Apparently I decided to take a month off; we haven't been overly busy, but our time at home has been spent either painting, cleaning or watching our dvrd shows :) I'll give a recap of what's gone on since November...
Christmas came way too fast. I spent the days leading up to it cleaning and baking, both things totally out of my nature. I made my first ever homemade sugar cookies, and they were awesome. I also made some sweet gingerbread peeps, there are some photos posted below. We also had our first long-term house guests--my sister and her three kids, well four if you count their lab--stayed here for about a week. It was nice to get to spend the time with them, since we never see them as they live in KC. Yay for visitors. Boo for dogs who pee on the floor (ours included). We also had another humping incident, although this time it involved Abbey (our miniature dachshund) humping Brady (my sister's lab). Our dog was horny over Christmas, and it was funny.
We celebrated the new year with a few friends, a sweet group rendition of Every Rose Has It's Thorn, and some pink champagne. We're crazy.
I started the new year with a trip to Antioch, IL to surprise my cousin for her 40th birthday. It was my sister's first flight ever, and I think she did pretty well. It was fun to see everyone, and especially fun to see my cousin's face when she realized how many people had flown in just for her. Her husband is very sneaky.
Work for me is busy and for Erich it's slow. But, at least we're gainfully employed; while I get frustrated from time to time, I'm grateful to have that paycheck!
The house is pretty much done! No more painting! Although, when we pulled out the fridge we found significant water damage, but hopefully the warranty will cover it. And hopefully they will fix it soon because I'm sick of my fridge being in the middle of the kitchen! We figure a few more pieces of art and some furniture, and we're ready for some partying. We'll keep you in the loop.
Christmas came way too fast. I spent the days leading up to it cleaning and baking, both things totally out of my nature. I made my first ever homemade sugar cookies, and they were awesome. I also made some sweet gingerbread peeps, there are some photos posted below. We also had our first long-term house guests--my sister and her three kids, well four if you count their lab--stayed here for about a week. It was nice to get to spend the time with them, since we never see them as they live in KC. Yay for visitors. Boo for dogs who pee on the floor (ours included). We also had another humping incident, although this time it involved Abbey (our miniature dachshund) humping Brady (my sister's lab). Our dog was horny over Christmas, and it was funny.
We celebrated the new year with a few friends, a sweet group rendition of Every Rose Has It's Thorn, and some pink champagne. We're crazy.
I started the new year with a trip to Antioch, IL to surprise my cousin for her 40th birthday. It was my sister's first flight ever, and I think she did pretty well. It was fun to see everyone, and especially fun to see my cousin's face when she realized how many people had flown in just for her. Her husband is very sneaky.
Work for me is busy and for Erich it's slow. But, at least we're gainfully employed; while I get frustrated from time to time, I'm grateful to have that paycheck!
The house is pretty much done! No more painting! Although, when we pulled out the fridge we found significant water damage, but hopefully the warranty will cover it. And hopefully they will fix it soon because I'm sick of my fridge being in the middle of the kitchen! We figure a few more pieces of art and some furniture, and we're ready for some partying. We'll keep you in the loop.
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