The Last Blog Post

2014 is done.

And so is this here blog.

I have been writing here (sporadically) for the last 7.5 years.  That's a long go.  I've enjoyed my time here, but it's time to say goodbye.

Blogging is no longer what it was when I first started.  We used to comment on each other's blogs, make friends, encourage one another, and so on.  It's not like that any more.

I blame Facebook.

Do people even read blogs anymore?  I know I don't.  And I don't think people read here anymore, either.

Again, I blame Facebook.

While I won't be writing here any longer, I'm leaving my blog up until I get it printed, they make books for bloggers!  I have a lot of words written that I think one day my girls may want to read.  (or maybe they won't.)  I'm hoping by summer to have all 7.5 years bound.  I'm looking forward to reading past words and hearts.

I'm so thankful for the friends I've made through this part of the internet.  Some of the friends I've met through blogging I am now friends with on Facebook, through email, or through text.  A handful I've met in person.  You all have been so good to me.  Thank you.

I do have a favorite thing from these 7.5 years.

And that's our friendship with Jim and Emily.  Emily's blog was one of the first I read.  (Jeana's and Liz's too)  I'd say it was about a year after reading Emily's blog that I started commenting on it, then shortly after we decided our families needed to meet.  Nearly six years later and we are family.  My husband has a best friend in Jim, and I have one in Emily.

I'm getting a little (okay, a lot) choked up just thinking about them, their family, their friendship.  They mean the world to us and I'm forever thankful to the internet that we've met them.

To those of you that have been here from the beginning, middle, and end.  Thank you.  Thank you for reading this girl's heart.  There have been so many ups and downs and all arounds.  Thank you for letting me share.

If  you'd like to keep in touch, feel free to email me: truckfamily@gmail.com.

Love,
Sarah

A little Pinterest project

Hi. I'm Sarah. I blog here. Just not very often, apparently.  Oops.

I've got post upon post in draft, but nothing that says very nice words, because I haven't felt like a very nice person lately. Ew.  This weekend was a really good one, though, and I'm feeling more myself than I have in weeks. Months, maybe.

Anywho.

Instead of continuing to ramble, here are some pictures of a little project Josh and I completed.

I pinned this awhile ago and finally decided I needed my house to look like this:

And so we set out to work on making our entryway look similar. Here are some 'before' shots.

Oh, and we also decided to texture and paint the kitchen as well...

During:

It took me awhile to decide on a paint color, but after I realized I had enough orange leftover from our bathroom remodel, I went with that.

Two coats of paint:

It was now time for the hooks. Originally I thought I'd wait for Josh to come home because the hooks required the drill and a tape measure and precision. But I wanted the job down now and remembered that I know how to use those things as well as he does, so why wait?

I sent Josh this picture:

And then I sent him this picture:

I'm kind of in love. I've yet to paint the door, but it shall be mustard soon.

Thank you, Pinterest, for your constant source of renovation inspiration.