“What’s a home without a nice comfy bed?”

         A good night’s rest is one of the most important things I need to help me conquer the next day with enthusiasm and positivity.  And while I can’t always have the luxury of getting an uninterrupted, consistent, cozy, nightmare-free minimum of 8 hours sleep each night, a good comfy bed sure can make a 4 hour night sleep feel like I’ve gotten 8 (well most of the time :P )

         When Adam and I first moved here we did not have a bed and we had to sleep on the floor, which I do not recommend.  I think a day later we got a mattress and then a few days after that we got our lovely frame.  Per Adam’s request and mine too, I am sharing to you all the evolution of our bed, in pictures.

         Hope you all have more good nights of sound sleeping than restless nights with too many interruptions such as crying children, nocturnal pets or bad dreams.

Sweet Dreams!

We arrived at our town home before our stuff did... so we got to sleep on the floor. Our pillows were made of our clothes from our luggage and the blanket we got from Wal-mart.  It was like camping, sort of 

We used shirts from our luggage as pillow cases because the moving van still hadn't arrived.  Also we used our actual suitcases as night stands

We were lucky to get a discount on our Tempur-pedic pillows, great neck and head support

The Bed is a King Size Pillow Top Mattress

Our lovely frame, has a curve to it!  It makes the bed look huge!  We literally get to "climb" into bed every night :)  It made Adam a happy camper, because he loves beds that you need a step ladder to get onto :P

The Curved Legs

Our complete bed, with our winter bedding, we felt like royalty :)

"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Washington anymore."

        There’s no place like home!  How true that is, Washington will always be our original home but we are so excited to make our little niche here in Kansas!  Settling here has been quite an adventure, and I feel like we are pioneers trekking in reverse.  We’ve staked our claim in the Pacific Northwest and now we are heading back to our roots in the Midwest.

        Here are a few pictures of our little piece of Wichita.  Hope the day is going well for you all and I also hope your home feels like home wherever you may be in the world.  

Our Front door!

Our town home is 3 stories tall, with one full bath and one have bath.  It has two bedrooms with large closet spaces and a finished basement.  Also, we have a utility room and a cute little back yard.

The living room and front door

More of the Living room

Our new couch! We were hoping it would fit in the basement, unfortunately, it didn't fit through the door frame to the basement, so it remains upstairs

To the Kitchen

 I love all the cabinets and storage space in this home, especially in the Kitchen

 Our town home complex has 2 pools and 2 hot tubs.  We will be putting those to use in the Summer!

 Our little fenced part of our back yard.  I am hoping to get a Grill and start a veggie garden!

The downstairs half bath

Down to the basement

 Some of our stuff is still in boxes because we don't have much furniture or shelves yet

 Utility Room

So happy we have a washer & dryer in the house!

Coat Closet on the first floor

Next stop the Top floor

Hallway

Linen Closet

Office Room (2nd bedroom)

We also have a balcony off of the Office room

We don't have a computer desk yet, so we fashioned one from a couple of TV trays and an end table :P

2nd Bedroom Closets

Love the closet space!

Master Bathroom

We also have a sink in our Master bedroom!  It's great cuz Adam and I literally have our own sinks and space to get ready in the morning

 Master Closet

I unfortunately didn't get the best picture of the master bedroom, despite the picture it is a rather large master bedroom

 

         Also, I wanted to share a lovely song Adam gave to me which I think truly expresses the famous saying, “Home is where the heart is.” Enjoy!

Song: Compass (Red Dead on Arrival Version)    Artist:    Jamie Lidell

From the Soundtrack:  Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack

 

http://grooveshark.com/artist/Compass+Red+Dead+On+Arrival+Version/2195160

A Date with Science!

        Just wanted to share a little date story with you all.  Adam planned a wonderful date for us on the 17^th.  The first stop on our date was at the Exploration Place: Science Center in old town Wichita.  We hadn’t been to the science center yet, so we used our GPS to get there.  As we were nearing our destination the GPS instructed us to turn on to a road that was closed off by police cars and road blocks.  Since we were unfamiliar with this part of Wichita we did our best navigate the streets to get to the Science Center.

        Each route we took we were stuck, and at one point we had to come to a complete stop because of traffic.  Then we saw what the traffic was about.  The Wichita St. Patrick’s Day Parade was in full swing and we were right in the middle of it, oops!  We were so close to the Science Center and yet so far away.  Adam was determined to get to the center, so we kept trucking along :)

        The roads were NOT clearly blocked or marked off for the parade which caused us to be in the thick of it, plus, the police officer trying to direct us away from the parade was NOT helpful at all.  He basically wanted us to run right into traffic to get us out of the way.  We actually caused the parade to stop for us are we drove right through it.

Yup, right in the thick of it!

        We ended getting a “front row” seat to the parade because we were basically in it!  The whole ordeal so ridiculous we just had to laugh and take a few pictures!

        We finally arrived at the Science center and it was so worth interrupting a parade to get there :P  We had a blast!  We put our Mystery Case File Skills to work as we went through a Geocache/ GPS guided maze and solved puzzles.  

Great Scenic photo take by Adam

YAY! A day of Science!

We had to gather clues and solve a puzzle to gain access

Checking our answers.....We got it Right!

 

        There was also an area dedicated to aviation so we took ride in a Spirit Aerosystem’s flight simulator.  We also saw 1950’s Kansas in miniature form complete with working training and Santa Claus!  The Science center was a lot of fun and definitely family friendly, I hope we can take our families there one day.

Just hanging out with the aviation greats

Adam's face

Hi five turtle!

Taken with Adam's new awesome phone (Galaxy Nexus)!

Santa? In an outhouse?

        The Exploration place was also near the famous monument called the Keeper of the Plains which was erected in 1974 and soon became a symbol of Wichita and the Native American Tribes who resided in this area.  So we took a gander at the monument too.

At the base of the statue

Preparing for the Hunger Games, Katniss got nothing on me! :P

        We ended the day with a little shopping and some great pizza, fish & chips and mint chocolate ice cream!  All in all in was eventful day and wonderful date!  I hope everyone had a Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2012