Our Thanksgiving (with pictures!)

We have been teasing all of our devoted readers with promises of pictures of our new home. So without further ado, we present...


Our new house!


This is the view right as you walk in the front door.


This is the living room from the kitchen entryway. We liked this house because of this big, open room with high ceilings. The picture doesnt really do it justice but this is our favorite room in the house!


Our living room is hard to take pictures of but this is one of the front door and temporary entertainment center! We have spent alot of time this week in furniture stores in Dallas trying to find its replacement.


And this is a shot of the back door that Mom, Brandon and I (Kaitlyn) put a stained glass window treatment on. I (Josh) wasn't so sure about it, but I (J) think it turned out pretty well.


Here is our kitchen - the room that has been the most unpacked and set up right now! We loved the cabinets and the builder gave us a full appliance package with the house. New refrigerator, microwave, stove, dishwaser and washer and dryer! Pretty awesome.



(J): This isn't even the full tour. You'll have to come and see it yourself for that (or just stay tuned here for more pics). We are so excited to be here and it is so close to our school. It only takes us 10 mins at the most to get there in the mornings. Getting into this house was quite a process (see "Homeowners" post below). We are so thankful to have it. Mostly, we are so thankful to everyone who helped us out so much! Both of our families, Carlton, Nikki, Brandon, Ted, Kim, Katy and Billy were all a big part of the moving process. From packing millions of boxes to loading and unloading furniture off the truck. We could not have done it without them. Its alot of fun to have such great families.

(K): We didn't even plan it this way but I like how we're doing a very Thanksgiving theme post right now! (Editor's Note: When Josh read that sentence he was inspired to change the title of our post. It really wasn't planned!) In that same spirit, we are so thankful for all of our friends! We have been so blessed since we moved to Nashville to meet so many people that have become parts of our lives! From our high school and college friends that we have known for years to our "teacher friends" we see everyday at school to our friends at Ethos and house church - you guys have been with us through the whole process, encouraging us, being bummed with us and getting so excited for us when everything finally worked out. We appreciate each and every one of you so much and are so thankful for your friendship! You have been an incredible blessing in our lives and I don't know what we would do without you!
**Thanks especially to Daniel and Jessica, Dustin and Laura(you were there in spirit!), Dana, James, and Jon and Heather for being our manual labor on Saturday!

(J&K): Hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving!