The Big Reveal - Front Room Edition

So you may remember a couple of months ago we started updating our front room. With everything going on at work and at home, it took us a little while to get everything together, but we are so excited to finally be done with most of the updates. Can't wait to share the updates with our family over Thanksgiving weekend and with all our friends at our upcoming Holiday party. Check it out...

Dining area...notice the wall color, trim, blinds, curtains, lighting and finally a picture on our wall

Intensitile with "Last First Kiss" lyrics - check these out...I can tell you where to get them

"My Best Friend" Intensitile...these are interchangeable...and awesome

"She's Always a Woman" - Love how these turned out...

Tequila says "I love bow ties"

Check out the new lamps (love crystals) and the Intensitiles on the wall

New end table, mirror (we painted), trim, heavenly smelling candles/coffee, and out new black door (we painted)

More dining room pics with the homemade wreath (thanks Pinterest!)

The tree...a little early, but we wanted to continue our progress

Wine which is being finished as I type...and one of our favorite honeymoon photos

Trying to get a full room shot in the background :)

I'm still pretty impressed with my wreath :)

We still have some other improvements that we need to complete for this room, but we are pretty satisfied with the turnout that we can show off for our family over the Thanksgiving weekend. We are so thankful to have such wonderful family, friends, coworkers, health and neighborhood. We hope to spend the holidays celebrating with you all...and especially this guy...

How can you not love this face?

Wishing you and your family and happy, safe and healthy Thanksgiving! XOXO

Sara & Brian

Fall 2012

This fall has been super busy so we thought it would be best to upload a collage of pictures from the last few months...enjoy!

Tequila at his second 5k watching Dad cross the finish line (in his skeleton costume)

Our 1-year Anniversary dinner...yes those are crab cakes flown in fresh from Maryland

Family fall photo

Waiting for Andy to begin AndyFest 2012/RenFest/American Royal BBQ Weekend

We discovered the wineries of southern JoCo...yes, Brian got to drive this

Halloween 2012 in Vegas with Sara's work family

Before Pat & Megan's wedding...congratulations you two!!

Happy Birthday to Christine...with lots of whip cream and giggles to spare :)

Getting ready for Taylor's Bowl-and-Booze-A-Thon Birthday Party in Waldo XOXO

Can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving...the fall went by way too fast, but we had a lot of fun along the way. Best wishes to you!

XOXO,

Sara & Brian

Tequila's First Road Trip

We have been pretty busy the last couple of weeks...and yes, Tequila survived his first road trip. The weekend after Labor Day, we packed up the car and headed down to Kentucky Lake to visit Brad & Lynn at their lake house. The ride down there wasn't too bad, though Tequila knew he was going somewhere awesome...



Pretty pumped about this long drive

The drive actually went by pretty quickly and smoothly...we think he was a little exhausted after all the stress caused by going to the vet that morning. No, we still do not like the vet and it is quite a traumatic experience each time.

Once we arrived at the lake, Tequila busted out of the car and ran straight toward the water. He didn't quite understand the dock and how to get up and down the dog stairs, but luckily we were able to lift him out and guide him. There was definitely something about that water too because he wasn't on his best behavior with the other dog's at the lake. He was particularly fond of a little blonde golden doodle, named Portia, and certainly embarrased himself and both of us.

We all had a wonderful time. Brian's family came up for the afternoon, the weather was gorgeous and Tequila got to swim with both of us which he thought was the coolest thing.  Then we got on the boat and Tequila loved it...he can't wait for his next boat ride. Here are a couple of our favorite pictures from the weekend, enjoy...

Getting used to the boat with Dad

Dad's favorite "King of the World" pose

I could be out here all day

Keepin' an eye out for other boaters

Chillaxin'

Love XOXO

 

Don't want this to end

Mom & Dad Schorr

Beautiful day at the lake

Perfect ending to a perfect day

Last weekend we got to celebrate Sara's Goddaughter, Francesca Wareham's first birthday! So happy that we got to spend the weekend celebrating Miss Franny with her parents and all their friends. Love you guys! Here are some pics of the Birthday Girl digging in to her smash cake...

Yum!

Happy Birthday sweet Franny Faye!

Can't believe it's already been a year!

Through all of this end of summer fun, we still made time for more renovations to the front room and entry way. We're not ready for a final reveal yet, but here is a sneak peek from some of the pieces we finished this week...

New blinds (yeah!)...hopefully these will withstand a curious puppy. Oh and new trim and wall color

For Nicole...this is the entry table in it's temporary location (note the glasses too N.)

 Don't those windows look good? B is turning out to be quite handy (and patient)! Still a lot more work to do, but we are pretty pleased with the turnout so far. Until next time...

XOXO,
Sara, Brian & Tequila

My mom bought the wrong size...super embarrassing on road trips - Tequila

Tears in Heaven, RIP Brandon

"Beyond the door, there's peace I'm sure...And I know there'll be no more, Tears in Heaven" - Eric Clapton

Life is so precious, you never know what may happen....always remember to tell those you love how much they mean to you. You never know when it may be the last.

