Three :: 3 :: Tres :: Triple :: Trio

Happy 3rd anniversary to my love. I can't believe it's been three years. At this time 3 years ago we were standing at the end of the aisle saying our vows. It's been an amazing ride and I can't wait for many more years to come!

 

 

Office Plans

Remember way back when I found an awesome desk for a steal and made it over? Well, that's pretty much the last thing I did in the office and since then it's been sitting there getting buried deeper and deeper beneath piles of paper. This room also still had boxes from moving day..never unpacked. I've decided it's time to put some focus on it and get it functional and pretty! Here is what we're starting with.

Mess. Mess. Mess.  See that cabinet to the left with the door open? I got two filing cabinets for free and I like them because they don't look like filing cabinets but that door doesn't stay closed. Definitely need to find a solution for that.

This is everything that is waiting for the dining room hutch. It's going to be a big project to get the hutch up here which is why we've been procrastinating. We need to just do it.

That whole right wall was just lined with pictures and boxes that had been sitting there since September.

Here are my goals for the office:

-New paint color. I'm leaning towards something fun like a bright green. It's too dark and masculine in here.
-Fix that darn filing cabinet door
-New furniture layout....the big desk, in-swinging doors, and bulky filing cabinets make the room feel small. I think I'm going to try shifting everything to the far wall.
-New light fixture...be gone boob light!
-Curtains-may relocate the living room curtains to here
- Client white board and bulletin board
-Working printer...all that will take is finding the power cord! Lost in the move...

I took some time today to clear out the office in preparation. By doing so I'm fully committed because check out the state of our dining room now. Such a lovely sight the second you walk through the front door. Hopefully this will kick my butt into gear though!

It was kind of funny clearing out the office. Derrick was the clear "phone a friend choice" to anybody judging us on our book tastes. I'll give you .5 seconds to decide which books belong to which person.

And it was only magnified when I found our diplomas and opened them up:

Yep....no idea where mine is :) Hoping my mom can track it down because I'd like to get both framed and up on the wall!

For now though, we have time because I haven't even settled on a paint color yet...that needs to happen ASAP! Anyone have a favorite green? I have a photo of what I want but I'm having trouble matching it!

Wilmington Heading to Nationals Again

Derrick and I traveled up to Axton, VA on Sunday to watch Jack's team compete in Regionals. Wilmington was top seed going in and this was the tournament that would determine if they would make it to Nationals for the third time in a row. I was telling Jack that most teams never make it to regionals. I never went in college and Derrick only made it once. It's pretty neat to be a part of a team where Nationals is the expectation, not the goal.

The weather was not great....cold and wet, although the rain did hold off most of the time and it did start to warm up in the afternoon. We watched Wilmington win their first two games against William and Mary and Virginia. Those wins locked them into a nationals spot and they finished the day in finals against UNC.

Matt and Jack have been best friends since elementary school. It's been fun to watch them grow up together and now they both play on the team.

Jack borrowed some layers from a teammate so he humored me with an action shot.

Dad met us there to watch too.

The game against UNC did not go has desired. Wilmington had just beaten UNC two weeks early at sectionals but did not come out playing their strongest game on Sunday. UNC was playing very well and ended up beating Wilmington pretty handily. It was a frustrating game to watch and an even more frustrating game to play, I'm sure. I've never seen Jack look that mad after any game before...and I've watched him in a lot of sports.

Despite the loss I still think Jack played great. You could tell that he was not happy with the score but he didn't let that keep him from playing his game and fighting.  Ultiworld is a ultimate website that does recaps, previews, and discussions of big tournaments. They had a preview article about this tournament and a recap afterwards. Jack's been mentioned on Ultiworld a lot in his short ultimate career but I think this article had my favorite quote about him so far:  "Williams was still brilliant, fighting through to the last point and emerging perhaps as the Seamen's most fearsome competitor."

That's so true! He's a team player and he plays every single point without focusing on the score. He wants to earn every point. We're all super proud of him and of Wilmington! Unfortunately Derrick and I won't be able to go to Nationals but I'm already crossing my fingers for another quarters/semi-final/finals appearance so we can watch him on ESPN again this year!

Happy Things

Things that have made me happy in the last week. 

Everybody needs a break from screen time every once in a while. I'm on the floor and Cros is on the couch (per usual) and I turn to find her like this.

Crosby got her hairs cut and looks like a palm tree again. She's been described as emaciated, terrifying and looking like a lawn mower ran her over. Just an average summer for my girl :)

Closing tomorrow bright and early on this cutie pie. This house has gone through a transformation and it's been fun to be a part of.

These hilarious fat cats that met my clients and I at the door of a showing last week. They were quite the pair and probably had a combined weight of Crosby.

Cheers to enjoying another good week ahead!

Surprise Friend Visit

We got to see our dear friends Claire and Travis over the weekend. They were in NC for a family reunion and didn't have a flight out of Charlotte until Monday morning. Coincidentally Travis' birthday was on Monday so Derrick and I drove to Winston on Sunday to surprise him at dinner. Claire set it all up with some other friends, Dan and Hope, and we ended up sitting there for three hours not wanting to go home.

None of us knew what Travis was doing in this picture but this was his genuine pose when his birthday cake came out. It was hilarious.

So of course mocking was in order.

We were so happy to see them, we've missed them after their move up north. I'm excited to see them again in a month though and this time for more time!

House Quirks

I've seen a lot of unique decorating and design choices throughout my short career as a realtor and sometimes I just have to take a picture. Thought it would be fun to compile the photo-worthy features here!

For instance, last night my clients and I stepped into the Land Before Time! How amazing is this mural? Not sure if it's a selling feature but I think I'd actually have a hard time painting over it if I were the new owners!

Last week I showed this amazing 1890 historic home. Imagine my surprise when I open the lock box and find a true skeleton key! And it wasn't a joke, I actually had to use it to open the door!

A couple weeks ago I showed this fixer upper and was blown away by the wall paper in the bathroom. If it were me, I'd renovate everything but the bathroom. No way I could take that wallpaper down!

And last year I showed a very expensive and ornate home that had a doorknob the size of a dinner plate. I felt like I was driving a car when I opened the door. 

This was was more just in awe. This was a new construction home and check out the size of this bonus room. It seriously felt like the size of a basketball court. They had three different zones set up in the same room!

And this is my favorite though probably the least interesting photo. I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I saw this chandelier in the eat in kitchen. The listing was very clear that this chandelier did not sell with the house. I was expecting something ornate and incredible since the sellers clearly wanted to keep it. To each their own I suppose!

Gotta love this job and all of the adventures that come with it!

Wilmington Wins North Carolina!

We did lots of frisbee things this weekend. Jack and his team were in town for their sectionals tournament so 4 dirty frisbee players showed up at our house on Saturday night after a long day of play.

Raleigh has just started a semi-pro team called the Raleigh Flyers. Jack is on the team but can't play until his college season is over. They had their opening game on Saturday though and we all went to cheer them on. It was super cool to see so much of the frisbee community out to support them and to see so many familiar faces out on the field. It was under the lights and perfect weather!

The Raleigh Flyers started the season with their first win! Can't wait for Jack to get out there, it'll be fun to watch!

On Sunday Derrick and I went out to watch Wilmington play in Sectionals. They beat App State and then beat UNC's Darkside in finals to become the sectional champions! This was a big win for them. UNC is a tough team and they  hadn't played them since the fall so it was good for them to play a tough game and come out on top. Here's to hoping they can have the same results at Regionals!