Feels Like Home

*I was home sick today. :( I am finally feeling better after sleeping most of the day, so I thought I would take some time to update my blog.*

Jim is the typical bachelor. When I first visited Minnesota and went to his house, I realized that if you looked up bachelor pad in the dictionary, you may just see a picture of his house. As I looked around, I realized that it is VERY obvious that only a man lives there. His dishes are hand-me-downs from his aunts and they are from the 1970's and his pots and pans are not much better. But, the most obvious sign of this being a bachelor pad is his couch. His couch is forest green, is perfect for napping and has a phone built into it. I'm not kidding!

Now, most people our age when they get engaged, have little to register for in their bridal registry because they have everything they need. But we will need pretty much everything. I gave away all my hand me downs to  good will when I moved back in with my mom, and well, his things are just not the things we need to create a new married life together.

So shortly after our engagement I brought up (not so subtly) that we will need to do a bit of a makeover to make his bachelor pad work as our first home. We are not planning on staying there forever, but for the time that we are there, I want it to feel like home for both of us. I want it to be different than it is now with single Jim living there. I want it to feel like our home and not just his bachelor pad that I moved in to.

So we decided that we would do some redecorating. We are not going to do anything that we can't transport to a new home, but there will still be a lot to do. The first thing to do is to find a new couch. Luckily, since I will not be able to work for a few months after we get married (visa restrictions until I can get work authorization) I will have plenty of time to find some good options. We will also need to find some new bedroom furniture, and many other things!

Jim is such a great guy. I told him that this would probably cost a fair bit of money. All he said to me in reply was, "You are moving countries and uprooting your whole life. The least I can do is make sure you feel at home here in Minnesota." Awww, I just love that guy! :)