"I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself." Maya Angelou

Thank you Maya Angelou for perfectly describing how I have been feeling in the depths of my soul lately.

I have just wanted to be home so much lately. It doesn't matter where I am or who I am with, most of the time I am anxious to finish and get back home. I'll be at work, wishing I was at home. I'll be at the store, rushing simply because I am anxious to get home. I'll be out with people, and I will get excited  thinking about the fact of when I get to go home. It's like I have a crush on my home ;) Mind you this desire has nothing to do with who I am with and what I am doing, it has everything to do with the fact that I love having my OWN home for the first time in my life. I don't have to share it with random roommates, or people who have their own agenda. I get to share it with my one and only. ;) Who is, at this very moment, comparing me to a guy he knows who has a super nice car but wont settle down and get married and John said, "He can have his car, I want my wife!" Glad it was me and not the car that he chose... for his sake ;) Anyway, honestly Maya nailed it for me, I long to be at home wherever I find myself.

After John and I had been gone for Thanksgiving for 2 weeks, we were really anxious to get home. When we walked through the door, it was crazy how even though we had only lived here for 3 weeks before Thanksgiving, walking through the door it really felt like home. It was good to be back.

Here, let me show you around my home...

When you walk through the door you enter the living room...

While I was in CA for Thanksgiving, my oh so talented mother helped me with my drapes! And I love them soooo much! Seriously, if happiness came in the form of drapes I would be satisfied. Haha. I am so grateful for my mom and her talent as well as her willingness to teach me. She is seriously Amazing.

The fun happens at night when it gets all romantic and stuff. I love twinkle lights and want to have them all year around. Here is them sneaking into my home decor. They definitely give a warm feeling to the room at night. It makes it alllllll cozy in here.

After the romantic drapes, you can go into the dining area that is as big as this table. We found a tall table on craig's list. I wanted a tall one so badly and when we found one, we were super excited. Then we started using it and we realized a few things. First, It is a little difficult to get in and out of it since our feet don't touch the ground. Second, we can only invite one other couple over for dinner or whatever because we only have 4 tall chairs. Otherwise we have to eat in our living room... which isn't a bad thing, I just worry about food and a light tan couch.... maybe I'm a little crazy.  *This picture is from right when we moved in, the decor has changed but you still get the idea.

After the table you can turn into the kitchen. This is a favorite place in my house for me. I have dreamt of having my very own kitchen for YEARS. And here it is. It is still a little work in progress, however I am still in love with it. Don't mind the fact that I have NO room for storage and still have unused gifts in boxes up top the cabinets.

Also, you have to have a sneak peak at my stove. I FINALLY HAVE MY OWN STOVE!!!!!!! AHHHHH!

My next favorite place is my closet (which is also still a work in progress). I seem to have a bad case of the stripes... since this photo was taken christmas happened and I got an even worse case of the strips.

My last favorite place is my bed. I seriously look forward to climbing in every night into my soft sheets and comfy bedspread. Seriously, Married people beds are sooooo much better than college beds... seriously. Way Better. Times a million bajillion.

Well, Thanks for taking a tour with me around my little home/ apartment. It is soo fun to play house for real now! I know you want to come over and be at home with me! ;)