our first home

i can hardly believe chase and i have almost been married a year! september 3rd couldn't come any quicker. after reflecting on this past year, i decided i wanted to document our first home together to remember it forever. things have changed a lot since the last time i touched on our apartment HERE. hope you enjoy the quick tour.

the second you step through our door you pretty much know what the entire place looks like. it's an all in one kinda deal! but our tiny studio is perfect for us, even though the most privacy you will ever find is in the shower hehe. when the oven is on our home becomes even more of an oven so our fan is always going. spiders, roaches, and ants love our house too much ewwww. if one of us wakes before the other, you better believe we're both awake because the fridge light beams you in the eyes alongside any slight noise you may make. we watch movies from our bed and struggle to find comfortable "viewing" positions since we have no tv and only have one place for our computer. this can make it awkward to have company haha, so we usually don't have movie nights here. when we have guests over we throw a blow up mattress in the kitchen and they can simply stretch their arm and grab something from the fridge. the paper thin walls aren't always our favorite and we discovered in our bathroom you can hear neighbors conversations clear as day, yikes! our shower curtain gets moldy within months so buying new ones periodically is a must, sorry about the most recent really girly one chase (it beat the lame butterfly ones)! when we hold gatherings people sit anywhere and everywhere and we don't care. our closet is ridiculously tiny and annoying and we have no storage space besides under our bed and the tiny cupboard above our computer. lastly, things here like to break down or not work but eventually they get fixed. it may not sound glamorous, but it is home to us. we couldn't be more grateful. it's the simple life, and we love it.

our home has everything we need and has brought us many wonderful memories as a newly married couple. we have grown so much this past year through ups and downs, and will only continue to in each home we live in. i can't wait. i have tried to make it homey with what we can, and grown to love the colors and joy it brings me when i walk in our door. coming home brings a smile to my face not only because i love my home, but because my hubby is here.

ps: i'm working on an art project right now and can't wait till it's finally complete. i'm painting a canvas to hang above the couch in that big blank space! don't worry, i'll post it when complete. i'm pretty excited to take my none existing paint talent and try to bust out something cute. i'm going for a heather brown inspired painting of chase surfing and me watching from the beach with my board. wish me luck!