Sunday, June 6, 2010
Hard at Work
*Someone* worked hard today, spreading grass seed and soil after mowing the lawn. I wonder who that could be?
Star Wars Under the Stars
It's that time of year again, where Will and I have our own personal Screen on the Green. We bought a projector (instead of borrowing it from work constantly) and have perfected the sheet-as-screen-stabilized-with-old-ladder-and-tree setup.
We discovered that two of our friends have made it into their early 30s and late 20s and HAD NEVER SEEN THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS. Gasp! Will and I felt that we had to remedy the situation immediately. Good thing we had the proper equipment.
Last night, we had several friends over, fired up the grill, and drank cold ones as we watch Luke and Hans rescue Leah and then defeat the Death Star.
And the best part? No, not blowing the minds of the friends who had never seen the movie, but the Kelly-Miriam dessert combo. I made the ice cream (two choices: vanilla or chocolate mint), and Kelly made the cookies.
Yes, DARTH VADER ICE CREAM SANDWICHES!
Don't you wish you were here last night? Yeah, that is what I thought. Good thing we have the "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" ready to show and more Vader sandwiches are at the ready. Movie time begins at dusk.
We discovered that two of our friends have made it into their early 30s and late 20s and HAD NEVER SEEN THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS. Gasp! Will and I felt that we had to remedy the situation immediately. Good thing we had the proper equipment.
Last night, we had several friends over, fired up the grill, and drank cold ones as we watch Luke and Hans rescue Leah and then defeat the Death Star.And the best part? No, not blowing the minds of the friends who had never seen the movie, but the Kelly-Miriam dessert combo. I made the ice cream (two choices: vanilla or chocolate mint), and Kelly made the cookies.
Yes, DARTH VADER ICE CREAM SANDWICHES!Don't you wish you were here last night? Yeah, that is what I thought. Good thing we have the "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" ready to show and more Vader sandwiches are at the ready. Movie time begins at dusk.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Firsts of the Summer
Our first tomato of the season: 
Our first blueberries of the season:
And, saving the best of for last, the first golden raspberry of the season:
Our first blueberries of the season:
And, saving the best of for last, the first golden raspberry of the season:
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Will Tests the Shower
Getting the feel for the new shower, Will "tests" it out:
As you can see, the ceiling is done! The walls are done! The little bench is... hey, wait a sec:
They ran out of tile?!!?? Yup. One more piece needed and then the shower will be tiled. Just one more.....
As you can see, the ceiling is done! The walls are done! The little bench is... hey, wait a sec:
They ran out of tile?!!?? Yup. One more piece needed and then the shower will be tiled. Just one more.....
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
And, To the Best Tenant Ever:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KELLY!!!
Wishing you a happy day and a happy year, where all your wishes come true! Thanks for being a great tenant and, more importantly, a great friend.
Shower Tiles!
Here are some images of the big tiles that are going on the shower walls. Two down, one to go!
Here is a close up of the tiles, though the tiles are very dirty. You can sorta tell the varying colors on each piece...sorta...
Here is the main corner of the shower. Where the green bit is showing, that will be tiled in the smaller squares, mirroring what is on the floor:
Here you can see where they stopped for the two walls; that will be completed tomorrow. You can also see the insert in the wall that will be a place to put soap, shampoo, etc but won't be the first thing that you see when you step into the bathroom:
The rest of the walls get tiled tomorrow and then some of the benches. The vanity also arrives tomorrow between 2:00-4:00 pm, and apparently is on palettes, 6 of them. I guess our vanity is in pieces. Makes it easier to get up the stairs.
And we also picked carpet for the bedroom and closet. It will be a nice, soft, silvery gray--which will coordinated with the gray we are planning on painting the walls--Benjamin Moore's bunny gray to be exact.
Here is a close up of the tiles, though the tiles are very dirty. You can sorta tell the varying colors on each piece...sorta...
Here is the main corner of the shower. Where the green bit is showing, that will be tiled in the smaller squares, mirroring what is on the floor:
Here you can see where they stopped for the two walls; that will be completed tomorrow. You can also see the insert in the wall that will be a place to put soap, shampoo, etc but won't be the first thing that you see when you step into the bathroom:
The rest of the walls get tiled tomorrow and then some of the benches. The vanity also arrives tomorrow between 2:00-4:00 pm, and apparently is on palettes, 6 of them. I guess our vanity is in pieces. Makes it easier to get up the stairs.
And we also picked carpet for the bedroom and closet. It will be a nice, soft, silvery gray--which will coordinated with the gray we are planning on painting the walls--Benjamin Moore's bunny gray to be exact.
The King Has Arrived
Will and I are not only upgrading our bedroom, but our bed & bedding as well. We are getting a king bed for the new space. The concern was how to get a king bed up into the attic, since that corner on the stairs is very tight and small.
We decided a platform bed that we can assemble up there-- hopefully the headboard will fit around the corner.
And we decided that we will try one of these memory foam beds. I had been reading that they come pretty compacted and rolled up. I thought that this might be the solution to the stairwell problem. Once it is upstairs, we will open it up and let the mattress "air out" in order to return to it's original shape/size.
The solution was even better than anticipated:
The king mattress is in this box!
It's 70 lbs of concentrated foam! I never realized how heavy foam could be.
Now, if we ever want to move the king bed down stairs (or, yikes!, we don't like the mattress!), I will have to think another solution. But I am hoping that this will become a problem I don't need to solve.
We decided a platform bed that we can assemble up there-- hopefully the headboard will fit around the corner.
And we decided that we will try one of these memory foam beds. I had been reading that they come pretty compacted and rolled up. I thought that this might be the solution to the stairwell problem. Once it is upstairs, we will open it up and let the mattress "air out" in order to return to it's original shape/size.
The solution was even better than anticipated:
The king mattress is in this box! I couldn't be more pleased: we will have a king bed and it will be able to get up the stairs. Not that I am concerned about the weight of the box:
It's 70 lbs of concentrated foam! I never realized how heavy foam could be.Now, if we ever want to move the king bed down stairs (or, yikes!, we don't like the mattress!), I will have to think another solution. But I am hoping that this will become a problem I don't need to solve.
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