Little Rhody Girl is......

Expecting!!!!!

Our Family is Growing by Two Feet! Kyle and I are happy to announce that we are expecting our first child who is scheduled to arrive around September 6th 2013!!!

We are so happy to finally share the news with everyone!

Stay Tuned for Pregnancy updates!

Until next time.... 

Before and After: Study and Bonus Room

So since our Townhouse is a 3 bedroom and we only really need one at the moment we wanted to make one into a study for Kyle and the other into a bonus room for me (a place to practice and for my desk; I'm actually sitting at the desk now as I type this). I really enjoy spending time in here because the large window looks out over the bay. Right now it's a sunny day and I can start to see tiny buds on the bare tree branches, Spring isn't too far away now! So anyway I digress, onto the photos!

Bonus Room Before...

and now!

It's nice to have my own space in the house to hunker away and play my clarinet or work on my computer. My red cabinet houses all of my music and various clarinet supplies/reeds. Just picture me sitting in that chair for hours playing tedious scales and arpeggios over and over and over and over (well, you get the idea...). The desk towards the back corner of the room is where I like to blog and email. I used to work downstairs in the living room but the TV was always distracting. In here I just have my music and/or books on tape which I find very relaxing. I even like the fact that the walls are somewhat bare. It adds to the creative process or something lol. 

Here is Kyle's study before...

And now!

I didn't have much say about the decor in this room but Kyle had enough LEGOs to fill all the shelves and bookcases in here no problem lol. Our kitties enjoy snoozing on Kyle's leather office chair in the evenings when we are downstairs being loud :-). I like that when Kyle is studying I can be loud downstairs without bothering him.

So those are the main rooms all filled up with furniture! Hope you enjoyed the mini tour!!!

Until Next Time I'll be gazing out the window on the bay...

Before and After: Bedroom

So the empty bedroom......

And the bedroom with a bed in it!!!!!

haha (not that much more to it!)

Before and After: Living Room

So here it is, after all this time, the moment you have all been waiting for!

::drumroll please::

Here is the Town home living room before....

And TA DA!!!!!!

Much homier no?

the couch which is straight ahead is our new purchase that was delivered last week. It is kinda a mini sectional with a three cushion couch attached to a chaise. It's SUPER comfortable. I still am planning on drapes for the windows to the right, I guess I just don't really realize how bare they look until I stare at a picture of the space haha. 

So anyone know what I'm watching on the TV? (it's Sex and the City lol) Bonus points if you can guess the episode (Hint: A squirrel is just about to scare the s*it out of Carrie)

Here's another shot of the couch, my favorite spot is where the laptop is sitting. So comfy!

 Here is a shot of our dining room and into the kitchen. We bought the dining room table a few weeks after we moved in and I LOVE IT! It comes with two leaves and can seat 10 pretty comfortably when both leaves are in the table (pictured here with leaves removed)

So that's pretty much the living/dining room. Hope you enjoyed seeing the change (i.e. the addition of stuff!)

Until next time i'll be on the chaise,

After the Hoilday Haze...

Well, we did it. We are officially moved in. I mean boxes unpacked, clothes hanging up, pictures on the wall moved in. The boxes are even gone! I can't believe how fast we were able to get all that done! Considering this is my first PCS I guess I was used to the DIY moves where boxes and random things are still left over months afterward. My husband was like an unpacking machine! I have never seen such efficient unpacking in my life!

I was able to get things somewhat organized in my closet which is nice. (I'm weird in the fact that I love parts of being type-A uber organized person but try as I might I can never quite BE that person!)

I'll start with the before and after pictures tomorrow so you can see what the place looks like now that there is a couch and a table etc. We also bought a new couch and a new dining room table but we are still waiting on those to be delivered.

I'm sure you're wondering if we even bothered with Christmas and I can say yes we certainly did! I went out the Thursday before Christmas to get our tree. Got a nice 6 1/2 footer for 20 bucks! Quite the Bah-gian as my New England cohorts would say.

Well until tomorrow! I'm sure you can't wait to see those pictures huh? I know it's so exciting you can hardly contain yourself (but you're just going to have to!)



-Little Rhody Girl

New Townhouse: preliminary tour

      So the moment we (at least I) have been waiting for; the first tour of our new Townhouse!  

