Moving Day

Today is the day! Goodness. I'm nervous and excited all at the same time! This morning I woke up in my old apartment for the last time, and tonight I will sleep in the new one for the first time. It is so surreal - I half expect to just go home and find everything the way I left it yesterday. But it is not going to be the same. I already miss my old apartment! It was good to Ian and I; a perfect little first apartment. In honor of it, I am posting pictures of how it looked before I packed everything up.

Goodbye apartment! I have loved you! You will always have a special place in my memories!

One nice thing is that I am working today, so I am not helping with the hauling of heavy boxes. I am also excited because my Dad flew in from Washington to help Ian and I move. Thanks, Dad! :) Moving all the boxes is up to Ian, my Dad, and a group of young strapping men that Ian asked to help move. Tonight when I get off work, all I have to do is go over to the new apartment and start unpacking. I am sort of just watching it all happen around me.

The apartment is mostly painted, and fixed...so I will post more pictures when I can. Unfortunately, the apartment does not have internet yet, so I will have to wait either until we get internet, or until I can bring my laptop to somewhere that does. Of course, I will take any excuse to visit the Tea Garden. :)

Enjoy your Saturday!

Love,
Miranda

Ideal Inspiration

I love the design in these photos from Small/Cool 2011. Stacey did a great job collecting and co-coordinating the space to look eclectic and not cluttered. I would love to use these photos as inspiration!

Aren't they lovely? Yes. I agree. :)

Love,
Miranda

The First Glimpse

Finally...the tenant in our new apartment moved out. I was able to go today and start cleaning it for the BIG move on Saturday. The apartment needs a lot of work, along with the whole church - Ian and I are excited to move there are start making a difference!

Sorry that the pictures are a little blurry - I took them on my phone. I forgot to bring my camera. 

The Living Room (Taken From the Dining Room)

The Kitchen

The fixture in the Bathroom (I really like it!)

Our Bedroom

Alicia cleaning the blinds. Haha.

I want to say a HUGE thank you to my friend Alicia, who came out and helped scrub with me! I was thankful for the company, and the help. She is so great!

There is also the Dining Room, the Guest Bedroom. There are a million closets! The apartment needs a lot of work, but it is such a blessing to us. It is getting painted, the carpet cleaned, the roof fixed, and general other things fixed this week before we move in. The next pictures I post of it will be so much cuter! :) Stay tuned!

Love,
Miranda

Minnesota Dew

Today is the day that I have been hoping for all week. The skies have openned up...and it is so lovely! It sounds so wonderful outside my window.

And guess what!?!? My class was canceled this morning. So here I am, sitting here, watching the Cosby Show and listening to the rain, and sipping tea. Beautiful.

Speaking of Beautiful - that's what these are...beautiful. If only I had a million dollars!

 The top four are from Modcloth, and the bottom four are from TopShop. Two of my favorite sites to brouse online...especially on rainy mornings like this!

I hope your day is rainy and splendid too!

Love,
Miranda

With A Smile and A Song

I think I have an idea of what I want to do with one of the rooms in our new apartment. I have been thinking about it all day! Here are some inspiration photos; can you guess what movie I am using as inspiration?

Red and Yellow Poppies

Oh Joy

Design Seeds

Max Formal

And if you couldn't guess from the photos or the title, I am inspired to allude slightly to Disney's Snow White!

Disney Wiki

But definitley not blatantly. Just a touch of red, a touch of blue or yellow, maybe some fresh flowers. Nothing cartoon-ish, and no pictures of Snow White. Just enough to feel pretty and tasteful. :)

Love,
Miranda

Drip Drip Drop

It is sort of rainy today. Yesterday there was a Thunderstorm, and it was lovely. It shook the whole building! I wish today would make up it's mind and rain all the way. I want to look out my window and see nothing but rivlets on the window, to go with this darkish mood that I am in. Not a bad mood - just a...rainy mood. I am in the mood to get drenched.

I am also in the mood to turn on Bambi and sit back with a rather large cup of tea. Mmmm.

Love,
Miranda

Picture found here: http://www.cornel1801.com/video/AN05BA01/mo02.html

Heavenly Scent

I was able to see our new apartment the other day, for the second time. It makes me a little nervous that we are moving in so soon (in about a week! Eeek!), and the tenant who has been living there is not out yet. It has also not been under the best care, and smells a little. :( To fix this problem, I plan on spending a lot of hours scrubbing EVERYTHING! After this process is done, I am going to burn candles.

I was at the mall yesterday for an interview (I will let you know more about that, and if I get the job later!) and I had some extra time after my interview, so I stopped by Bath and Body Works.  They had their new fragrance sets, and a great deal on their large candles: 2 for $30. I couldn't help myself! They smell so heavenly! I got Flower Shop and Lilac. Both smell great, but my favorite is Flower Shop. I have never smelled something so close to the real thing in my whole life! I cannot wait to burn it!

Love,
Miranda