This weekend was a rough one for us. On Friday afternoon, Sara received news that a close family friend was in a horrible car accident earlier that day. The report wasn't good at all and we spent most of the weekend at the hospital waiting with Christine, one of Sara's closest friends, who we have always considered family. Christine is an amazing person, her strength and compassion are unmatched, and it is so hard to undestand how one person can be dealt so much heartbreak and loss at such a young age. She is and will always be in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

At a little after midnight on Sunday morning, Brandon's heart gave out and the world lost a great little fighter. At just 19 years old, he left an imprint on so many people's hearts and lives and we will always remember him as that bright little kid that loved KU Basketball, playing football and making people laugh. There will be a lot of what ifs and if things had been different, but we can all take comfort in knowing that you are home with Mary and smiling down on everyone. Rest in Peace, Brandon, we love you...

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It's hard to transition, but we did want to share an update on our front room renovations. Brain has got the trim almost complete, and we decided on another suprise makeover...

Windows are done...trim is almost complete

Remember this door on the right?

Bam! The second coat is drying and we are already loving it...

We like the black so much, it may be a recurring trend in our household...but as Brian says, one thing at a time...

Love and hugs to you all...

XOXO,

Sara, Brian & Tequila

Back to Work - Entryway Revival

We're back to remodeling! One day after Sara's MRI results came back without any major issues, we got right back into working on the home. First project on the list...entryway & front room. As most of you that have attended an event at our home know, we have a lot of varied dark wood, including railroad tie-esque trim in our home that we inherited. We had a contractor come in and look at it and even she was a bit baffled on why anyone would use railroad ties inside a home, so we knew we would have a bit of a challenge.

When you enter our house, you are greeted by a large obstruction just to the right which seperates the little entryway and the large front room...


View from the main room...not sure what the purpose ever was

Another view...notice that we are also painting the trim and windows white...multi tasking at its finest

Not really sure what we were doing, we decided to jump right in. Brian borrowed a sawzall from his boss, Kenny, and we got set up for the action. We have mentally gone over the best ways on getting this beast down for months, and luckily during our overview we noticed that the ties weren't connected to the wall except for a few nails angled at the very top. That being said, this was our first time using a sawzall and not having my dad with us directing us on what to do...we may not have had too much confidence.

After the first cut with no major accidents, Brian was able to knock out the tie and much like everything else in our house, the previous handiwork was a little decieving. These weren't railroad ties at all...but wood posts that were painted to look like it (who does that?).  They were super easy for Brian to haul down to our trash and the project took a lot less time than we thought.  So much faster than we thought that Sara felt we had plenty of time to add another layer of paint to the windows before the new episode of Hard Knocks started.

Now for the big reveal (ok Part 1 Reveal)...

Boom...not too shabby

Ignore  the gold light fixture...we are only on part one

We're pretty excited about the end result, especially because we could call my parents to come over and check it out without asking for help on how to fix it. :) There will be a lot of touch up work, lots of new paint, trim, door, new tile (that may have to wait for a bit)...but we are looking forward to putting more work into it and making it ours.

Until the next episode....


XOXO,

Sara & Brian

Back Home in Our Flyover State

"They've never drove through Indiana; met the man who plowed that earth, planted that seed, busted his ass for you and me...Or caught a Harvest Moon in Kansas...They'd understand why God made those flyover states" - Jason Aldean
Link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lkvGCTtZz8

We can't believe how fast this summer has flown by so far. Sara just got back from Huntington Beach, California for the SAIA's 2012 Annual Convention and Exposition. It's been a crazy couple of months getting ready for the event, but it was well worth it as she got to meet so many members of the Association and discuss plans for the future. It was a long trip and she is still trying to get used to the time difference :). 

On the way back home from the airport, the Jason Aldean song above was playing on the radio and she looked at Brian and smiled. During her trip she had so many people from across the country ask her why she lived in the middle of nowhere, and even looking out into the sunset on the Pacific Ocean, she could just smile and think of all the wonderful things waiting for her back home.

Here are a few snapshots from her trip...

Sunset picture from our first night in Laguna Beach, CA (Thanks to Granville for this pic)

View from our hotel

Cloudy sunset at the Pier

Another sunset dinner view from Laguna Beach

The summer hasn't been all work, Brian did suprise Sara with tickets to see Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney on their Brothers of the Sun Tour earlier in July.

Tim McGraw

With summertime flying by, we are hoping for another lake weekend soon, either here in Kansas City or a trip to Kentucky Lake to visit dear friends. We love living in the heart of the country, with so much to do even during the 100+ degree stretch. Today we went on a tour of the Boulevard Brewing Company and enjoyed some local flavor before coming home to lounge around with our pup, Tequila.

It's good to be home.

Until next time,

Sara & Brian
XOXO