />
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And now it is hanging back up over our bed until we move. Not 100% sure were it will go in the new house, but I am leaning towards the hall/guest bathroom.<br />
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Here is a sneak peak of another chevron project I have coming up. I actually started on this one first, but it is much more time consuming. Can you guess what it will be?<br />
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<br />Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-21448081127838626422012-07-22T15:51:00.000-04:002012-07-22T18:53:58.277-04:00My First Craigslist Find<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I was browsing Craigslist a few hours ago just for fun when I stumbled upon this: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Ooh!!!! I love me some Moroccan tile influences. And can you believe it is a solid wood, KING size headboard - for $80?!?! There goes my no buying things for the new house rule - oops!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">So after bugging my husband to make the 20-minute trip to get it and a few emails, we were on our way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">So here she sits in our bedroom, wedged between my nightstand and lamp. (please forgive the awful lighting)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">She'll sit here until we move and I can get her into the garage for a makeover. Not sure if I'll go with black to match our nightstands or white to give a nice contrast to the charcoal walls. Either way, I'm thinking a paint with a metallic finish like Martha Stewart's Precious Metals line. What do you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I can't wait til December :)</span><br />
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<br />Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-11433445142234601632012-07-19T13:35:00.001-04:002012-07-19T13:35:50.888-04:00Approved!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Just a quick post to share that our mortgage loan was approved!! Yay!! I've got a big smile on my face and I'm doing a little happy dance. Hope you are having a great day, too!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-60896738802677587162012-07-18T13:07:00.000-04:002012-07-18T13:07:24.172-04:00Let's Talk Paint<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Paint has been one of the things on my mind the most concerning the new house. The builder will be painting the whole house white with white trim. White trim I like, white walls - I'm so over it!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">My husband and I decided that in the week (or two) between closing and actually moving in we are going to paint three areas of the house: Master Bedroom, including the two walk-in closets; both upstairs bathrooms; and the laundry room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The two other bedrooms, hallway and living/dining room will be dealt with later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I've had it in my head for some time now that I wanted to paint our bedroom walls dark grey (gray? can someone let me know which is right? k, thanks) and accent with pink. I think it was a House Beautiful article that did it to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Here are some of the inspiration photos that I've pinned recently:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Pretty sure that we will be going with Zinc from Martha Stewart:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I like it because it is dark without being too dark and it works really well with our carpet selection. The undertones are also spot on - not too cool or too brown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The laundry room is another area that I've known what I wanted to do with for a long time. A few years back when I first started nosing around home decor/DIY blogs I saw a bunch of laundry rooms get all prettified and my favorites were the ones done with turquoise paints and white cabinets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I've got it down to two colors, Lagoon from Martha Stewart:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">or Sweet Rhapsody from Behr:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">The last rooms that I am picking paints for are the two upstairs bathrooms. They are getting the same tile and they will be getting the same paint. I have four colors that I'm drawn to and they each pick up different shades that are in the mosaic tiles, remember these?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">It is a perfect match to the dark glass tiles, but the room has no natural light and it is probably going to be too dark.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I like those two the best, but if after making large test boards they turn out to be too dark as well, I think this color will work great - Weathered Sandstone from Behr:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Now that I've got all my paint chips gathered and sorted, there won't be too much to do for a while. Around the time of our Pre Dry-wall meeting I will buy the little $3 sample pots, paint some poster board and bring it out to the house to make my final selections.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Our Pre-construction meeting is coming up on July 30th!!!! Construction will be underway by the end of that week :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-76028526094468899192012-07-16T11:32:00.003-04:002012-07-17T07:54:10.487-04:00Customize Your Automatic Soap Dispenser<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Have you tried out these handy little kitchen gadgets? The Lysol No-Touch Hand and Kitchen Soap Dispensers? </span><br />
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Carefully pry off the cap. My husband used the flat head screwdriver from his swiss army knife. Rinse out the remains of the old soap.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">OK, so technically, these are <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/355090/black-and-white-cheesecake-squares" target="_blank">Martha Stewart's Black-and-White Cheesecake Squares</a>, but since I've probably made them more than her test kitchen, I've adopted them and renamed them Cheesecake Brownies, MY Cheesecake Brownies. They are the most impressive thing I have ever made, everyone loves them <i>and</i> me when I make them, and they are the only brownie recipe I will ever need. The lucky recipients of this batch are my husband's coworkers. He started a new job recently and I always like to butter up his bosses and colleagues :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">You can get the recipe from the link above; here are some tips that will make people fall in love you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Don't bother preheating the oven before you begin. The batter needs to chill in the fridge for 30 min, so preheat once they have been in the fridge about 15 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">This is the secret ingredient that my husband is NOT ALLOWED to tell anyone, but I'm sharing with you b.c this is what makes or breaks these brownies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa Powder. Not every store carries this, but it is so worth checking every store until you find it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Don't forget to sift! See all those crumbs left? They stop the brownie from being silky smooth, just press them through with the back of a spoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Start creaming your butter and sugar on low, when it looks like this, take the speed to medium.