Vancouver Road Trip Plans

Just in case no one has mapquested our trip from Houston to Vancouver, here it is! 43 hours, and 2837 miles. Normally it would take you through Colorado, Utah, Idaho...but this time of year, it's best to avoid the snow. So we'll take the southwest route, yea that's right - the 10 to the 5 the WHOLE way! I've been to every single one of these states except Oregon and Washington, so that last part should be exciting. We leave on the 23rd of this month. We are hoping to push it really hard the first day and at least make it to El Paso. After that we'll go as much as we can in hope of crossing the border into Canada on Friday early afternoon. My butt is already dreading it, so is our dog!! Stay tuned and we'll keep everyone updated on our travels!! xoxox
Tiff & Sam

Chandelier Fun & Tree Planting

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(after), (hole digging is hard work!)

When we first bought this house, I knew I loved the chandelier in the entry way, except for the "dripping gold" effect. So here we are, about to move to Vancouver, and I finally decided what to do to it. I took it down, hung it up in the garage and did a fun pewter effect to it. I painstakingly took off all of the crystals, cleaned them and re-hung them. While I was out having girl's night though, the chandelier fell down and all of the crystals fell off! I cried a bit, haha, but Sam was my hero and spent all afternoon yesterday fixing it and re-hanging it. We've now moved it into the dining room and bought a new light for the entry way. Also yesterday, we FINALLY bought a plant for that weird donut bush in the backyard, I hope the new renters enjoy it, ha. It's a Red Maple, I hope it looks as pretty in the summer as it does in the picture that came with it. So we leave to Vancouver a week from today! So weird!! We still have a lot to do but are very excited...and nervous. As long as I have my hubby and my puppy I'll be ok! xo

Nephew Update

It's been a while since I posted. Not too much to report really. Sam's sister Jemima came in town to visit us for a week in January. We went to visit Harrison and Sam got to hold his nephew for the first time! I don't know how but he hadn't held Harrison yet! oops, I think I hog him, ha. He's doing really well, he's officially a month old now. The whole clan came over for the super bowl yesterday, Harrison had the cutest Texans jersey on. I am going to miss him sooooo soooo much when we go to Vancouver. I just don't even want to think about it. Ok, that's all for now! Happy February everyone! xo