For Karin: 2007 is completely scrapbooked! Yay!
For Nick: The downstairs bathroom is fully functional. Not finished, but the sink, toilet, and tub work. Yay!
For the Twins: Back up again. After going 3 of 4 against the Red Sox, they were swept by Toronto, but they beat Colorado last night! They are currently a half-game out of first place.
Showing posts with label Scrapbooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scrapbooking. Show all posts
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Monday, March 03, 2008
Weekend Update
Nick and I took it pretty easy Friday night, then Nick kicked off the 2008 phase of the bathroom remodel by getting the tub put in place! It took some help from Krista and Nic, but we got it in there. Everything else should be pretty easy from here on out. The tub takes up a lot of space, but the bathroom is still extremely spacious.
The faucet is just sitting there, not attached to anything
I, meanwhile, kicked off another mini-scrapbook project which is about 75% complete. I should be able to finish it on Wednesday night while Nick plays volleyball. Then I can get back to my regular scrapbooks. Yay!
The faucet is just sitting there, not attached to anything
I, meanwhile, kicked off another mini-scrapbook project which is about 75% complete. I should be able to finish it on Wednesday night while Nick plays volleyball. Then I can get back to my regular scrapbooks. Yay!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I did it!
The 96-page monster scrapbook is done! I plan on making the next one a more reasonable 60 pages - I already have all my September pictures printed out and ready to go!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
A Return to Normalcy
After a brief hiatus (one night of Scrabble, one night of cribbage and one night of [gasp] no games), Nick and I returned to our new favorite, Empire Builder. Thanks to a brilliant last-card pick-up (coffee to Savannah when I was already in Mexico City!) I was able to defeat him by 15 million dollars! I even gave him $4 million on my last turn - I was trying to help him out. I think it was one of our best games ever.
In other news, the scrapbooking store by our house closed today. They lost the lease on the space they were renting. So from now on it's a 10-15 minute drive to get supplies instead of a 2 minute one and I have to actually go through stop lights and on the freeway. To those of you in Iowa, you're probably thinking big deal, but to me it's a little sad.
In other news, the scrapbooking store by our house closed today. They lost the lease on the space they were renting. So from now on it's a 10-15 minute drive to get supplies instead of a 2 minute one and I have to actually go through stop lights and on the freeway. To those of you in Iowa, you're probably thinking big deal, but to me it's a little sad.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Upset Weekend!
While Nick was busy at the fishhouse today, I stayed at home and watched the Chargers upset the Colts and made two scrapbook pages. He came home with a pizza and we sat down to watch the second half of the Dallas-Giants game. It wasn't a great game but the Giants managed to win! That means they get to come to Green Bay next week. The teams I was rooting for over the weekend went 2 for 4, but the most important two won so I can't complain. Green Bay beat New York 35-13 in New York in Week 2 - hopefully a good omen. Go Pack Go!
After the game, we played the concluding round of Empire Builder. Nick had a better train and was consistently about $30 million ahead of me, but I caught up at the end and managed to beat him by $20 million when his cards stalled out. Go Karin! To finish the weekend, I'm going to make one more scrapbook page and Nick's going to play his computer game. Here's to a good week before the NFC Title game comes around!
After the game, we played the concluding round of Empire Builder. Nick had a better train and was consistently about $30 million ahead of me, but I caught up at the end and managed to beat him by $20 million when his cards stalled out. Go Karin! To finish the weekend, I'm going to make one more scrapbook page and Nick's going to play his computer game. Here's to a good week before the NFC Title game comes around!
More Weekend Details
Nick is doing some work and I'm still up and feel like posting so here's some random blabbings. Last night Nick went out to the ice house - still no fish! Better luck next time! I finally got the right paper and was able to finish up the pontoon pages from our camping trip in June. That gets me caught up through our first Vegas trip of the year and leaves me with only about 20 pages left in the blue scrapbook. It's a monster too - almost 100 pages! I think the next one is going to be a little smaller because that bugger is heavy (yes, I just finished a book set in England).
