OPI - You Don't Know Jacques
I have been sporting this color all month and I LOVE it. It is a really great grayish taupe. Just what I wanted for the month of January!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
The Great Bathroom Makeover - Week 3
I am back with a bathroom makeover update!
I went ahead and skipped a week 2 update because that week was spent waiting on the plumber and electrician to finish doing their stuff. I seriously think the electrician took naps in our attic everyday for a week. It took him forever to finish!
Anyway, I came back from my trip on Sunday night and was so happy to see that Danny had gotten the ceiling and the majority of the walls up while I was away.
We are currently working on mudding and taping the drywall and then it will be time to texture and paint!
I am really hoping to have the painting done by Friday so Danny can lay the new floors this weekend.
Slowly but surely the project is coming together and we are still on track to be finished by the end of January or first week in February. I can't wait to have my bathroom back!
I went ahead and skipped a week 2 update because that week was spent waiting on the plumber and electrician to finish doing their stuff. I seriously think the electrician took naps in our attic everyday for a week. It took him forever to finish!
Anyway, I came back from my trip on Sunday night and was so happy to see that Danny had gotten the ceiling and the majority of the walls up while I was away.
Half Bath
I am really hoping to have the painting done by Friday so Danny can lay the new floors this weekend.
Lending a helping paw
Sunday, January 16, 2011
My Granddaddy
This is my granddaddy.
I know I shouldn't have favorites, but I do, it’s him. Growing up he used let us sit on his lap in the recliner and he would give us sips of his beer, take us camping in his RV, take us “fishing” in the swimming pool, and when none of our moms would come outside to watch us swim (an adult always had to be watching us) he would come outside and watch us for as long as we wanted to swim. He is always happy to see us when we walk into the door and is so proud of his grand kids (especially his Aggie grand kids).
This past weekend I was super proud of him. I flew to my grandparent’s home town because the high school gym was being named after my grandpa!!! How amazing is that?!?!?! My grandpa spent his whole career as an educator in Kingsville, Texas. He started off as a teacher and coach, then became an assistant principal, principal and at the end of his career the personnel director.
Unfortunately, my grandpa fell down at his house a few hours before his big ceremony and broke his hip so he couldn't make it. After we found out the diagnosis and got him settled in at the hospital for the night, my grandma and brother stayed with him and the rest of the family went to the ceremony.
I was so devastated that my grandpa couldn't be at the ceremony to see all the people that were there to support him. Instead, my mom and my aunts stood there in his place. It was definitely a bitter sweet night for us. We were all so happy and proud but we were missing the guest of honor. He would have loved seeing the old coaches he used to work with, his old players and friends and family from near and far.
This was definitely not how I expected my weekend to turn out, but I am so glad I was there to celebrate this awesome occasion.
I know I shouldn't have favorites, but I do, it’s him. Growing up he used let us sit on his lap in the recliner and he would give us sips of his beer, take us camping in his RV, take us “fishing” in the swimming pool, and when none of our moms would come outside to watch us swim (an adult always had to be watching us) he would come outside and watch us for as long as we wanted to swim. He is always happy to see us when we walk into the door and is so proud of his grand kids (especially his Aggie grand kids).This past weekend I was super proud of him. I flew to my grandparent’s home town because the high school gym was being named after my grandpa!!! How amazing is that?!?!?! My grandpa spent his whole career as an educator in Kingsville, Texas. He started off as a teacher and coach, then became an assistant principal, principal and at the end of his career the personnel director.
Unfortunately, my grandpa fell down at his house a few hours before his big ceremony and broke his hip so he couldn't make it. After we found out the diagnosis and got him settled in at the hospital for the night, my grandma and brother stayed with him and the rest of the family went to the ceremony.
I was so devastated that my grandpa couldn't be at the ceremony to see all the people that were there to support him. Instead, my mom and my aunts stood there in his place. It was definitely a bitter sweet night for us. We were all so happy and proud but we were missing the guest of honor. He would have loved seeing the old coaches he used to work with, his old players and friends and family from near and far.
This was definitely not how I expected my weekend to turn out, but I am so glad I was there to celebrate this awesome occasion.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
The Great Bathroom Makeover - Week 1
A week ago Danny started on our master bathroom makeover. We have hated our master bath since we moved into this house almost a year ago but it was totally functional so we decided to live with it until we had all the money saved to do a complete renovation.
The master bath was a horrible blue color with yellow accent tiles. It was also the only bathroom accessible from the hall way so it is the bathroom that would get used when people came over to hang out (the other bathroom is a jack and jill between 2 of the guest rooms). It also had a really bad layout with an extra little vanity area as you walked towards our bedroom whose door would hit the door to Danny's closet and was really just wasted space for us.
