Spring Cleaning

Today has been a typical "day off" for me. I usually have Wednesday's off from work. I feel like after I get all my chores done that I cramp into this "day off" I need another day off to do just what I want to do! I have been cleaning everything, it has felt more like spring cleaning with snow outside!

Because our landlords put the house up for sale we now have people who are interested coming to "walk-through" to check things out... no, to check my things out! This bugs me a little. I don't really like people walking through my space when I am not here. I am so nervous they will steal something. Last week we had a few people walk-through. On Friday night Jared and I were both home when we got a call that someone was on their way to check out the house. I was in the middle of making cookies and did not want to leave. I told our landlords that people were free to walk through but I was in the middle of dinner and cookie making and would rater stay here. They said that was fine. When the people walked through Jared actually knew them. (They were some of his parents best friends.) They ended up talking for a bit while the Realtor who was showing the house was opening doors and checking things out.... a little ackward I must add! Anyway, that is life right now and rent is cheap here, so I can't complain too much!

On Saturday the Realtor came and took pictures of everything. I figured since eveyone else will see the pictures on the internet that I might as well post them for my family and friends who haven't been over to check out our apartment!

This is my favorite room in our apartment! I enjoy having separate sinks but my favorite thing is the jetted tub!! I LOVE taking a bath to relax before I go to bed!


See that super cute pillow on my bed? My very talented sister made that for us, she can make anything! Our bedroom is longer than what is shown in this picture but not very wide as you can see with the bed taking up so much space.


Our kitchen. My favorite kitchen item is my Kitchen Aid - on the counter top to the left of the fridge. I enjoy cooking and the Kitchen Aid makes mixing a breeze, this 6 qt. stand mixer is one of the best inventions ever! I love that I can mix all the dough for croissants in it and not by hand.


I thought this was a little funny, take a look at the table shrine, as we call it in my family! See anything weird? I do and I just noticed it when taking this picture. On the left is our wedding announcement framed. On the right is the same main announcement picture in a 5x7 frame! Maybe I should move it huh! Funny though we have had that there on the table for 11 months and we never noticed.


Look close... this is a handstitched black temple quilt! Jared's Grandma Jane made the quilt for our wedding. Jared's favorite color is black and his grandma was the one making it so it is black on one side and white on the other! Grandma was not very happy at my decision to have a black temple quilt, that is a funny story all by it self, but she made it anyway! It is beautiful. Why do we need 2 stereo's on the floor? Because we don't have anywhere else to put them that is why. If you know Jared you know that he loves music and this is constanly playing!


This shelf is above our couch in the family room. I must point out the way cute blocks that spell out "JOHNSON". I would love to take credit for these, but 100% of the idea and making is by my amazing sister!

Another one of Breanne's creations.....


This is one of my favorite decorations from Rod Works! I love that store - if Breanne didn't make a decoration in my house then it probably came from Rod Works!