Our New Guest "Room"

Since we've started telling people that we're expecting, Darrell and I have been fielding questions right and left. Many of them I expected--When are you due? (April 13th is the "official" date.) How have you been feeling? (Pretty good, actually.) Are you going to find out what you are having? (No.) Some I was a little surprised by--Were you trying? (Not that it is any of your business, but yes, we were trying, it was not an accident.) How long had you been trying for? (Again, a little personal, but if you've been paying attention to the posts you'll know we started trying in May and were pregnant by the end of July.) There has been one question, though, that made me laugh a little bit--Have you decided which room you are going to turn into the nursery?

Here's why that question is humorous--our house only has two finished bedrooms. Obviously the person who asked us that question did not know that (and clearly thinks we are well-off enough to be able to afford a house with a multitude of bedrooms), but for someone privy to the facts, it's a comical question. Because there was really no debate about it--we were going to be turning our guest bedroom into the nursery, and subsequently be without a guest bedroom (at least until we finish the basement--if we finish the basement).

Now, while I knew that this had to be the arrangement, the hostess in me did not like eliminating the guest bedroom. I want to be able to invite company to our house, and when they come, I want to be able to offer them a nice place to stay, not expect them to get a hotel room (or make arrangements for them to stay at my parent's house). So, we did some cleaning and rearranging and moved the guest room to the basement.

It isn't exactly five-star or anything, but it's a start. We've even run some extension cords into the area so that our guests will have access to electricity. I'm still hoping to find a few rugs or something for the floor because, well, cement can be cold and uncomfortable to walk on. And you know, maybe some window treatments. After that, all we'll need are guests! Any takers?