1) Entryway

 

So this is the view of the backside of the front door, the stairs to the second level are immediately to your left as you walk in. On the right there is a very large coat closet.

2) Dining/Living Room

This is a shot of the dining area looking into the living room (I am standing in the kitchen taking the picture) I like the large dining space and all the windows, I'm definitely going to get some curtains!

Alternate view of the living room from the sitting area. If you look in the previous picture there is a splash of light coming in from the left side. There is a smaller alcove area, large enough to fit about two chairs. I'm thinking about getting some chairs for that area and making a reading or game area there; but more on that later...

3) Kitchen and Laundry Room

The Kitchen, while not the size I would like, is still larger and has more counter space then the one I had in my old apartment, I can't wait to show you what I'm going to do with it once everything is unpacked! The Laundry Room is pretty much empty now, the new LG washer and dryer come Thursday! I'm also planning on installing shelving over the units on the wall.

4) Stairway and Storage Closet #1

Pretty much self explanatory. That storage closet is to your immediate right as you get up the stairs

5) Guest Bath and Storage Closet #2

Another self explanatory one. That storage closet is between bedrooms 2 & 3. I LOVE ALL THIS STORAGE!!!!!!!

6) Guest Bedrooms

Guest Bedrooms 1 & 2 are pretty much identical, with the only difference being that one has a bigger closet. The plan is for one to be Kyle's office and the other to be a guest bedroom/my music & practice space.

7) Master Bedroom and Master Bathroom

  

The master closet is inside the bathroom which is kinda cool. That means that whoever gets up early can shower, change and get ready without ever going back into the bedroom :-) (good for me when Kyle gets up early)

This is the view from the bedroom window! That there is Monterey Bay! Nice view eh?

So that's the place, the movers come tomorrow with our stuff so look out for some before and after pictures!

Hope you liked our home tour! Be sure to come back and visit soon!

Until Next time ---> I'll be unpacking boxes!

-Little Rhody Girl

Scenes from the Pacific Coast Highway

          Here are some images I collected during our trip up the Pacific Coast Highway between Santa Monica and Monterey Bay. I especially like the three panoramas I got as the sun was setting. I gotta tell ya, that iphone takes a mighty fine picture, mighty fine..

enjoy!

-Little Rhody Girl

 

First day in Monterey, or, everything leading up to it

So we made it through the first half of our first PCS! (for those of you non navy folk PCS is military speak for "Permanent Change of Station.") Our packers came first thing Thursday morning and immediately went to work. They were amazing! I have never done a professional move in my life (up until now it's all been u-pack-it-yerself and a u-haul) and I was so impressed with their ability to pack so fast and so efficiently! My friend Alex, who is a vet of a few Navy moves, was gracious enough to come and be with me and do some hand-holding during the morning. Her presence made me feel so much more at ease!

Living Room Friday Morning

Living Room Thursday

 Pretty Freaking efficient huh?

Anyway the packers were pretty much going non stop until late that afternoon and by the time they were done most of my worldly possessions were either labeled, stocked, stacked or otherwise organized and packed. Kyle and I had already made plans to attend his ship's Christmas party that night at the Prado Restaurant in Balboa Park. Kyle actually won a nights stay at a hotel after the party at a really swanky hotel downtown, so the original plan was to check in to the hotel early so I had time to change and shower there before the party. Unfortunately the packing ran late so I wasn't able to get down to the hotel until 10 minutes to 6. (Let me tell you that the cocktail hour for this shin-dig started at 6 yikes!) 

Let me tell you that I got showered, dressed, made up, hair done in 20 min!!!!

We went to the party and had a great time. I actually got to meet and chit chat with another navy couple who are Monterey bound in a few months! It does put the pressure on me to find all the new place essentials (grocery store, good restaurants, decent dive bar, good OB-GYN etc.) but I am glad that I will at least know someone from my previous life in San Diego.

So Friday the movers came and loaded the truck and were pretty much done by noon. That left the remainder of the day to clean the apartment then we were on the road first thing Saturday morning. 10 hours later we were in Monterey Bay, exhausted but happy to be done.

I still can't believe we are really here! Watch for some pics from our trip up the Pacific Coast Highway!


Until next time ---> I'll be in the practice room!

Little Rhody Girl