Veranda!

It's up! We are now the proud owners of a veranda (or trellis, if you prefer that terminology)! As soon as we bought the house (almost a year now), we knew we wanted to put up a veranda. We've been saving and with our recent tax return, we were finally in a position to pay for it. We LOVE how it turned out and can't wait for many dinners, parties, life groups, and get togethers with all of you under it. I thought I would take us all on a trip down memory lane. Here is the enclosed patio when we bought the house (former owner's belongings are still in there). Here we are (and some of you too) tearing it down. What a project but so worth it! That enclosed patio was a disaster - leaks, mold, electric wiring all crazy. Definitely need to come down.

And it is, with it all torn down and our grass put in. This was probably in July of last year.

And here it is today! Doesn't the veranda look great? And haven't Ian's plants grown so much!? They are so tiny in the photo above you can hardly see them!

We hope you come over soon to enjoy our new veranda!