preparing to bid farewell to our humble abode
-this blessing of an apartment that was our first home-
I was contemplating how much Mr.Realist & I love having people over.
It's such a sincere joy of ours,
to welcome people into our lives,
and no matter where they come from
or how long they've known us,
to be able to provide them with an escape out of unfamiliar & into the beauty of H O M E
is our privilege.
That's when the idea struck me.
As I picked up the camera to capture stills of these rooms
that were once filled with warmth, peace, and laughter
I realized in the span of the next 11 days,we're only gonna have 2-4 more guests here.
Which bummed me out only for a split second,
because I realized,
even though we couldn't manage to have everyone
-from near & far- that we would have loved to invite over into our home in 11 days,
we could invite them over via this blog.
So come on in, the doors open.
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| A simple prayer for our home & our guests |
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| Kick off your shoes & stay a while =) |
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| First stop, the make shift foyer, to make a 12 ft X 3ft hallway a bit bigger. |
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| The site where Greg tackled the feat of doing dishes upon dishes & our Cafe Bustelo woke us up |
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| Limited kitchen space makes for maximized teamwork <3, but it's here in this petite - where we have to cook with the window open- kitchen where the delicious meals our guests ask for 3rds& 4ths of are made. |
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| Since our honeymoon we've managed to sleep under a fan, so from now on I'll be partial to ceiling fans in the bedroom. |
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| The view we treasured overlooking the Hudson River. |
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| Our Reading nook, where we set up our record player & reminders to continue traveling. |
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| As you can see I got this idea^ mid packing. In any case this was the backdrop for our dining space, where we thanked God for our lives, our food & all our guests we had a privilege to serve and welcome into our home. |
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| Our Kitchenette for storing the drinks, snacks, sweets, & tea for guests and ourselves. |
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| The very well lived in living room, complete with 6'2' ceiling- yes Greg has to hunch over to fit. |
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| Our Lovely tree; filled with childhood memories & advent ornaments. |
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| Some photo albums & games b/c in the wise words of Rich & Suzy "A couple that plays together, stays together" |
Oh &of course last but not least, our spare oom .
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| This is our lives compressed into one room |
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| Now you see why having you coming over via blog was a must, because with all this going on, there would be no other way. |
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| SHOUTOUT to special guest Kristy who lovingly - as usual, she does everything with so much love - kept Greg & I focused on the task at hand. |
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| Them laughing at my nonsense, and for exaggerations sake throwing my life away |
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| 1."T,What are you gonna do with ____" -Greg 2."Garbage"- Kristy 3."Nooo, I can um____" -Thressa 4.* Item gets tossed* ( Repeat X's 100) |
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| After a whole lot of tossing,wrapping,& storing we finally reached this point.Furniture ready to go. Our bags are packed. |
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| Hallelujah, a 24 hour project complete,we're ready to move out today! |
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| Tchau gente! |
This was the first time we've had the pleasure of hosting via blog ( feeling pretty techy not gonna lie), but we can't wait to have you over for real in our next humble abode...
wherever that is !
Rooted in Love,
Mr. Realist & Mrs. Dreamer Irving
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