We decided to turn our current master bathroom into two bathrooms. There will be a half bath off the hallway and then the master bath that is accessible through our bedroom.
I am so impressed by all the progress Danny has been able to make in the past week with the help of his dad and our friend Jon. It may still look like a mess to most people but once the plumber and electrician come tomorrow it should all start coming together since we will be able to get the sheet rock up and the floors laid! Then we will be in the home stretch of painting, putting in fixtures, molding and baseboards and then all the decorative touches!
I have really high hopes that the bathroom will be completely done in the next few weeks!
Here are some pictures of the progress so far.
Some progress shots
The master bath was a horrible blue color with yellow accent tiles. It was also the only bathroom accessible from the hall way so it is the bathroom that would get used when people came over to hang out (the other bathroom is a jack and jill between 2 of the guest rooms). It also had a really bad layout with an extra little vanity area as you walked towards our bedroom whose door would hit the door to Danny's closet and was really just wasted space for us.
We decided to turn our current master bathroom into two bathrooms. There will be a half bath off the hallway and then the master bath that is accessible through our bedroom.
I am so impressed by all the progress Danny has been able to make in the past week with the help of his dad and our friend Jon. It may still look like a mess to most people but once the plumber and electrician come tomorrow it should all start coming together since we will be able to get the sheet rock up and the floors laid! Then we will be in the home stretch of painting, putting in fixtures, molding and baseboards and then all the decorative touches!
I have really high hopes that the bathroom will be completely done in the next few weeks!
Here are some pictures of the progress so far.
The Before
Some progress shots
Hopefully next week I will have some pictures where you can tell that it really is going to be a bathroom!
Friday, December 31, 2010
So Long 2010
Today is the last day of 2010 and it makes me just a little bit sad because 2010 was an awesome year for me and I don't know how 2011 could top it.
In 2010 we bought our first home, we got married, I quit my job and started one that is 100 times better and then Danny quit his job for one that is 100 times better.
I think new years resolutions are dumb and as I sit here trying to think of stuff that I want to accomplish in the coming year I am totally stumped! 2010 was too awesome and I am totally content with what we have and where we are in our lives. We have been way too blessed with loving families, friends that are too awesome and fun for words, a home that we absolutely love, two puppies that we adore and about a million other things that we are lucky to have.
So, instead of making a list of things I want to accomplish I have decided that in 2011 I am going to live better and show more love to the peeps in my life. I also would like to lose 6 pounds and start preventing wrinkles on my face in 2011.
So there you have it, in 2011 I will Live, Love, Lose and Lift. That has a nice ring to it.
Hope everyone has a rockin' NYE!
In 2010 we bought our first home, we got married, I quit my job and started one that is 100 times better and then Danny quit his job for one that is 100 times better.
I think new years resolutions are dumb and as I sit here trying to think of stuff that I want to accomplish in the coming year I am totally stumped! 2010 was too awesome and I am totally content with what we have and where we are in our lives. We have been way too blessed with loving families, friends that are too awesome and fun for words, a home that we absolutely love, two puppies that we adore and about a million other things that we are lucky to have.
So, instead of making a list of things I want to accomplish I have decided that in 2011 I am going to live better and show more love to the peeps in my life. I also would like to lose 6 pounds and start preventing wrinkles on my face in 2011.
So there you have it, in 2011 I will Live, Love, Lose and Lift. That has a nice ring to it.
Hope everyone has a rockin' NYE!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Ollie Turns Two!
On Saturday our little Ollie celebrated his second birthday and some of his favorite people came over to help celebrate. He wore his best party hat and we all sang to him before he dug into his new bone.
Ollie has really turned into the best dog with the cutest personality! We love him so much and can't wait to celebrate many more of his birthdays.
Ollie has really turned into the best dog with the cutest personality! We love him so much and can't wait to celebrate many more of his birthdays.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Caped Crusader
Well, I gave up on making Danny a scarf. It was actually looking pretty decent but I decided that making a scarf was going to take me way too long. My main mistake was that I made it too wide so it was taking entirely too long.
Instead, I decided to turn what I had into a capelet for Oliver because, you know, every dog needs a capelet! 
I think Ollie looks pretty dashing in it. Danny said he looked like he was going to Hogwarts. I am gonna go ahead and take that as a compliment because I LOVE Harry Potter.
What do you think? 
I think it will be just what he needs for walks on a cold winter night!
If anyone else needs a dog capelet just let me know. I am an expert at making them and these things are going to take the dog fashion world by storm!
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