Today (Saturday) I got up early and started cleaning. Our house is now sparkling clean, and with the exception of my Christmas cards and our wreath, completely de-Christmas-itized. A little sad, but only 10 more months til I can get it all out again! And the wreath and cards are going to hang around for a while longer because they're easy to clean up and I like how they look. Nick and I then made a run to Costco to get some food, then came home and played Empire Builder until the game began.
Our Spread - Only the butter didn't come from Costco!
Amazing but true: 6 people ate 95% of that veggie platter!
Keeping a stiff upper lip - this was after the Seahawk's first touchdown!
Ryan Grant gave me a scare early on with his two fumbles that were converted into touchdowns, but after that the game was all Packers. I knew Brett was going to come out throwing and when Greg Jennings caught his first touch down pass I knew it was all clear sailing until the end of the game. It was great! We watched most of the Patriots-Jaguars game afterwards - wish the Jags would have played a little better in the second half and taken care of business!
When football was over, Nick and I sat down and finished our game of Empire Builder. He beat me, but I put up a good fight (had about $215 million). I demanded a rematch and managed to dominate the entire time, leaving him with one city unconnected and only about $150 million. Guess we'll have to play again to determine the ultimate champion - darn!
Ok, guess our day wasn't all that interesting, but I had fun writing about it. Big football day tomorrow - good luck to the Colts and the Giants!
Today (Saturday) I got up early and started cleaning. Our house is now sparkling clean, and with the exception of my Christmas cards and our wreath, completely de-Christmas-itized. A little sad, but only 10 more months til I can get it all out again! And the wreath and cards are going to hang around for a while longer because they're easy to clean up and I like how they look. Nick and I then made a run to Costco to get some food, then came home and played Empire Builder until the game began.
Our Spread - Only the butter didn't come from Costco!
Amazing but true: 6 people ate 95% of that veggie platter!
Keeping a stiff upper lip - this was after the Seahawk's first touchdown!
Ryan Grant gave me a scare early on with his two fumbles that were converted into touchdowns, but after that the game was all Packers. I knew Brett was going to come out throwing and when Greg Jennings caught his first touch down pass I knew it was all clear sailing until the end of the game. It was great! We watched most of the Patriots-Jaguars game afterwards - wish the Jags would have played a little better in the second half and taken care of business!
When football was over, Nick and I sat down and finished our game of Empire Builder. He beat me, but I put up a good fight (had about $215 million). I demanded a rematch and managed to dominate the entire time, leaving him with one city unconnected and only about $150 million. Guess we'll have to play again to determine the ultimate champion - darn!
Ok, guess our day wasn't all that interesting, but I had fun writing about it. Big football day tomorrow - good luck to the Colts and the Giants!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Goal #1 Finished!
Our trip is St Louis last May is completely scrapbooked! I've been working helter-skelter on the pages, so the Memorial Day party is also already done, and Nick's birthday camping trip and our Vegas trip are both halfway done - 3 more pages for each of those and I'll be done through the end of June. That was my first goal for the day, selfish yes but more exciting than cleaning the kitchen and putting away laundry. Yesterday Nick and I sorted out all the stuff we want to bring to Goodwill and then watched Spider-Man 3, so it's a little bit of work and play everyday. I'm enjoying these couple of days at home without work!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Game Day!
It's Sunday game-day again, the cap to what has already been a fun weekend. On Friday night, Nick and I went to Red Lobster. We were planning on going to Granite City (finally!) but received a coupon in the mail for Red Lobster and wanted to use it before we forgot about it. I did plan a birthday celebrate for Dave at GC this week so there's no way of getting out of it this time :)
Saturday we did a little Costco shopping and regular grocery shopping and Nick made lasagna for the first time! It was delicious! We used italian sausage instead of ground beef and I really liked how it turned out. I was in charge of the salad and the garlic bread, also delicious. We were joined for supper by a friend of mine from work, her husband, and their year old baby. We don't really have baby toys but he had a great time crawling back and forth under the dining room table (at least until he got stuck on a chair!).
I've also made excellent progress on my scrapbook since we've gotten home from Mexico - done about 13 pages. Maybe this is the push that will finally get me almost to real time? Ok, that's doubtful, but I'm working on my birthday right now so I'm only about six months off!
