my window

i try not to let my happiness and joy be determined by material things... but i must say that i am very happy and joyful about my beautiful new kitchen window...

we have these awful, ugly windows throughout our house that i would love to replace someday, but it's just expensive (even when you're friends with a family who owns a great window company!). our windows have that reflective film stuff on them, so you see yourself in the windows some of the time, depending on lighting and such. my sweet, closest friends all have cute windows over their kitchen sinks that look outside-- they get to enjoy the beautiful sunshine, a nice blue sky, birds flying around... i have a window that looks into the garage (which i'm thinking was once a carport), and thanks to the reflective film stuff, i get to see myself. woohoo. i already hate doing the dishes, so that doesn't help matters!

earlier this summer, my friend tammy (a fellow ebay addict) found some beautiful stained glass windows for sale on ebay. they were put up for auction by a local, and she bought a few in different sizes. i LOVED the biggest one she bought and was contemplating buying one for myself, but she decided she didn't need the big one.. so i bought it from her. i KNEW it would go perfect in my kitchen! it was an actual window in an old house, so it had no frame by which to hang it....therefore, it was another project for my sweet husband who already had so much to do. the glass went underneath our bed for safe keeping until he could get to it... then ethan came... priorities changed... and the glass remained under our bed.

well, my wonderful mother knows how much i hate to do dishes, how much i hate my windows, and how much i LOVE that stained glass... so she had it framed for me for christmas! yes, it's an early present, which i am usually not a fan of... but this time, i was all for it! we visited a framing store and chose a beautiful frame. a week later, i had a beautiful piece of art ready to display in my kitchen! brian rigged up a very strong system to hold the frame, and last weekend, the project was completed. i can't believe it. every morning i wake up and walk in the kitchen and smile... here's what i get to see....



eventually, we want to put lights behind it, but for now, we leave the sink light on most of the time. :) it's still pretty, even with no lights behind it. so, thanks for the idea, tammy. thanks for the frame, mom. and thanks for the hanging, honey!