{"id":23,"date":"2011-04-19T16:05:35","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T16:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laurelraab.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2011-04-19T16:21:31","modified_gmt":"2011-04-19T16:21:31","slug":"a-house-is-not-a-home-until-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/penniestoyennies.com\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"A House is not a Home- Until Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Dan has been working I spent the past week building our Ikea furniture, reorganizing, and cleaning.  A big motivator for that was we were having our first out of town guests this week.<\/p>\n<p>And now I&#8217;m excited to say that I am completely unpacked and organized in our place.  Ta da!<\/p>\n<p>A view of our entryway from the front hallway.  Shoe cabinets and the front door<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_0414-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/IMG_0414-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><br \/>\nA view from the entryway.  The first doorway on the right leads to our kitchen, the next door is the hallway to the living room, the door on the left is the toilet (yes, separate from the rest of the bathroom!) and the room at the end of the hall is our bedroom.  Penny wanted to be in the picture \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_0415-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/IMG_0415-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><br \/>\nA peek into our kitchen<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_0416-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/IMG_0416-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><br \/>\nA better shot of our kitchen.  Oven cabinet and wire racks built by yours truly \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_0417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/IMG_0417.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><br \/>\nBathroom\/shower\/washer\/dryer area<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_0418.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/IMG_0418.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><br \/>\nOur living room.  I built the shelves under the counter.  That&#8217;s our kitchen beyond the counter, and I am standing in the doorway of our final room, the office, but alas I forgot to take a picture of it!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_0420-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c131\/pinkloo\/IMG_0420-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kelsey and Jim arrived Monday with no problems.  We spent today (Tuesday) exploring Shinjuku a bit.  I took plenty of pictures, so hopefully I will post about that soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Dan has been working I spent the past week building our Ikea furniture, reorganizing, and cleaning. A big motivator for that was we were having our first out of town guests this week. And now I&#8217;m excited to say that I am completely unpacked and organized in our place. Ta da! 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