Today: Vikings @ Green Bay. I'm doubly excited because we get to stay home and watch the game! I'm going to have a grilled cheese sandwich and Doritos for lunch, not bar food. :) GO PACK GO!!
Saturday we did a little Costco shopping and regular grocery shopping and Nick made lasagna for the first time! It was delicious! We used italian sausage instead of ground beef and I really liked how it turned out. I was in charge of the salad and the garlic bread, also delicious. We were joined for supper by a friend of mine from work, her husband, and their year old baby. We don't really have baby toys but he had a great time crawling back and forth under the dining room table (at least until he got stuck on a chair!).
I've also made excellent progress on my scrapbook since we've gotten home from Mexico - done about 13 pages. Maybe this is the push that will finally get me almost to real time? Ok, that's doubtful, but I'm working on my birthday right now so I'm only about six months off!
Today: Vikings @ Green Bay. I'm doubly excited because we get to stay home and watch the game! I'm going to have a grilled cheese sandwich and Doritos for lunch, not bar food. :) GO PACK GO!!
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Another Minneapolis Saturday Night...
Another Puerto Rico victory! I do have to admit, my margin of victory was only 7 points this time, not the 10 I had last time, but I think my 3-player strategy is working!
Other notes from today: I made progress on the blue scrapbook and Nick hung up the new hallway light fixture. We had grilled cheese and soup for supper - yummy!
Other notes from today: I made progress on the blue scrapbook and Nick hung up the new hallway light fixture. We had grilled cheese and soup for supper - yummy!
Friday, September 14, 2007
Weekend Goal and GRRR to FOX
The least busy weekend of the month thus far! Tomorrow we are going to a wedding (in town!) and that's it. No other set plans. We had Twins tickets but sold them so that we could watch the Packers and Giants play instead - they play at noon and the Vikings have the late game, so it should be on TV, right? NO! According to the FOX website they are showing paid programming. What's up with that? It doesn't make any sense.
Anyway, since we'll be around for most of the weekend, my goal is to finish the wedding scrapbook. I have two pages left from the reception and four from the honeymoon so it's completely do-able as long as I sit down and do it. I'm putting it on here so you can all harass me and ask if I've finished it or not. Nick will probably be working on the house. I have a couple of goals for him but I'm going to try not to nag ;)
Anyway, since we'll be around for most of the weekend, my goal is to finish the wedding scrapbook. I have two pages left from the reception and four from the honeymoon so it's completely do-able as long as I sit down and do it. I'm putting it on here so you can all harass me and ask if I've finished it or not. Nick will probably be working on the house. I have a couple of goals for him but I'm going to try not to nag ;)
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Again, Again!
No, not the Twins - the Packers! It was a huge blowout of Seattle! The next game is Thursday night on FOX so I should be able to see at least the couple of series that Favre plays in.
Yesterday I worked on scrapbooking the honeymoon and Nick got the trim up in the bathroom and the living room. The living room trim looks fantastic! I'll post a picture once it's painted. For supper, we went over to Smeeta and Dave's and had fantastic steak fajitas. After we ate, we played Bohnanza and I had my best finish ever - tied with Nick and Smeeta for the win.
Another rainy Sunday means some more scrapbooking for me. Have a great day!
Yesterday I worked on scrapbooking the honeymoon and Nick got the trim up in the bathroom and the living room. The living room trim looks fantastic! I'll post a picture once it's painted. For supper, we went over to Smeeta and Dave's and had fantastic steak fajitas. After we ate, we played Bohnanza and I had my best finish ever - tied with Nick and Smeeta for the win.
Another rainy Sunday means some more scrapbooking for me. Have a great day!
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Happy Saturday
A quick snapshot of the day: Nick put the sills and trim in on our three newly installed windows (they look great!). Smeeta and Andrea came over and hung out with me. Andrea and I scrapbooked (she made a 20-page 8x8 book and I made 6 12x12 pages) while Smeeta worked. We also made two trips out, the first to a scrapbook store and Subway and the second to Costco, Archiver's and Cub. I felt very productive.
At Cub, we got all the supplies we needed to make pizza, so for supper we had home-made Smeeta pizza with Ed joining us. After supper, we taught Andrea to play Puerto Rico. She didn't win because Smeeta smoked us all.
