Pics from trip

     Dec. 10th thru the 17th was crazy for us. Raelee and I were going on vacation with my parents to Helen, GA for the week. Well after the deposit was paid and time was scheduled off work, my little brother Matthew received his mission call to the Provo, Utah mission, to report to the MTC in Provo the 14th. We didn't think he would be leaving until January or February. So we went to Helen the 10th thru 13th, flew to Utah the 13th, dropped Matt at the MTC the 14th, and few back to Atlanta the 15th, drove back to Helen that night and then the 17th came back to Tallahassee. I guess its no wonder that we're all sick right now. Anyway, it was a very fun, stressful and memory filled trip. I wanted to post some of my favorite pics from the week.

Before/After

     We moved into our home Sep 2008. Our bedroom has been driving me crazy ever since! Most of the other rooms, the ones people see, we've been able to paint and update. Our bedroom had not made the list. Painting sounds easy, but in a home with wooden walls and ceilings, no drywall, it's not a very easy feat. So I've figured that eventually whenever we had some extra money, we would have to hire someone to paint for us. Well, this week while Raelee and I were out of town, Brad had planned a HUGE surprise for me. He painted the entire bedroom, and the front porch, and the front door, and the fence, plus in the process a scary side porch was removed. Oh and Brad was able to figure out how to double our hanging space in the closet. Brad's parents were amazing for assisting him in this project. Brad hand primed the bedroom, it took him 8 straight hours of painting. They then decided to get a sprayer, the second coat took less than an hour. Oops, good to know! I was soooooo surprised when I got home. I felt like I was on a HGTV show. My dreams for the room came true. It's so chill and relaxing in there now, not stressful feeling. Thank you Bradley, Bruce and Jan! Ya'll are amazing!!!!!!

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