Priorities

We might not have our floors sanded and finished, our trim completed, our master bathroom tile finished, our sinks, faucets and toilets in, walls painted or our light fixtures hung, but we do have our new TV, cable and internet hooked up. Priorities, right?

Take a closer look at our living room TV. It's a Samsung LED Smart TV. That means it is directly hooked up to the internet and because it's LED, it's also incredibly efficient. And oh my is in thin! I'm a little bit of a traditionalist when it comes to living rooms. I like this TV, but not enough to want it hung above our mantle. Maybe in the game room, but not in my living room. So James came up with a genius idea and handmade contraption to store the TV behind the wall. It glides out on a rail system when we want to watch TV and glides right back in when we want it out of sight. Cool, right? It's nice having a handy hubby.

We also got a Christmas tree last weekend and set it up on our deck. It's a 4.5 foot Douglas Fir. We planned all along to get a live tree this year (and every year!) so that we could plant it to mark our first year in the house. When I was a kid we used to do this and plant the trees in our back yard after the holidays. Well now, thirty years later those trees are huge! It will be fun to watch this one grow over the years as we too grow old in the "new" house. Now we just have to find the perfect place to plant it! And remember the smart home system that James introduced you to a few months ago? He's been working hard to get it set up. For example, now we can control our Christmas tree lights (and all the house lights) on our iPhones or iPads from our current apartment 4 miles away. Pretty cool, right (or are we just really nerdy)? More to come on the smart home stuff. Stay tuned!