our beautiful new home

We finally have a home!

There was a slew of emotions the day we closed on our first home in Rapid City, SD.

We are where we are meant to be.

This feels so right.

Our life could not get any better.

Our kids are going to grow up here.

Rapid City has always been our home and everywhere we moved home remained South Dakota.  The familiarity of the environment is comforting.  I almost forgot the kindness of this town.  While living in big cities has some definite perks {shopping, activities}, the small town is where it is at!  We have a 15 minute drive to any part of town or a 15 minute drive to a large lake in the middle of the Black Hills.

We have many things we need to do on the house {landscaping, basement finishing, bathroom remodeling, accent painting, etc} but everything that we change and redo, we know we get to enjoy for as long as we want.  We are no longer controlled by this, "well we might move but we are not sure when."

Here are a few of the pictures.  I need to take some with the decorations up but I just have a few more things I want {aka the couch that will take 6-8 weeks to arrive}. 

The plastic is down for when we were shuffling everything in the house.

We need a mantel...I am on the lookout!

Master bedroom and to the right master bathroom {the room is actually bigger than what I could get into the picture}

Front door and entry

To the left Madison's room and to the right Carson's bedroom

Note Madison's large walk in closet {every girl's dream!}

Guest bathroom

Real Hickory Wood Floors

Can you see my stress?!?!  We have a serious amount of unpacking to do! {to the left is the washer/dryer/garage entry way}

She does not seem to mind the chaos!!