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">You are done when it looks like this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;"><br />Reserve about a cup of dough for the topping, cover it in cling wrap, and stick in the fridge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Line your baking pan with parchment paper (not wax paper, they are NOT the same thing). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Cut off a sheet large enough to leave overhang on the long sides (this will make is so easy to get the brownies out of the pan).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I like to use 4 binder clips to hold the paper in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Spray the paper with baking spray, I like to use the one with flour in it</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Take those clips off before you put the pan in the oven! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">This is a good time to take your cream cheese and remaining egg out of the fridge to come to room temperature. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Take the pan out of the oven when the edges are puffed, a crust has formed, but the majority of the brownie still wiggles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Let them cool while you make the cheesecake batter. Then pour the cheesecake batter on top. The puffed edges will stop the cheesecake from going all the way to the edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Heat the oven back up and dot the top of the cheesecake layer with the reserved brownie batter. I like to use my cookie scoop, but a spoon or your hands works great, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">When you are done baking, let them cool on a wire rack for about an hour. Then stick them in the fridge for at least another hour, longer if you have the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">When they are totally cool, lift the brownies out of the pan using the parchment paper and slice. If you try to cut them warm, you will make a big mess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">If you ever need to win someone over, make them these brownies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-53437825409840184162012-07-12T09:00:00.000-04:002012-07-12T09:00:11.063-04:00No Shopping for the New House!<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I must have reminded myself of that 89 times while I was in Home Goods. I went in to get some small bowls, but couldn't resist looking around. Check out some of the great stuff I found:<br />
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Cute frame - more bling :) Great price @ $5.99!<br />
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This is not something I would buy, but it was so stunning and original, I had to take a picture. It is about 2 ft. in diameter and inside there were some places to set tealights. $249.<br />
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These were in with the drinking glasses, but I thought it would be so cute as a candle holder. Another steal at $3.99. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Our old set was black and I hated them. It took me awhile to actually buy a set b.c I really wanted to have those shallow salad bowls and so far I had only seen them in very pricey sets. I was so excited when I saw this box, that I had to swap my hand basket for a cart:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Each box was $29 for 4 place settings, so I got 2 boxes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I'm so glad I finally got to check these dishes off my wishlist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">xx Heather </span>Heather Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863034327997791701.post-83785514306306700692012-07-11T09:00:00.000-04:002012-07-17T07:53:51.334-04:00Wagon Wheel Soup<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">This soup is inspired by a Pioneer Woman recipe, her <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/09/italian-chicken-soup/" target="_blank">Italian Chicken Soup</a>, but I've made so many changes to it, I think I can officially call it my own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Soup in the middle of the summer is a little weird, but it is one of my hubby's favorite meals and I just felt like having it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Now start off by cleaning up from last night's dinner. C'mon I know I'm not the only one that leaves the dishes til the morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">I use two pots when making this soup, a 5qt and a 7qt - make sure you are adequately prepared. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Put two split chicken breasts in the 5qt pot and cover with 64 oz of chicken stock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Bring this to a boil, then turn down the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
While you are waiting for the chicken to cook, watch last nights episode of Real Housewives ;)
After 30min has gone by, turn off the heat and let it sit another 30 min. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Now enough monkey business, heat a small skillet over medium heat. Once it is hot, add in oil and oregano. Turn off the heat and stir for one minute. I've made this a bunch of times, but today I burned the oregano :( I guess I let my pan preheat too long. No biggie, I dumped it out and did it again, without turning on the stove. The residual heat from the pan will do the trick to get it right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Start chopping your veggies - onion, peppers, and celery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">Put some olive oil in your 7qt pot and heat it over medium. Saute those veggies for 10 min. </span><br />
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You can use any shape of small pasta you want, but the soup gets its name from this pasta shape, so get it if you can (my normal grocery store stopped carrying it, but the other one in my area has it)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cherry Cream Soda,sans-serif;">When the pasta is al dente (even a little less), drain it and add it to the soup pot. Add in the cream and oregano mixture. Stir it up, turn off the heat, and let it sit for a bit to all come together. The pasta will soak up a lot of the broth and get softer. Season to taste.<br />
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