And the Twins won today AND Nick and I get to go to the game tomorrow! Go Twins!
At Cub, we got all the supplies we needed to make pizza, so for supper we had home-made Smeeta pizza with Ed joining us. After supper, we taught Andrea to play Puerto Rico. She didn't win because Smeeta smoked us all.
And the Twins won today AND Nick and I get to go to the game tomorrow! Go Twins!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Harry Potter Weekend Recap
First off, yes, Harry Potter was #1 at the box office for the extended weekend. I got to talk to Ashley about it and she was disappointed in the same bits and pieces that I was, so I'm guessing that many Harry fans feel the same way. They were discussing it on the radio and most viewers gave it a grade of A-/B+, I think I fall in about the same area. Needless to say, I'll be buying the movie when it comes out on DVD so that my series continues intact. Speaking of which, the seventh book comes out this week! I think I'll be sitting in the backyard reading all day Saturday :)
Since we saw the movie on Wednesday, there was plenty of time to do other stuff on the actual weekend. Friday we went to ValleyFair with Sarah, Ben, Ken and Sarah's dad and brother. We had a lot of fun running around and going on all the roller coasters. I really liked Renegade, which is the new attraction for this year. Steel Venom was cool as always, and I found out that Sarah is excellent at the Tilt-a-Whirl. Along with Nick, the three of us had that thing maxed out on speed! After about 4 hours of rides, Nick and I decided to hit up the water park. No one else had a suit, so we were on our own for the rest of the day. They only have 3 slides and a lazy river, but we enjoyed about 3 hours there on our own.
Saturday was spent on boring mundane things - cleaning the house and yard. But Smeeta called and saved us - we were invited over for dinner! We ran some errands and went bowling on the way over - I destroyed Nick yet again! I had two good games - 177 and 160 - and one bad game - 100 - and beat Nick in all three of them. We had a mini-cookout in Dave's backyard, then moved inside for card games and Trivial Pursuit. Nick won at cards and the guys won at TP so that pretty much reinforces my "Smeeta is bad luck" theory (ok, Smeeta, I'll stop saying that).
Today we made a trip to Costco, after which I worked on my scrapbook and Nick worked on the deck. I am bored with the wedding stuff, so I'm taking a break from that and working on the Christmas pages instead. Nick was able to borrow a pressure washer from one of the neighbors and clean off the deck. He's fixing some loose nails now before he stains the whole thing. Another bit of storm damage almost done!
To finish off our weekend, we had a "Stew and Seafarer's" party in our backyard. Nick used up some more of the stew meat (just making those T-Bones more accessible in the freezer) and we ate outside on the picnic table. After I forced everyone to take a walk, we ate Drumsticks (the ice cream kind, not the chicken kind) and played a long version of Seafarers. Partially long because it was six players and partially because there were some new rules that caused debate, either way, a loooooong time. Ed was victorious in the end!
A final note: The Twins swept the A's! We are 4-0 off of the All-Star break and trail six games in our division. We play both the Tigers and the Indians in the two weeks so if we continue to win we're golden!
Since we saw the movie on Wednesday, there was plenty of time to do other stuff on the actual weekend. Friday we went to ValleyFair with Sarah, Ben, Ken and Sarah's dad and brother. We had a lot of fun running around and going on all the roller coasters. I really liked Renegade, which is the new attraction for this year. Steel Venom was cool as always, and I found out that Sarah is excellent at the Tilt-a-Whirl. Along with Nick, the three of us had that thing maxed out on speed! After about 4 hours of rides, Nick and I decided to hit up the water park. No one else had a suit, so we were on our own for the rest of the day. They only have 3 slides and a lazy river, but we enjoyed about 3 hours there on our own.
Saturday was spent on boring mundane things - cleaning the house and yard. But Smeeta called and saved us - we were invited over for dinner! We ran some errands and went bowling on the way over - I destroyed Nick yet again! I had two good games - 177 and 160 - and one bad game - 100 - and beat Nick in all three of them. We had a mini-cookout in Dave's backyard, then moved inside for card games and Trivial Pursuit. Nick won at cards and the guys won at TP so that pretty much reinforces my "Smeeta is bad luck" theory (ok, Smeeta, I'll stop saying that).
