Quick update..

Ok, I haven't posted in too long. So here's a quick one. As far as the house goes, we have done a few things. The trees in the front are done. I'll have to take some pictures and post them. Maybe tomorrow. A new neighbor was moving in and asked me to come help him move his piano inside... So I did. And he said he wanted to pay me with a cold beer... I said, well how about y'all come help me move my fridge back into the kitchen. So we lucked out. 3 guys came over and helped me. It was SO much easier with more help. So the fridge is in the kitchen. Well, actually, all the appliances are now. As far as the kitchen goes, We ran into a little snag with the thresholds because the railing which they set into was set down too far. So I had to pull up the old railing, then had to find something to put down so I could put new railing on top. So I found some 1/4" x 3/4" strips at Lowe's. I glued them down today and tomorrow I will glue down the thresholds with the railings. After that, the next big thing to do is the recessed lights in the kitchen. I may take a stab at that tomorrow. Also, we need to stain the front doors still. We didn't have enough room in the garage to lay them flat.. I reorganized a little bit, and now there's some room.. so we'll probably get started with that either tomorrow, or early in the week.
We have a few more projects to do to finish up the house. Soon enough we'll be done.
We got some new art for the house too. There's another one that we haven't put up yet, but I will take a picture when we do. This frame/art place that we have used for years, is going out of business. So, great sales on everything. Andrea got this piece of art, that we got in Paris, framed. Pictures below.. The story behind that one is, we were in Paris, and walking around the Eiffel Tower. We saw an artist who had his stand set up and we were looking at his drawings. Well, we asked how much for that one, and it was too much.. I thought it was just a print, and I wasn't about to pay that much for just a print. So we said no, and started walking underneath the Tower, so we could go up in it. The artist followed us for a while, trying to get us to buy it, and I bargaiend with him, throwing out lower prices... he came back with the drawing, and said deal, and gave it to us for the price we said. Then we got back to the hotel later that night and we saw that it was an original drawing! Ok, so I felt kinda bad because if we'd known that it was an original, and not just a print, I'd have paid more for it. hahha oh well. so now we have an original drawing by a Parisian, framed in our master bathroom :) And the trapeze lights we installed earlier are awesome. We have one directed right on it. Looks like it's on display :)
Mom and Dad visited today and we went to Carraba's. Mmmmm but I'm too stuffed.
Oh yeah, and last weekend, Chris helped me change the starter in my truck. I got stuck at work Thursday before last... I came out to get in thr truck to go meet the gang for a movie... and the truck wouldn't start! Damn. So Jason gave me a ride home.. and then Chris and I came back Friday night and finished changing the starter out. Good as new! Cheap too! Saturday, I replaced the spark plugs, wires, distributor rotor and cap. All tuned up.
Hopefully we'll get a gutter quote this week.
Oh, I saw Ray LaMontagne last night. Awesome show. That guy has an incredible voice. He's definitely the real deal. They had some technical difficulties with the speakers, but overall, it was really good.
This past week I've been listening to Jay Nash's CD "A Stream Up North"... that track "Anyway" is infectious. Also been digging on The Shins "Chutes Too Narrow".



Sundae, being silly...

Parapluie

The Paris picture

New duvet cover

Curtains a la Andrea

Paris on the wall

Our new print

Haircut. Ok, so it's not that much shorter.

Shaggy!

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