Weekend To-Do

My goal this weekend is to finally finish the trim in the main living areas upstairs. (Did that sound vague? Ha!) We got a huge head start on the dining room before the holidays, but since then we haven't made any progress. At all.

Once we cross this off our list, I'm going to move onto the master bedroom and the bathroom. Then...wait for it...the whole upstairs will be finished. Ahhh!

OK, that's not totally true. The kitchen will still have the honey oak cabinets/trim, but that's a whole separate project. One that won't be started until the rest of the trim in this house is sanded, primed, and painted.

Wish me luck!

Santa Please...

I think I've been pretty good this year. If Santa (or anyone else) would like to know what I want for Christmas..here it is.

This. A State Necklace by Maya Brenner. With or without the diamond, I'm not picky.

I would love an upgrade from the iPhone 3g to an iPhone 4. We're not eligible for an upgrade yet though, so this will have to wait.

....sigh. Dreaming right?

Mostly I just want my family here. My parents will be coming out this year to see our new house and we're THRILLED! We're hoping that J's parents will be able to make it out here, along with my brother and his brand new fiance. (She's not new..but the fiance part is still pretty new!)

Santa dear, HURRY! I'm ready :)

I lied

Remember when I said pictures would be coming of the house? Well...I lied.

I'm headed out to pick up some Christmas decorations..because it has been that long since I posted. Then maybe I'll feel like updating this thing. We'll see!

I'm Back!

We're all moved into the house, pictures will be following as soon as we figure out where we stuck the charger. Aaaand maybe after a few more rooms are painted. Then I mean it..pictures are coming!

I saw a survey on someone elses blog, and thought I'd start it as a tag. Maybe this will give me something to write about until I get some pictures up here.

1. What inspired you to blog? What is your favorite blog? I had started to read a few blogs that I randomly stumbled upon, and decided I wanted to give it a shot too. I thought it would be a good way to start keeping my family updated on things that were going on with me out here...when I actually update! My favorite blog is...hmm. I really love this one by D.A.R. This girl rocks. Since I started running, I love hearing about her workouts. They keep me motivated with my own workouts, because I know she was new to running recently. I've been most inspired by her Army wife mentality. She is so strong, and keeps a pretty positive (yet, realistic) outlook on everything.

2. If there was a fire in your house and you only had time to grab four items (excluding your family!), what would they be? I always have such a hard time answering this question! My puppies would be first, but they're part of my family so I won't count those. I'd grab an armful of pictures (wedding pics, older family pics, etc) and a few of hubby's things. We don't have too many sentimental things yet, but we're working on it! Maybe in a few months this list will have grown.

3. If you could live somewhere else in the world, where would it be and why? England or Ireland. I think both are absolutely beautiful countries!

4. If money were no object, what would your dream house look like? I wish I could project the image in my head to the computer screen right now. I love houses with character, that look lived in, but are still classic and pretty.

5. Name something you wish you had more time for. Traveling. Actually, I think we have the time for it..just low on the funds for it! I guess I wish I had more time for fixing up our house and spending time with my husband.

I'm going to tag Niy over at Operation Yellow Daisy because she's one of my favorite people, and he has a super cute blog :)

Moving Day...

I spent all but two hours last night breaking down beds, unplugging tvs, and pushing all my furniture into the living room. Those two precious hours NOT spent moving things into the living room were reserved for sleep. The movers will be here in just under an hour and then we'll be heading here...

Home Sweet Home!

Bucket List

I started watching The Buried Life again tonight. I had missed a few episodes and decided to check them out on Hulu tonight, and I'm so thankful I did. That show absolutely inspires me! If you haven't seen it yet..you should check out an episode or two.

After hearing the guys on the show ask (quite a few times), "What do you want to do before you die?" I finally started thinking about it. I have a list of 36 things so far, all of which I hope to accomplish before I die. I'm going to start completing parts of the list as soon as I have the opportunity. Some are fairly easy, like #16: fly a kite, while others are a little more involved (#14 says, "live in another country").

I'll definately be blogging as I finish a few of them!

When Daddy's Away...

KC will push all of Mommy's buttons. As soon as I walked in the door from dropping him off she has been testing me.



When the weather is nice, we'll leave a door open so the dogs can go out to the backyard and play when they want. Well last night, I left a door open and KC decided to take 200+ notecards outside and scatter them across the backyard.

This isn't quite the whole pack, you should have seen it before I started cleaning it up. That black thing is a case of dominos. She was ripping the fabric off of that when I realized she was up to no good.

Where's the little princess now? Laying next to me chewing quietly on a bone. Thank goodness tonight is a good behavior night.