Monday, June 29, 2009

Ode to Walls






























Happy Monday!



Mark spent Friday afternoon/evening at the house. Back in 1958 when our house was built, they didnt insulate the walls. Since I tend to be cold almost all of the time, we thought it would be a good idea to get some insulation up. So he spent the day taking down a lot of the drywall. Saturday was supposed to be a day packed with house renovations. We picked up our washer and dryer from my good friend Gene and then spent the rest of the morning running errands. My mil (mother in law) called to tell us she found a fridge at a garage sale and that we should come check it out. We did, and bought it. The last major appliance! YEA! After some light lunch and chitty chat we headed to the house for some work. I took down the remaining wallpaper. I dont know what it was stuck to the wall with, but it did not want to come down! Took me much longer than I thought it would. My mil spent time stripping the wood so we can get that all painted. My fil (father in law) helped us move some electricity around so that we can move some doors and take down some walls. Mark worked on taking down such walls. What a difference a wall makes! Its awesome to see the transformation after one little wall comes down. We ended the day by checking out the BEAUTIFUL flowers Marks Grandfather planted for us. He turned that blank space into a beautiful little flower garden. Its great to have those green thumbs around! Sunday we went to Church and then had some wonderful BBQ. It was such a beautiful day we decided to take advantage of the "no homework" weekend and go to the mountains. We picked up the dog and headed to Mt. Evans! What a beautiful Sunday afternoon.


























Monday, June 22, 2009












Happy Monday! We made it through our first weekend of home renovation. We spent all day Saturday taking down wallpaper and ripping up carpet. Of course both of those changes lead us to some bad news. One of the walls has a bow in it and now Mark will need to knock that part down and see what the problem is. The carpet was hiding some horid animal scents if you get my drift. So bad in fact that the hardwood in that area will have to be replaced completely and fast! Otherwise, it was a very productive weekend in the new house. Many thanks to my in-laws who were helping us over the weekend and again today. This is definitley a family project!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Home Sweet Home

Well, I finally bit the bullet and created one of these. Welcome to 2009, I know, I know. I thought today would be the perfect day to start blogging. In about 2.5 hours from now Mark and I will be closing on our first home. After our wedding day, this will be the biggest step in our lives. The emotions are all over the place for me. I am obviously very excited but nervous and humbled all at the same time. It has taken us a lot to get here and I know its going to be worth all of the stress. The house we are buying is a bit of a fixer upper. Nothing major, but work none the less. I thought this might be the perfect way to document the changes that are made. So, hang in there and check back for updates as we begin the new phase of our married life.