ACCEPTED!

After many hours of searching and prayer and counteroffers and contracts... our offer was accepted. As of March 1st, this will be our new home.



Welcome.



Obviously, the wallpaper needs to go.

Loving the fireplace for a couple reasons... 1-keep my heating bill down, 2-marshmallows, 3-books, 4-it's a fireplace... 'nuff said.

As much as I'm a fan of dusty rose... I think we'll be painting this spacious master bedroom. Especially considering that behind those beautiful closet doors is solid Navy Blue.

This beautiful bathroom is the master bath. I actually like the teal paint and will probably paint the wood black and get a new toilet seat cover. I have major plans for this area.

This is our basement room. Yes, that is a Murphy bed that folds in/out of the wall. Win.

Washroom. Through the bathroom. All tile, all new.

3rd Bedroom.

3rd Bathroom. Don't know what we'll do here yet. But something. Definitely something.

Last but not least, the garage. A place for Mia (the motorcycle) and Tidus (the montero)

All of my creative friends, I am currently accepting ideas on how to decorate. I currently have pinterest on my side, but I would love any input you may have on paint, wall decor, furniture arrangements, etc.

House Hunting

We ended 2011 and began 2012 with the search for a place to call home.

We have seen many Beautiful things. But we have also seen...

Cluttered Garages...

Extreme wall colors...

Unfinished work...

And sooooo much ugly carpet.

Needless to say.. If you think you're weird or have weird taste... just go house hunting. In comparison... you will feel more than normal. Trust me... We do.

Also, if you're aware of any relatively inexpensive homes you think are worth our time to look at, please let me know via comments on this blog, facebook, phone, or text. Preferably listed at no more than $120,000. Thanks!

Much love to you all and we wish you the best of luck in whatever endeavors you are pursuing!

K.T. Matagi Family Reunion

It was freezing cold, but we wouldn't let that ruin our fun! The boys (and some of the girls) played a lot of pool inside and even some horseshoes on the deck.

As for the girls... Mostly we stayed inside. Especially me...

Mamma showed off her true karaoke talents,

Auntie Pua wouldn't put down her silly camera,

            and the kidrens ran around like crazy people playing air hockey, board games, and other nonsense.                                  

All of us together was a little crazy, but definitely worth all the hard work that was put into this reunion.

       Much love to you all, and may you enjoy your family as much as we have this holiday season!

Fail Blog

Today I realized that I have not been very good at keeping our blog up to date....

I'm Sorry.

I will try to be better from now on. (But maybe I'll have Tiave take up a little of the blogging responsibilites? He's much better with words than I am anyway.)

Coming soon... A recap of the K.T. Matagi Family Reunion, and preparations for Christmas. 

Much love to all of you!

~Renae & Tiave Matagi~

Happy Birthday Honey!

I'm a little late posting this, but....

Just about a week ago, my wonderful husband hit the big 30! To celebrate, we saw X-men first class with my family,  had friends over for some games, a movie, and ice cream cake. AND we were able to have dinner and more cake and ice cream with his sweet family! Really a fantastic weekend and wonderful celebration!

We wanted to thank everyone who came to celebrate with us, and all those who have made this year of life great! We're certainly looking forward to another one!

Now, I must take some time to brag. The ice cream cake mentioned above...was homemade.... by ME! I baked the cake, whipped the ice cream, and decorated the cake all by myself. Chocolate cake layered and covered in ice cream with chocolate syrup to make pretty! I will definitely post pictures of the beauty soon!

Confessions....

It seems we have a confession to make. It just can't be kept secret any longer...

We are complete,

and 

total...

Glee watchers. 

No, i will never call myself a gleek. I won't go that far. But, I will openly admit. I really enjoy the show! 

Gifts of 2011

We began our year with our engagement, spent the following couple months in preparation, and on April 7th we were married and began our journey through life together. We couldn't be happier...!
But wait! There's more!
Tiave's beautiful niece, Emmalani was baptized on April 31st in Las Vegas, NV. We were lucky enough to spend the weekend there and witness the happy event. We're so proud of her!
Soon after that... my big brother, Russell arrived home from serving his mission! We've missed him so and are so proud of him and extremely happy to have him home! Though his outdoor welcome party was ruined by the wind, and his WELCOME HOME sign turned into a torn WELCO H OME, we enjoyed our time with him indoors. He's not quite used to being off the mission yet, but, he'll get there! 

Speaking of brothers... my little one is getting baptized soon! He'll turn 8 at the end of this month and the baptism will follow shortly after. Lovin' that little guy! He may be kinda wild, but he has such a sweet spirit, and he's so excited for his special day!

 But wait...there's even more!

My big sister, Lyndsie is getting married in June to the love of her life, Tim Gustovson (sp?). We're so glad she's found someone that really loves her, that she can love in return! Their wedding will be simply beautiful. We're excited for the big day. 

6 months into the year we will have 2 engagements, 2 weddings, and 2 baptisms. What more could a family ask for???

We love our family and are thankful to them for all of their love and support!

Much love to you all! Blog at ya later!