Today we made a trip to Costco, after which I worked on my scrapbook and Nick worked on the deck. I am bored with the wedding stuff, so I'm taking a break from that and working on the Christmas pages instead. Nick was able to borrow a pressure washer from one of the neighbors and clean off the deck. He's fixing some loose nails now before he stains the whole thing. Another bit of storm damage almost done!
To finish off our weekend, we had a "Stew and Seafarer's" party in our backyard. Nick used up some more of the stew meat (just making those T-Bones more accessible in the freezer) and we ate outside on the picnic table. After I forced everyone to take a walk, we ate Drumsticks (the ice cream kind, not the chicken kind) and played a long version of Seafarers. Partially long because it was six players and partially because there were some new rules that caused debate, either way, a loooooong time. Ed was victorious in the end!
A final note: The Twins swept the A's! We are 4-0 off of the All-Star break and trail six games in our division. We play both the Tigers and the Indians in the two weeks so if we continue to win we're golden!
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Lucky Sevens!
How could I write a blog post today and not use that title? After all, it'll be another 100 years before 07-07-07 rolls around again!
This morning one of our contractors came over and started on our new deck. Nick went out and helped him because we sort of know the guy (he is married to one of Nick's co-workers). It looks fantastic! They'll do the last side after the new siding is up.
The old deck
The new deck (for now). Nick also hauled away all the lumber from the old deck while I worked on my scrapbook.
From last weekend: the screens that Nick expertly replaced!
Our new roof, siding, and windows have been ordered - I cannot wait for them to get in so our home make-over can continue!
This morning one of our contractors came over and started on our new deck. Nick went out and helped him because we sort of know the guy (he is married to one of Nick's co-workers). It looks fantastic! They'll do the last side after the new siding is up.
The old deck
The new deck (for now). Nick also hauled away all the lumber from the old deck while I worked on my scrapbook.
From last weekend: the screens that Nick expertly replaced!
Our new roof, siding, and windows have been ordered - I cannot wait for them to get in so our home make-over can continue!
Friday, April 13, 2007
It's Done!
Yes, I finished the blue scrapbook tonight after work! Yay! Now on to finishing up the wedding one and then working on November - present. Only 5 months, not too bad. Wonder what it would be like for my scrapbooking to be up to date??
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Brr!
Unseasonably cold inside and out!! Yesterday right after work Nick and I drove down to the MOA and met his aunts and cousins for supper. We had a nice meal with them and sat and chatted for a little while after we were done eating. When they left for their hotel, Nick and I did a bit of shopping ourselves. I got a piece of cardstock I wanted for my scrapbook (only 3 pages to go!) and we finally found a Twins T-shirt for Nick. Then we hit pay dirt: Sears had 4 Wii controllers in stock! Well, only two now. ;) We've been looking for a while so it was pretty exciting for us.
When we got home, it was like walking into a freezer! Our house was only 57 degrees! Nick fiddled with the furnace but couldn't get it to turn back on. We ended up building a fire and playing Wii and cribbage in front of it to keep warm. Then we piled the blankets on our bed, turned on a tiny space heater and went to sleep. In the morning, our room was toasty warm and the rest of the house was freezing (down to 43 degrees). This is exactly the opposite of how things normally are: our bedroom is usually the coldest part of the house! Luckily we were able to get a furnace guy out here at 10:30 and he fixed the problem in about 20 minutes: the ignitor went out and needed to be replaced.
It took a couple hours, but the house is finally warm again. I'm never taking the furnace for granted again!
When we got home, it was like walking into a freezer! Our house was only 57 degrees! Nick fiddled with the furnace but couldn't get it to turn back on. We ended up building a fire and playing Wii and cribbage in front of it to keep warm. Then we piled the blankets on our bed, turned on a tiny space heater and went to sleep. In the morning, our room was toasty warm and the rest of the house was freezing (down to 43 degrees). This is exactly the opposite of how things normally are: our bedroom is usually the coldest part of the house! Luckily we were able to get a furnace guy out here at 10:30 and he fixed the problem in about 20 minutes: the ignitor went out and needed to be replaced.
