T-shirt and diapers kind of weekend

Friday afternoon.... my little one came down with a fever and a runny nose. There was really no reason why, but her only symptoms were fever, eating nothing, and a runny nose. So Friday night we were up a good bit with her and Saturday she took 2 naps (which hasn't happened since October), so she really wasn't feeling good! Sunday morning though, she woke up feeling much more like herself! However, mommy and daddy then picked it up! Here are a few pictures to show it : )

Yes this was a "t-shirt and diapers" kind of weekend!

This became her favorite place to play and she was laughing and singing inside the box.

Check out her hand, LOVE IT!

So.... here is the scoop on the house: Jeremy and I have always, always, always wanted to live in Homewood. When the opportunity came to move back to Birmingham, we thought, this is our chance!! We have lived in some gorgeous fun neighborhoods over 10 years (with the 3 houses we have owned) and loved them all. However, I have never been able to "renovate" an old one. And when I say old I mean 1920's to 1930's, not a 70's or 80's. This history behind these old homes is so interesting, but the structures of the older ones are amazing! We are still not 100% convinced we want that though. This is what we decided and felt was best for us.

So..... the best part is, we get to rent for a year and decide what will work for us and what do we really want! The point is, to rent for the AREA not the HOUSE! That has been very hard for me to keep in mind as we went looking for houses to rent in Homewood. Which by the way, there are NONE in Homewood or hardly any. When the good ones become available, they rent within a day. Last weekend we went to Birmingham in search of houses, even though we have been looking for 2 months online and saw maybe 2 that might have been possible. For all my Florida Peeps.... Homewood is a lot like Hyde Park, but bigger and it doesn't have the Bay, which is a huge plus for Hyde Park, LOL.

Anways.... here is the rest of the story.....Luckily, Sunday night at 5:00 as we were about to leave we found one that literally just became available!! It is in the absolute PERFECT LOCATION, which.... was our goal. Location, location, location, LOL!!! The house is small, way smaller than we are used to so I am referring to it as "my little cottage" for the next year. I think this is going to give us an idea if Homewood is the place for us. If it is, then we can go from there and find something that we want to renovate and make our home. If not, we have a pretty good idea of where we could live.

We are super excited! Birmingham has always been home, we have always had friends there, etc... however, it is totally different when it is YOU moving there! So as I said before, some people may think we are crazy and that we "need" to be living in something else, or living in another area, or whatever the case may be, but..... this is our dream and I can't wait to live in my little cottage for a year!