House update...

So the house is basically done. YAY! I have decided not to worry about painting any more at this point, kinda sick of painting. I did get the office done and Jesse helped with the utility room, so we are good to go. Here are pics of the office and outside:

Office

Front of House

Back yard and garage

Deck

Roses I planted

Bella has been busy "helping" me. Thankfully, she has also spent alot of time sleeping. She has been feeling a little under the weather the past couple of days so she and I are not getting much sleep at night. :( Our genius plan of having her sleep in a tub until she outgrew it has failed. She learned out to jump out of the first one the second night, and a larger tub the next night. So today I went and got her a big girl bed, she loves it! Hopefully, we will get more sleep tonight!

Bella "helping" with the book shelf by taking off with the hardware.......

and tools.

Bella on her big girl bed.

Fortunately, Bella is really good about sitting at my feet while I fill out applications and write cover letters :).

Our new addition.....

So I have been wanting a black lab puppy named Bella for several years now. I have been browsing online recently and came across the sweetest little black lab/hound mix at the Fayetteville animal shelter. She was born April 4th, 2010. I picked her up this afternoon, we are super excited. Here are some pics and videos. I don't have much time to write with a 2 month old in the house ;) .

It's tough riding in the car.

Alaska

After the move, I got on a plane to Seattle to go on an Alaskan cruise with my family for my grandmother's 70th birthday. While I was gone, Jesse worked and worked on the house.

Pictures from Alaska.......

Waterfall in Juneau

Love this one!

Downtown Juneau

Skagway

Famous train in Skagway.

Margery glacier in Glacier Bay

Margery again

Seal or sealion (hard to tell) at Glacier Bay.

Weezer and I with Margery, minutes before running away from creepy ship photographer.
"Wait, ladies come back, oh, oh, ok...."

Sea lions!

Ketchikan

Original totem poles at Heritage Center in Ketchikan

Cool tribal art.

Parliament in Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, B.C.

We have been watching my mom's dog, Snoopy, until the end of the month. She misses her mom, but I think she's adjusting just fine :)


Well, that's all for now. I will post more the next time I don't feel like painting anymore, probably tomorrow! :)

This is what we were up to in May......

The month started off with me graduating (yay!) and saying goodbye to IDC (very sad).


Then it was Sarah's birthday. Jesse grilled turkey burgers and we had cake and luau decor.

Sarah's lemon cake

Jes Grilling

The birthday girl, love ya!

Then we started painting Jesse's mom's house and moving in. Most of the painting is done, I just have to finish trim, cabinets, doors, and a room or two. Here are some before and after pics....

Bedroom before.....

and after.

Kitchen before......

and after.

Living room before......

and after.

The dining room was the same gold color as the living room. I forgot to take a before picture, so here is an after:

I still have to finish and post the bathroom, office, utility room, and mud room, but there is the house so far. (I will also take pics of the outside).

During the last trip of the move my car broke down, but thanks to my wonderful husband and his car repair skills, I am back on the road. He tried to teach me to drive the beetle, that will take some more lessons!

Last, but not least, my little sister graduated from high school. Hooray!
(I thought I had a picture, will have to find and post later.)

Needless to say, May was busy!