I'm exhausted just thinking about this last weekend. Friday, I got off work at midnight and headed straight over to the West Jordan Park to support my cousin Tiffany and her Relay for Life team. Tiff was diagnosed with cancer at only 18 years old last year and spent the entire summer suffering through radiation and chemo treatments. She spent most of the last year in remission before cancer reared it's ugly head again. She just finished another round of radiation treatments and now we are waiting on the word that she is back in remission. Until then, I want to show my support for her in anyway I can. I stayed up all night with her and the rest of her team walking and just hanging out with everyone. Finally the sun came up, breakfast was served, and the relay for life was over.
 |
| Kelsey and I at Relay for Life |
 |
| So we make funny faces.... |
 |
| Don't judge! |
 |
| We are besties! |
 |
| Finally a decent picture |
I didn't want to spend the whole day sleeping so instead I went to my parents house to bake zucchini bread with my mom. While the bread baked, I took an hour long power nap before going with Kelsey and my mom to the Parade of homes. Kelsey and I saw a lot of normal houses, but my mom and I went to check out the mansions that we will never be able to afford but can still dream about! After an all day search, my mom and I found our dream home.... Only a few million dollars more than we can afford! Finally all the homes closed for the night, so I went home to eat dinner and hang out with my husband for a few hours before passing out for the night (only 1 hour of sleep in 38 hours!). I'm sure you can guess I slept in the next day, and Bob and I spent a quiet day at home relaxing and hanging out with family. Here are some of our favorite pics from the Parade of Homes:
 |
| Cute little family room area |
 |
Don't let the size fool you, every nook
and every cranny is secretly a drawer or
cupboard... |
 |
| Another pretty fireplace |
 |
| See? |
 |
| I want this pillow for my future daughters! |
 |
This is actually a pic for Rachel...
"Lookie, it's a hippo!" |
 |
Yes, I'm playing on a baby bunny rocking
horse |
 |
| Anyone for some pool? |
 |
I think I can make this closet work! There's
a different one for Bob right? |
 |
| Now this is an entryway! |
 |
| Finally, a comfortable way to shave my legs |
 |
| And a proper bathroom! |
 |
What was that closet before? Scratch that!
I want a clothes room! |
 |
A boy's dream room. You know, just in
case I break my dad's girls streak |
 |
| What if he doesn't like space? |
 |
| and a matching locker room in his bathroom |
 |
Or if he likes dinosaurs. He can hang his
towel on a dinosaur butt... |
 |
| The great outdoors, in a state with winter. |
 |
| Secret Bedroom hideaway with a tropical twist |
 |
| The rest of the tropical teen room |
 |
What is a house without an indoor basketball
court? |
 |
Unless your partial to playing out in the
sunshine |
 |
| This would naturally be for Bob to use to cook me dinner |
And of course I had to save the best for last! Here are some highlights from my (and my mothers) dream home:
 |
| The front of the house |
 |
Of course my mom can't own a house
without a waterfall |
 |
| And I want a green house... |
 |
| Another view of the outside of the house |
 |
| The back of the house with the giant deck |
 |
This is just the detached garage (There is
another 3 car attached garage in the house) |
 |
| Another view of the detached garage |
 |
| The entrance to the entrance |
 |
| A house needs a court yard |
 |
| My new knight in shining armor |
 |
| One of my mom's favorite parts of the house |
 |
My mom is literally standing in awe at the
master bedroom's balcony |
 |
And again at the gigantic jetted tub in the
master bathroom |
 |
| And again at the master bathroom shower.... |
 |
And of course the master bedroom's
walk in closet. She kept repeating
"There's a chandelier in the closet..." |
 |
| The rest of the master bath |
 |
| Sitting room #1 |
 |
Sitting room #2 (the stair case leads to a music
room) |
 |
| The main kitchen |
 |
| With Breakfast Nook (and sitting room #3) |
 |
| Another view |
 |
Another view and close up of the dream
stove and ovens |
 |
| Kitchen #2 (for catering that you want to hide) |
 |
| More of the Caterer's kitchen |
 |
| Last one on this kitchen |
 |
| Kitchen #3 |
 |
| With a cotton candy machine |
 |
| Snack bar |
 |
| Of course a snack bar means you need to have a movie theatre |
 |
| No, that look of awe never left her face... |
 |
| That is the view from one of the bedrooms to the indoor pool |
 |
| The lazy river in the indoor pool |
 |
The whole indoor pool, I'm a water baby,
I had to take all these pictures... |
 |
| These are the cabinets from the inside of the attached garage |
 |
| This is the back patio |
 |
| The back patio |
 |
| My mom wants it... |
 |
| Patio #2, next to the.... |
 |
| Outdoor pool!! |
 |
| I could definitely get used to this... |
 |
I think my husband could get used to it too,
(Rumor was there is a full sized basket ball
court above the detached garage as well,
but we didn't actually get to see it...) |
Sorry for the overwhelming amount of pictures... It's just fun dreaming of the future, and dreaming about homes I will never be able to afford (and would never want to have to clean anyway)
No comments:
Post a Comment