Finally Back Home

So did anyone laugh at me when I wrote in my previous post that the tiling in the bathrooms would only take one day? HA...you should have! It took 3 days to get the tile done!! Kelly, Carson and I had to move into my mom's house for the week because our bathrooms were a disaster. We got new carpet on Friday, and we absolutely love it! So tonight we finally get to move back home. Of course, that's after an entire day of cleaning and putting the upstairs back together. Who said home improvements are fun?! We're absolutely happy with the tile and carpet, but are exhausted. We still need to get the downstairs painted and new baseboards put in the entire house. But that's all going to wait until after our vacation. We only have 2 weeks left until we leave for our cruise, and there's no way we're about to start another project! We'll be lucky to get the entire house back in order before we leave. And I shudder to think it will all be a mess again at the beginning of March! But I must keep my eyes on the prize...it will be amazing once it's all done! We'll be having an open house so we can show off our new look. Until then...it's a work in progress!

The Home Improvements Have Begun...

Yup, our home is officially a construction site! On Wednesday our plumbing leak got fixed. Yay, we have hot water again...all the time! I was laying in bed sick all day while Kelly ran up and down the stairs with the plumbers. Thank god for him! But that left us with 4 holes...2 in the downstairs bathroom and 2 in the garage. But those will get fixed today since we're getting the tile installed in the upstairs bathrooms. I was hoping the tile would be done in one day, but it's not looking like it. I'm just happy it's all getting started. I also found out today that we will need new baseboards upstairs because of the tile. So there's another project added to the list! Kelly doesn't know about that one yet. He's sleeping at my mom's house after work. It's way too noisy at home. Carson and I are hanging out downstairs wondering if the construction guys are going to fall through the ceiling! Did I also mention I'm sick? Yup, I caught a cold this week and I've been miserable. Oh well, at least I get to hang around the house today. I'll post some pictures soon...

Not Much Going On

Yup...it's been a low-key 2009 so far...but that's quite alright! So far we've just been cleaning the house...we took down Christmas and have been re-organizing and purging the garage. How fun! Not really, I hate cleaning, but it's something that has to get done. Hopefully next weekend we can start the upstairs. The office is a mess! It's one of those rooms that everything gets thrown into. Plus, I want to get our taxes done early this year since my "tax guy," who is also my cousin Ray, is expecting baby #2 in mid-February. I'd love to get all our info to him before his big "due date." And guess what, all our tax info is somewhere in the office. We're also getting ready to do some home improvements. We're going to get the downstairs painted (living room, dining room, kitchen & bathroom), tile put into the upstairs bathrooms and install new carpet upstairs. We're just going to hire people to do everything, it always gets done faster that way. I'll post photos once things start coming along. But don't hold your breathe, it's all going to take a few months. I'm hoping by March all of that will get off out to-do list.

But we have had a little fun too. Yesterday we celebrated Kelly's uncle's 50th birthday. We only joined the first half of the festivities because Kelly had to work at night, but it was still fun to see the family. And since Kelly worked, I got to babysit Alexis & Jake (our niece & nephew) while their parents (Lisa & Tim) enjoyed the rest of the party, which included a party bus ride to the Irvine Improv for a comedy show. I was more than happy to babysit the munchkins! I enjoy spending time with them and they are such good kids. They make babysitting so easy! We had an ice cream party and by 9 pm we were all in bed watching TV. Once 10 pm rolled around, they were all asleep...including me! I can't wait for the next time I get to babysit, hopefully it will be just as easy.

Happy New Year!

Kelly and I rang in the New Year in Las Vegas this year. We left on Tuesday morning and stopped at the State Line outlets for some shopping before we made it into Las Vegas. We were only there for two nights, but we were plenty busy. We shopped, ate very well, saw Mystere and of course, gambled. Although we can't say we won any significant amount of money. But it was a successful trip because we came back home with some money and new clothes and shoes! And we even made it home in time to watch the Rose Bowl. Happy New Year to all...we're both very excited for 2009 and know it's going to be a much better year!