It took a couple hours, but the house is finally warm again. I'm never taking the furnace for granted again!
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Twins Win Again!
A slightly more difficult game tonight, but the Twins pulled it off. I watched it while working on my scrapbook and playing Trivial Pursuit with Nick. I won't give away the outcome, but the last answer was "Thomas Jefferson" and the score was 6 pies to 1. 6 pies had 3 pies before 1 pie made it out of the center spoke section.
Now what you are really waiting for: Pictures from last night's game!!
We were on the third base line past third base so I couldn't get a good picture of Joe Mauer catching, but he did do his pre-game warm-up stretches right in front of my section!
Brad Radke throws the ceremonial first pitch. He did pretty well for a guy who's been retired since September!
Paris Bennett sang the national anthem. She was a top-10 finalist last season on American Idol for anyone who doesn't watch much FOX.
Security tackles a man who ran out on the field during the 8th inning. He did a pretty good job running around - it took several minutes before he was tackled. This also happened right in front of us.
Totally random, but it snowed today. The poor ducks just sat out there for a while hoping it would stop and when I went to get my camera they had hidden somewhere so I couldn't get a picture of ducks in the snow. It's actually sticking too which is the scary part.
Now what you are really waiting for: Pictures from last night's game!!
We were on the third base line past third base so I couldn't get a good picture of Joe Mauer catching, but he did do his pre-game warm-up stretches right in front of my section!
Brad Radke throws the ceremonial first pitch. He did pretty well for a guy who's been retired since September!
Paris Bennett sang the national anthem. She was a top-10 finalist last season on American Idol for anyone who doesn't watch much FOX.
Security tackles a man who ran out on the field during the 8th inning. He did a pretty good job running around - it took several minutes before he was tackled. This also happened right in front of us.
Totally random, but it snowed today. The poor ducks just sat out there for a while hoping it would stop and when I went to get my camera they had hidden somewhere so I couldn't get a picture of ducks in the snow. It's actually sticking too which is the scary part.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Weekend Achievements
Only a couple of notable things to add. Nick worked hard all weekend and got all the wainscoting up in the bathroom - yay! You can see in the picture below that the tub is going to be huge!!! A bunch more grunt work this week to get the little wall installed and primed and the plumbing in place, then maybe we'll have the tub in next week once Dave's back and can help (if his hernia will allow it).
The Wainscoting is Up!!
I worked crazily on my scrapbook and now only have 8 more pages to finish. After that I'll be caught up through the beginning of October - not bad at all. My goal is to finish before my mom comes to visit this weekend, we'll see how that pans out. Lucky for me she's not planning on arriving until Saturday morning - one extra evening :)
Other fun stuff this weekend - Saturday night we met Paul, Ashley, Ross, Heidi and Rob at Granite City. I think Rob was a little sad to be the only "couple-less" one there, but we told the waitress he was married; I don't know if she believed us though! Afterwards, Ross and Rob came over and we continued the Wii fun. They hadn't really played much before, so we pitted them against each other in tennis and baseball, then played 4-player golf and bowling (the only two you can do with only two remotes, we really need to pick up two more).
Today was pretty quiet. Went to church and ran some errands together, then we decided to go out and see a movie. We went to a new-to-us discount theatre and saw The Pursuit of Happyness. It was very good, sad but with enough little jokes that it wasn't completely depressing. I read the Reader's Digest story on it a while back so I knew what was going to happen, but it was still worth seeing.
And that's the weekend. Nick is downstairs playing Wii Sports and I'm messing around up here. We have a big week coming up so come back again for more fun adventures!
The Wainscoting is Up!!
I worked crazily on my scrapbook and now only have 8 more pages to finish. After that I'll be caught up through the beginning of October - not bad at all. My goal is to finish before my mom comes to visit this weekend, we'll see how that pans out. Lucky for me she's not planning on arriving until Saturday morning - one extra evening :)
Other fun stuff this weekend - Saturday night we met Paul, Ashley, Ross, Heidi and Rob at Granite City. I think Rob was a little sad to be the only "couple-less" one there, but we told the waitress he was married; I don't know if she believed us though! Afterwards, Ross and Rob came over and we continued the Wii fun. They hadn't really played much before, so we pitted them against each other in tennis and baseball, then played 4-player golf and bowling (the only two you can do with only two remotes, we really need to pick up two more).
Today was pretty quiet. Went to church and ran some errands together, then we decided to go out and see a movie. We went to a new-to-us discount theatre and saw The Pursuit of Happyness. It was very good, sad but with enough little jokes that it wasn't completely depressing. I read the Reader's Digest story on it a while back so I knew what was going to happen, but it was still worth seeing.
And that's the weekend. Nick is downstairs playing Wii Sports and I'm messing around up here. We have a big week coming up so come back again for more fun adventures!
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Pudgy Pies!!
The brilliant spring weather is continuing and seeing as March is almost over I'm hoping that it's here to stay! Yesterday was a typical Saturday - Nick played racquetball in the morning and I slept in, then cleaned while he worked on the bathroom (yes, the bathroom work is on again!). In the evening, we went over to Rob and Katie's for a "garage" party - Rob grilled burgers and we all ate in the garage and played Trivial Pursuit (also in the garage). We went back to elementary school and "counted off" for teams - it worked pretty well because it split up all the couples since they were all originally sitting next to each other. We had 4 teams of 3; one all male, one all female, and two that were two male, one female. The male team managed to pull out the victory, but it was pretty close all around.
Today we went out for a bike ride - we rode over to Subway and the scrapbooking store, then took the extended route down around by the lake and up to Home Depot before making it home just as it started to sprinkle. After that, I took some time to work on my scrapbook while Nick worked a little more on the bathroom. When we started to get hungry Nick mentioned pulling the new fire pit (thanks Adam!) for the first time. So Nick got to work chainsawing up a tree log that's been in the yard for a while and I ran to the store to get the makings for pudgy pies (thanks Jill for the makers!)!! Yum, yum, yum. We had such a nice time sitting in the backyard and cooking our food over the open flame. It went pretty well too, except for two overcooked pudgies and a small grass fire under the pit (that burned out after about 10 seconds but it was still scary when we first saw it. Good thing there was water on hand!).
Our fire pit in the dark. It was perfect sitting outside - the right temperature to sit up next to the fire in a sweatshirt and be comfortable, plus no bugs yet! What more can you ask for?
The pudgy pies cooking away.
Next, some evidence that the bathroom has not been abandoned. Most of the work Nick's been doing on it is structural, like reinforcing the wall to hold the new wall-mounted sink from the basement side, so not too interesting for pictures. However I did take a few today just to prove that he's doing something!
Our new light fixture. Nick works on the bathroom in the evenings sometimes and not having a light in there was getting annoying since the portable one heats up the room too much, so he put this in last week.
The "wall" that will go between the tub and the wall (the tub is about 4 inches shorter than the width of the bathroom so this will fill in the gaps). Until Nick stood it up against the wall it was hard for me to visualize how much less floor space we'll have in the bathroom once the project is finished. But that's actually a good thing - it'll look more like a bathroom and less like a closet that someone randomly threw a toilet into. :)
Finally, according to SI.com, it looks like Joe Theismann finally got the boot!! That'll make MNF more enjoyable to watch. Can't wait to find out who his replacement is. Actually, I can't wait for football to start period, but I'm sure you all knew that! The draft is coming up in a month, then it's only 3 months or so until the preseason starts.
What a great weekend!
Today we went out for a bike ride - we rode over to Subway and the scrapbooking store, then took the extended route down around by the lake and up to Home Depot before making it home just as it started to sprinkle. After that, I took some time to work on my scrapbook while Nick worked a little more on the bathroom. When we started to get hungry Nick mentioned pulling the new fire pit (thanks Adam!) for the first time. So Nick got to work chainsawing up a tree log that's been in the yard for a while and I ran to the store to get the makings for pudgy pies (thanks Jill for the makers!)!! Yum, yum, yum. We had such a nice time sitting in the backyard and cooking our food over the open flame. It went pretty well too, except for two overcooked pudgies and a small grass fire under the pit (that burned out after about 10 seconds but it was still scary when we first saw it. Good thing there was water on hand!).
