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Our bathroom used to look like this.

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Now it looks like this.

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Our kitchen used to look like this.

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Now it looks likes this…

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Bedroom and living area…

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We painted the living area grey and moved the couches around. We painted the trim white and added crown molding. I don’t have a good picture of it right now, but I am still searching.

Outside.

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We added a fire pit and a bridge to the clearing and tire swing. We painted all the walls. The living area is a grey color and the basement is a light green color. Chad constructed a built-in entertainment center downstairs. We painted my office the same shade of blue my bedroom was in the old house. HeeJun had picked that color…how cool is Chad for thinking of that and knowing it would be special. We put in new lighting in the kitchen, basement and stairwell. We painted the deck. Chad chopped down 3 of the 17 fruit trees we have. Geez. We’ve done a lot. We still have a few things more to do, but we are having fun. I can’t wait to get started on this gorgeous garden area that we have! This is what it looked like in the winter last year. Now those fig trees are gigantic and it’s a jungle in those terraces! Any one want to come help?

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 Posted by at 9:12 pm
Oct 032011
 

Three years ago my birthday meant just another day without HeeJun. It was torture.

Two years ago it was dreadful.

Last year it was about healing.

This year it was about Super Fun!

It was so humbling to read my previous birthday posts on my birthday. I was amazed. I was very emotional the week leading up to my birthday. Some emotions stemmed from stress from work and some from knowing the big party was coming. I must admit though, I think some of the emotions came from remembering where I was three and two years ago on my birthday. I remembered the pain and the ache. Sometimes it just doesn’t feel right to not feel that pain. It feels strange to even think about. I can’t explain it. I remember feeling like the Erica before HeeJun died was a stranger. Now I feel like the grieving Erica is a stranger. Ok, deep stuff over. Onto the fun!

Chad and I hosted a Super Party and blended housewarming, wedding and birthdays into one gigantic party. We had a bounce house, Wii Just Dance competitions and S’mores on the fire pit. We had about 50 friends and family and a bazillion kids join us to celebrate. I had so much fun celebrating with friends and family.

The bounce house came 2 hours before the party…so, of course we tested it out.

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 Of course, I put on my wedding dress and bounced in the house. 

 Posted by at 8:13 pm