The sheet rock is up AND mudding and taping are complete. WHOOHOO! Priming starts tomorrow.
Andrew and I ordered doors and need to decide on trim (base, window and door) pronto. We also picked out the tile for the bathroom floor and walls. Only bummer of the week is that the [...]

Incog at Costco

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Not sure why Dan Aykroyd is wearing sunglasses at his own wine signing party. We were wondering why the parking lot was so packed today!

Ghostbusters

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Or weather busters rather. Andrew slept 1.5 hours last night in order to prepare for insulation (a last minute decision based on strong encouragement from neighbours). He tore down all the sheet rock on our external walls, pulled nails, cleaned up 35± bags of sheet rock, mounted new furring strips and replaced electrical boxes. What [...]

Andrew called me this evening to share some bad news. We received a ticket on our car. With all the craziness on the house, we haven’t had time to get our safety/emissions inspection (which expired a few months ago).
Our Infiniti has a known defect that makes the air bag light blink [...]

Pleasant welcoming

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The last few trips to San Antonio have been hotter than blazes. In fact, this July was the hottest month EVER on record for San Antonio (with more than 40 days without rain – brutal). As I walked out of the airport today to a slight drizzle and a pale rainbow I [...]

That is not a shadow under Andrew’s nose or bottom lip. He is a hair-growing machine! Eric, eat your heart out

Tonight we went to our first neighborhood block party. Can we just say we have off the hook, awesome neighbors. Everyone we met was absolutely amazing. We are so excited to move into our new place. Neighbors make such a difference. We are super thrilled!
As for some small [...]

Andrew and I were both released from our callings in church today (Andrew as a ward missionary and me as a Young Women advisor – callings we have had and LOVED for two years). We were called to be . . . you’ll never guess . . . primary choristers, team teachers. Totally [...]

Andrew rushed into the bedroom this morning to wake me up. He couldn’t stop laughing. He received an email from our beloved Chunk with the aforeposted link. I’m pretty sure that clip is the funniest thing I have ever seen. The added bonus is it reminds me of the Chunk I [...]