Our fire pit in the dark. It was perfect sitting outside - the right temperature to sit up next to the fire in a sweatshirt and be comfortable, plus no bugs yet! What more can you ask for?
The pudgy pies cooking away.
Next, some evidence that the bathroom has not been abandoned. Most of the work Nick's been doing on it is structural, like reinforcing the wall to hold the new wall-mounted sink from the basement side, so not too interesting for pictures. However I did take a few today just to prove that he's doing something!
Our new light fixture. Nick works on the bathroom in the evenings sometimes and not having a light in there was getting annoying since the portable one heats up the room too much, so he put this in last week.
The "wall" that will go between the tub and the wall (the tub is about 4 inches shorter than the width of the bathroom so this will fill in the gaps). Until Nick stood it up against the wall it was hard for me to visualize how much less floor space we'll have in the bathroom once the project is finished. But that's actually a good thing - it'll look more like a bathroom and less like a closet that someone randomly threw a toilet into. :)
Finally, according to SI.com, it looks like Joe Theismann finally got the boot!! That'll make MNF more enjoyable to watch. Can't wait to find out who his replacement is. Actually, I can't wait for football to start period, but I'm sure you all knew that! The draft is coming up in a month, then it's only 3 months or so until the preseason starts.
What a great weekend!
Saturday, December 16, 2006
What's Going On
Christmas is getting closer! This was the week of holiday goodness through work. On Wednesday, both Nick and I (and Marsha and many others I'm sure) received a free holiday lunch at work. Thursday was my work holiday party. We all got to take off early for hors d'oeuvre and drinks at the golf club. On Friday, Nick and I both attended his work holiday party (mine was employee-only). We got dressed up (seriously, the men wore suits and the women wore evening gowns and I was told this was a step down from previous celebrations) and headed down to my old stomping grounds, the U of M campus. There we enjoyed a delicious dinner and a couple of hours of casino games. We cashed out when the casino closed, exchanging our chips for raffle tickets, but were unable to win any prizes.
At home everything is almost ready for Christmas too (no need to be politically correct once we're in the private sector). I'm all but done with the shopping and have 90% of the presents wrapped - I'll be finishing that up tomorrow. We got our Christmas cards out at the beginning of this week and are starting to get some in from our friends and family. Nick and I spent the day cleaning and shopping, then went out to see a movie at the dollar theatre - The Prestige. It was a very interesting movie, I don't think I really liked it though. It had a lot of twists and turns, none of which ever really developed into anything even remotely possible.
But enough of that - here's what you really come here for - the pictures!
Nick made this gingerbread house while I was making cookies last weekend.
O-Ball Production
Where I hung my Christmas cards this year. Note that they are on a plane which should not be affected by any coffee explosions :)
Wrapped Presents (Almost Done!)
This picture isn't related to Christmas - it's my new scrapbooking cabinet! Or at least it will be once I get around to moving all my stuff inside the bottom. Until then it's just holding all of the stuff for the thank you cards I'm still working on.
And as a final note: GO PACKERS!!!
At home everything is almost ready for Christmas too (no need to be politically correct once we're in the private sector). I'm all but done with the shopping and have 90% of the presents wrapped - I'll be finishing that up tomorrow. We got our Christmas cards out at the beginning of this week and are starting to get some in from our friends and family. Nick and I spent the day cleaning and shopping, then went out to see a movie at the dollar theatre - The Prestige. It was a very interesting movie, I don't think I really liked it though. It had a lot of twists and turns, none of which ever really developed into anything even remotely possible.
But enough of that - here's what you really come here for - the pictures!
Nick made this gingerbread house while I was making cookies last weekend.
O-Ball Production
Where I hung my Christmas cards this year. Note that they are on a plane which should not be affected by any coffee explosions :)
Wrapped Presents (Almost Done!)
This picture isn't related to Christmas - it's my new scrapbooking cabinet! Or at least it will be once I get around to moving all my stuff inside the bottom. Until then it's just holding all of the stuff for the thank you cards I'm still working on.
And as a final note: GO PACKERS!!!
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