You've been waiting for this day and it's finally here! A little over a month after we arrived on Plymouth Rock in Charlotte, the magical day is finally upon us. I hesitated a bit before actually going through with this - pictures of the inside of our apartment for all the world to see??? But it's all part of being a blogger. So, sit tight, grab some cookie butter from Trader Joe's -- have you tried that stuff? There are no words. It is probably the most delicious thing I have EVER eaten.... and watch the show!
Also - this is my first time blogging from Jake's new Macbook Pro (actual photo below taken as I was writing this blog. Wait for it. Mind blow right? Matrix/Inception style.... a blog within a blog within a blog).
Do you ever pay attention to airport codes? I seriously love them! I refer to Portland as PDX, Detroit as DTW and now... Charlotte as CLT. I also like CLE (Cleveland) and ATL (Atlanta). Anyway, I was talking to my dad the other day and he was asking me what the airport code is for Charlotte and I had to laugh. Like father, like daughter, right?!?!
OK, OK... without further ado - I present to you our CLT Pad!
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Kitchen (it's a one butt kitchen) |
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Island - yes, I was having some lighting problems...ignore that. |
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Living room view from bedroom door |
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Close up of my first real grown up collage. As put together by my lovely husby. |
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Close up of our new ottoman via Crate & Barrel |
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View of living room from TV Stand (porch door to the left) |
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Close up on my infamous bookshelf decor. |
AND Now.... onto the BEDROOM....
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The Master (and only) Bedroom!!!!! |
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A close up of the details |
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Loving my new full length mirror! |
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Jake's desk for school (as styled by me) in our bedroom |
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Who doesn't have a full size front loading washer and dryer in their bedroom???? |
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Bathroom off of bedroom |
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Storage shelves |
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I'm digging the dark wood |
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Can you spot the Target knock off? |
The end! ... Wait...no, I forgot the walk in closet! How could I forget? It's my favorite part of the whole place... well, aside from the pool, that is.
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Don't worry... Jake's clothes are off to the left |
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The sunset tonight was a beauty (photo taken from porch) |
There you have it! Now you have seen it all... well, except the pool, and the gym and the mailboxes but you get the picture right?