Crown Molding!

So Russell and his dad decided that they wanted to buy crown molding and test it out in the bathroom. I'm soooo ready to have it in the rest of the house!!

I know it's not the best picture, but it is soooo much better. I should have definitely taken a before picture, but imagine tacky 70's wall paper, cracks between the ceiling and the wall, and popcorn ceilings. Yuck! This is my favorite bathroom now :) Hopefully more crown will be put up this summer. There's still so much to do.

Our vanity is the next step for this bathroom.Take a look at this darling:

I know it's not tidy right now, but that's because I hate that bathroom. I find that when I hate the way a room looks, I have no intention of trying to cover it up by making it look very tidy like I would a nicer room. To me, that's like putting a dress on a pig. :-) But, alas. I know I DO need to organize it a little.

Below is a picture we are using for inspiration.

(Picture from theletteredcottage.net)

 Russell says he can build the shelves to match it perfectly, and that the rest wouldn't be hard to emulate at all. It would bring the "rustic" part of our house into the bathroom, which is nice.

We may do something different with the bottom portion. Russell has said that instead of a curtain, we can make it more like a cabinet, which I would prefer. Can't wait!

So much to be thankful for

So many good things are happening and I am blessed. The Lord has provided so many good things these past couple months and Russell and I are so thankful. I was recently informed that I will definitely be doing speech therapy come August for a job with an income and this is a huge answer to prayer. For a while, everything was up in the air and we didn't know how we were going to get me through grad school without a job. The Lord is faithful! Russell also got his contract renewed with his school, which is a big answer to prayer because of the budget crisis in Texas right now. I am so thankful for all that we have and couldn't be more happy. We in no way deserve all of this.

A couple weeks ago, I attended "Kick-Off" week in Denton for my graduate program. My friend Mariana and I were roommates and we got to relive the college experience! For me, I felt like I was immersed in an amazing program with wonderful professors. I learned so much in one week. We had class M-TH from 8-5:30-ish and on Friday we had all of our exams. It was definitely an experience to remember, but I made it out, and passed all of my exams! I am now back at home taking classes through our ESC and studying, studying, studying. I'm  also doing my summer practicum at an ESY program for a couple weeks and working with some amazing kiddos! I was a little nervous before going into this because I have never worked with children who had sever disorders or disabilities. These children have already touched my life so much and I get to help them communicate better. I know that speech pathology is the career for me and am so excited to be a part of this outstanding profession. I can't wait to learn more and work with more people.

Other than that, we are definitely soaking up summer vacation. Even though I have school, it is nice to have my husband home all day and do whatever we want. We're knocking out a lot of our summer projects for the house and hope to get it cleaned up. Today Russell textured a lot of walls and ceilings. We are trying to get rid of all the popcorn ceilings and we're making a lot of progress. One step at a time :) I am so thankful my husband is so handy.

Now I am blogging and sipping on a strawberry shake. It doesn't get much better.