Picture Tag

The 6th picture, in my 6th folder.

This is my step dad Chip. We went to my Cousin Chad's wedding in Chicago and on the way home stopped at the Jelly Belly factory for a tour. We all rocked the hats, it was awesome.

Geeked out and Drunk!

My week is going to be busy, to quite crazy. Not only are my hours flipped around to begin with for both jobs, but I'm all over the place! I will be working late on Wednesday for warming house staff training, working all day Thursday and going to a late meeting/happy hour at the bowling alley (some fun), then Friday working late at the teen dance, and then Saturday taking the cat to the vet, dropping off a toy donation, picking up my wreath from my realtor, then going to the Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party! Whew! I will get through all this chaos knowing that the last thing in my week is the best thiing yet! I can't wait to get all geeked out and drunk! Ha!! I'm sure I will have pictures to follow...

Done and Done

All my painting is done! I completed the last bathroom last weekend, and I absolutely love it!

I'm in the Spirit!

I know it seems kind of early to decorate, but I had the time, and figured, I might as well do it. So I decorated for Christmas already! And I'm posting these pictures just for my sister since I know how much she likes to be a part of things even though she's so far away.

My garland that I bought from the boyscouts.

Didn't know what else to hang there for now, so a wreath will do.

My new buffet/server all decked out.

And the evening shot.

As much as it seems that I am excited for Christmas, many bad word were said while creating my masterpiece. Next year it will be a pre-lit tree!! No more fighting with fake branches and scratched up arms!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving consisted of my mom and Chip coming down for the day. It has somewhat become our tradition to do Thanksgiving with them the past few years. When we lived in La Crosse, they would drive down and visit for the weekend. Now they came to Lakeville! Curt went overboard and bought a 20 pound turkey for four people, but hey, nothing wrong with leftovers, even if they last for weeks! We also spent some time hanging our beautiful brown drapes (note them in the pictures, and thanks Chip!), watched a movie, and just enjoyed the day. We even got to have the feast on our new kitchen table and chairs that were delivered just in time for the day! Hope everyone else had a wonderful day!

The oven tied shut b/c it doesn't stay closed completely.


Three cooks in the kitchen, and enough room for them all!

The feast.

The aftermath.

Connecticut Trip

Well, I know I have been slacking and haven't blogged in forever, so I will update you accordingly on everything we've been doing. The first weekend in November, Curt and I headed out to Groton, CT to visit 'Those Crazy Jacinto's'! We had an absolute blast visiting the family. We arrived on Friday afternoon at about lunchtime in Boston, picked up the rental car, and my only obligation while in Boston was hitting up Cheers. So Curt plugged in the GPS and we were off! I had a lovely burger and beer, checked out the joint, took a few photos, and I was happy.

After our short visit in Boston, we hit the road and made the trek to Groton. We did many things 'Eva style' why we were there. Saturday we went to the Children's Museum and Eva showed us where she played once a week.



My only other requirement of the trip was that I had lobster on the East Coast. So Saturday night we had a family outing to Groton Inn & Suites (I think). The evening was a blast, and the only downfall was that I learned that I am not a fan of lobster. But no worries, I ordered stuffed lobster, and I liked the stuffed part of it!

We went to Eva's tumbling class on Monday morning, and finished the day with dinner at Mystic Pizza (where the movie Mystic Pizza was filmed). Other than that, we did a whole lot of hanging out with the kids, and that's all I wanted to do, so here are some more randoms.

Those Crazy Jacinto's!

CT or bust

Although my last post was very bitter, I am super stoked to be heading to CT to see my family!! I can't wait for a long weekend on the coast! Hold on to your horses Jacintos!

Married, with cats...

So I'm just curious as to whether or not all other married women who own pet cats experience the same things I experience. For some silly reason, my husband deems himself exempt from having to pick up cat puke. Tonight I didn't get home until a little after 7pm. My husband was nice and made dinner, and actually had it ready by the time I got home. After dinner, he went upstairs to go to the bathroom and said, "Oh no, cat puke." I asked if it just happened, or if it was old, he replied, "Can't tell, looks a little crusty." Mind you, he had been home about an hour already, walked upstairs to change out of his work clothes, and definately had to step over the cat puke to walk into the bedroom. Now am I silly, or is this ridiculous? I swear he acts like he never sees the freaking cat puke!! Needless to say, I was the one that cleaned up the cat puke, b/c I care about our brand new carpet. He just stepped over it again, on his way to the bathroom. Am I the only lucky one with a husband who graciously lets me pick up every pile of cat puke? And not to mention, finds himself so special he never has to scoop out the litter box. And he wonders why these are the last of the family pets in our family...

Come on baby, light my fire

Snowbell really loves the gas fireplace. We've been using it the past few nights just to warm up the lower level while we are watching tv. Every night, she gets super excited and lays in front of it and gets all toasty warm! She is so cute!! And yes, I do need to clean the fireplace, it's nasty!!

Coasters

Our realtor stopped by two Fridays ago to give us a house warming gift and to see how the place is after all of our hard work. He was very impressed with the progress we've made, but I am more excited about the gift he gave us. Coasters!! But not any coaster, coasters with our name, picture of our house, and the date we bought it engraved on it!! Probably one of the coolest gifts a realtor could give if you ask me!

Pathetic

This is what my husband will do for our cat. And he wonders why Ace is so darn needy all the time!! PATHETIC!!

Senior Moment

So today at work, we had a senior expo (fair). I was helping clean up and a sweet older woman was trying to figure something out. So I asked her if she needed help, and she said "Yes, I can't seem to get this flash light to work." So I took it from her, and low and behold, it was a flash drive, not a flash light! One of the vendors was giving out flash drives as their give away, and she thought he said it was a flash light! That was the highlight of my day!!

Slow as a Penguin

It is a week like this week that reminds me why I went in to recreation. Today concluded MEA break field trips. We went to Skateville, Pump It Up, and horseback riding. I had a blast playing with the kids and enjoying their silly little antics. Today I asked one girl how she liked her horse, and she responded "My horse was as slow as a penguin." How can you not help but laugh?!

New Furniture!!

Curt and I spent about four hours on Saturday shopping for a kitchen table. After five furniture stores, a stop at Dairy Queen, and a quick thunderstorm, we finally came across a set we agreed on. Now we get to wait for about four weeks for the delivery!! But that's okay, we can patiently wait with the anticipation of possibly having a Thanksgiving day feast on our new dining set with family!! Here are the pictures from the store's website:

We got the table and eight chairs. It will comfortably seat six without the leaf, and an additional two with the leaf in. And the best part is that the leaf is self storing in the table! We did not choose to get the bench.




The server is in the background of this picture. But in person, the colors looked exactly the same and will compliment the table and chairs quite nicely! I will be sure to add pictures once they are in our house and settled in!!

Our New Digs

Well kids, we closed on our house August 18th, officially moved in on September 20th, and I've finally got the house to a place where we can live and function. Everything has been painted except the guest bath upstairs, and all rooms are livable. Now it's just adding our personal touch with the decorations! Enjoy the pictures!

The Outside:

Main Level:

The Upstairs:

Office/Guest Bedroom

Guest Bedroom:

Guest Bath:

Master Bedroom:

Master Bath: