To any of you, I think there is actually only 1 of you, that read this I am officially declaring that one of my New Years Resolutions is to blog more consistently.
I LOVE reading other peoples blogs...will typically even read one person blog and then click on one of the ones that they link to, even if I don't know the person. It's like reading short stories...I love it. But...as I've mentioned before I just never feel like I do anything exciting enough to 'really' blog about!
I'd like to find a weekly blog 'challenge' or at least a weekly blog prompt...I like lists, random stuff etc...if you know of any thing like what I'm looking for let me know. I think it would help me get on this train! :-)
For now, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...I hope to be back regularly in 2010!!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Hurley
Another blog worthy update is that I have a new puppy! Some of you may know that I've been contemplating getting a new dog for a few months. I was originally thinking a 'big'...and I mean BIG dog. I wanted a Mastiff!! Well...a co-worker was looking for a small dog to play with her current malti-poo...and asked if I wanted to come with her to the breeders house out in Temecula. Of course I went! I told myself over and over...NO BUYING.
But...I did. The breeder a lot of 'yorkie hybrids' and some purebred yorkies. I ended up with a Biewer Yorkie (pronounced Bee-vir), which is a yorkie that has been bred with the recessive genes...so he's black and white instead of the typical gray and tan. He's about 5 months old and already is twice Katy's size.
Katy wasn't too sure about him for the first week, but now they play all the time. It's GREAT for me...now when Katy wants to play fetch Hurley will normally join her and they just run around together. For now Hurley is still spending a lot of time in his crate...specifically anytime I'm not home, and at night time. Although he's pretty potty trained he's not perfect with it yet! I'm sure Katy enjoys the 'down' time while he is in his crate, especially during the night because it means she gets 'alone' time :-)
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Okay...was attempting to put up some videos but it either wasn't working or was taking FOREVER...so I canceled it. I've had trouble with it before...help anyone???
But...I did. The breeder a lot of 'yorkie hybrids' and some purebred yorkies. I ended up with a Biewer Yorkie (pronounced Bee-vir), which is a yorkie that has been bred with the recessive genes...so he's black and white instead of the typical gray and tan. He's about 5 months old and already is twice Katy's size.
Katy wasn't too sure about him for the first week, but now they play all the time. It's GREAT for me...now when Katy wants to play fetch Hurley will normally join her and they just run around together. For now Hurley is still spending a lot of time in his crate...specifically anytime I'm not home, and at night time. Although he's pretty potty trained he's not perfect with it yet! I'm sure Katy enjoys the 'down' time while he is in his crate, especially during the night because it means she gets 'alone' time :-)
***Katy checking out Hurley***
***Hurley and Katy taking a break for wrestling to look at the camera***
***Katy and Hurley trying out the new 'double' leash***
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Okay...was attempting to put up some videos but it either wasn't working or was taking FOREVER...so I canceled it. I've had trouble with it before...help anyone???
Chico!!!
So a few weeks ago I went back up to Chico for the weekend! It had been 3.5 years since I'd been back, the longest since I'd left there! When I lived up north I still made it to Chico for visits about 2 times a year, so 3.5 years without my Chico fix was a LONG time! The purpose of the visit was for my friend Sara's wedding! The whole weekend was amazing!!
Those of you in SoCal know that it has been icky and gray lately...so flying directly into Chico and the 98 degree weather was so nice! I swear I had the hugest grin on my face as the plane was landing. Judi was there to pick me up and we went straight to the hotel...good ole Oxford Suites :-) Our original plan was to hit the town immediately, but I needed new shoes so we went over to the Chico Mall...wow...I had forgotten how 'not with the times' that mall was...their 'BIG' store was Gotchalks, which is now closing. Luckily I managed to find shoes at JC Pennys...who knew?!?! It was literally like the ONLY place there to go! How the heck did I have clothes when I lived there...oh yeah...not by shopping at the Chico Mall!!!
Next stop...HULA'S!!! I really think Hula's needs to franchise beyond Chico!!! Sure...there are other Mongolian BBQ places...but NO place compares to Hula's!! We gorged a bit on our yummy food and then hit up our hotel's free happy hour. If any of you happen to stay at an Oxford Suites I highly recommend the happy hour! The were super nice and let us drink beyond our two free drink tickets...could be that they were entertained by the fact that we brought our own dice and cards :-)
Unfortunatly Darren (my date) got stuck in traffic and ended up picking Frank (Judi's hubby) up a bit late from the airport so they didn't get in to meet us until later than planned...but that didn't stop us! Judi's friend Taryn picked us up and off we went to Tres Hombres for a pitcher of margaritas! Then...to the Bear! Our good friend Duble (okay...not good enough to warrent me knowing how to spell his darn name!!) was bartending...it's great to go back to your college town and still get half price drinks! Finally Darren and Frank (and some of Darren's other friends) met up with us. We did the Bear thing for a bit then make the trek to Joes!! Oh....how I miss Joes! Of course it was a bit different not knowing everybody there...but we did get 'our' table and had a great time! And a night in Chico just wouldn't be complete without a pitstop at Taco's De at the end of the night! What a great start to the weekend!!
Saturday was the wedding, but not until 3:00 so we had some time to hang out beforehand. We of course had to head to BurgerHut and then to Bidwell Park for a short walk. I was so excited about going to Sara's wedding and meeting her 'to be' husband...and seeing her house! Sara's house burnt down last summer in the Paradise fires. Rather than let it get to her she had a great attitude and looked at it as an opportunity. In the last year she ended up moving in with her boyfriend (at the time), went to Europe with me, started rebuilding her house, got engaged, and planned her whole wedding and reception to be at her newly rebuilt house! Talk about stress! But...talking with her you'd NEVER know that she was dealing with a lot of stressful things! Her new house is amazing!! So beautiful!
The wedding was beautiful; elegant and casual at the same time. Sara looked stunning. Now...this was the first time some of us had ever met her husband, Cliff. He is perfect! Some couples take a little while to get used to, to adjust in your head that they belong together...but not Sara and Cliff. From the first moment you see them together you KNOW that they are right for eachother! It was truly wonderful! I'm so happy that I was able to be there to see how beautiful they are together. I can't wait to see them again in a few weeks at another wedding.
I didn't fly out of Chico until Sunday afternoon so I was able to catch up with an old sorority sister that day! I love that social networking sites (Facebook) have put me back in touch with so many people from my past. My friend Kelley just had a baby, Kyler, so I was able to see both of them while enjoying a coffee and a bit of shopping.
As much as I've missed Chico, I have to say I was ready to leave and get back home. I loved the warmth, the venues, and the memories, but I missed seeing the ocean! I'll post a few pics now but will have more when I get them from Judi.
Those of you in SoCal know that it has been icky and gray lately...so flying directly into Chico and the 98 degree weather was so nice! I swear I had the hugest grin on my face as the plane was landing. Judi was there to pick me up and we went straight to the hotel...good ole Oxford Suites :-) Our original plan was to hit the town immediately, but I needed new shoes so we went over to the Chico Mall...wow...I had forgotten how 'not with the times' that mall was...their 'BIG' store was Gotchalks, which is now closing. Luckily I managed to find shoes at JC Pennys...who knew?!?! It was literally like the ONLY place there to go! How the heck did I have clothes when I lived there...oh yeah...not by shopping at the Chico Mall!!!
Next stop...HULA'S!!! I really think Hula's needs to franchise beyond Chico!!! Sure...there are other Mongolian BBQ places...but NO place compares to Hula's!! We gorged a bit on our yummy food and then hit up our hotel's free happy hour. If any of you happen to stay at an Oxford Suites I highly recommend the happy hour! The were super nice and let us drink beyond our two free drink tickets...could be that they were entertained by the fact that we brought our own dice and cards :-)
Unfortunatly Darren (my date) got stuck in traffic and ended up picking Frank (Judi's hubby) up a bit late from the airport so they didn't get in to meet us until later than planned...but that didn't stop us! Judi's friend Taryn picked us up and off we went to Tres Hombres for a pitcher of margaritas! Then...to the Bear! Our good friend Duble (okay...not good enough to warrent me knowing how to spell his darn name!!) was bartending...it's great to go back to your college town and still get half price drinks! Finally Darren and Frank (and some of Darren's other friends) met up with us. We did the Bear thing for a bit then make the trek to Joes!! Oh....how I miss Joes! Of course it was a bit different not knowing everybody there...but we did get 'our' table and had a great time! And a night in Chico just wouldn't be complete without a pitstop at Taco's De at the end of the night! What a great start to the weekend!!
Saturday was the wedding, but not until 3:00 so we had some time to hang out beforehand. We of course had to head to BurgerHut and then to Bidwell Park for a short walk. I was so excited about going to Sara's wedding and meeting her 'to be' husband...and seeing her house! Sara's house burnt down last summer in the Paradise fires. Rather than let it get to her she had a great attitude and looked at it as an opportunity. In the last year she ended up moving in with her boyfriend (at the time), went to Europe with me, started rebuilding her house, got engaged, and planned her whole wedding and reception to be at her newly rebuilt house! Talk about stress! But...talking with her you'd NEVER know that she was dealing with a lot of stressful things! Her new house is amazing!! So beautiful!
The wedding was beautiful; elegant and casual at the same time. Sara looked stunning. Now...this was the first time some of us had ever met her husband, Cliff. He is perfect! Some couples take a little while to get used to, to adjust in your head that they belong together...but not Sara and Cliff. From the first moment you see them together you KNOW that they are right for eachother! It was truly wonderful! I'm so happy that I was able to be there to see how beautiful they are together. I can't wait to see them again in a few weeks at another wedding.
I didn't fly out of Chico until Sunday afternoon so I was able to catch up with an old sorority sister that day! I love that social networking sites (Facebook) have put me back in touch with so many people from my past. My friend Kelley just had a baby, Kyler, so I was able to see both of them while enjoying a coffee and a bit of shopping.
As much as I've missed Chico, I have to say I was ready to leave and get back home. I loved the warmth, the venues, and the memories, but I missed seeing the ocean! I'll post a few pics now but will have more when I get them from Judi.
Monday, May 25, 2009
May 2009 Update...
Wow...I'm really bad at updating this thing...that sad part is that I LOVE to read other blogs but never feel like I have anything worthwhile to write. So...this time I'll update, but no guarantees that it will be interesting! Pretty sad that I need a disclaimer about my boring life!
Since my last update...I guess a few things have changed. First...I am again single. Yup...John and I called it quits, but it's all good. :-) We had a good long talk and mutually decided that we are in different points of our lives and if we continued to stay together we would end up regretful, angry, hurt, etc. Rather than wait for that, we ended things friendly and continue to be friends. I've personally done very well with the break up I think! I didn't let myself get 'down' and am looking forward to 'dating'.
Dating?? What the heck is that? I've NEVER dated! I always meet people and we 'fall into a relationship' fairly quickly. I think a lot of that is me...I know what I like and what I don't like. I get annoyed easily and if someone annoys me from the start then I know that it is useless to take it beyond 'friends'. I consider this a good trait! Yes...it means I am picky and possibly overly so, but it also means that I REFUSE to settle for anyone.
Now the scary part...how do I date?!? Where does a elementary school teacher meet guys? I don't want to meet anyone at a bar...I don't want to date any dad's of our kiddos. I go to the beach a lot...even solo...but I'm not the type of person to just start talking to anyone. What's a girl to do?? A girl then joins the infamous match.com!! YIKES!!! Holy crapoly!!! Did I really do that??? Yes...I did. I had considered it, but always vetoed the idea. But...after helping a friend join...and a bit of persuading on her part....there I was doing the same thing. So...it's been a week...and so far so good. It's been an interesting adventure but fun at the same time. Although it is VERY time consuming!! And is it bad that I feel 'rude' if I don't email back even though I'm not interested. I mean come on...they aren't going to see me walking down the street and think, 'hey...there's that girl that didn't return and email'. But somehow I feel bad about it. Oh well...I guess I just need to call upon my inner bitch! :-) Good note though...I had a great 1st date with one guy that led to a 2nd date the next night. Not a bad start. And he seems like a super nice guy...potential??? maybe???
On another good note...my roommate if FINALLY gone!!! I took a while and I was pretty PO'ed at him during his 'moveout weekend'. Note to any of you out there...if you say you are moving out on Saturday...then move out on Saturday....not Monday. It can really screw up other plans!!! GGRRR!!! But...he's out. I have repainted the room...well...still need to do the red wall, but that will be soon!! The other walls are all now khaki. I plan on making that room a kind of 'workout' spare room. Hopefully will put the Wii in there...my weights...yoga stuff...bands...etc. I'm still waiting on most of the furniture...Michelle and Brandon are supposed to bring it to me at some point. (hint hint Michelle....)
In general I've been having a lot of fun lately. Been meeting up with my Carlsbad friends almost weekly for either Trivia (Trivia with Tom on Tuesdays) or Leroy. Lina, Judi and I have been good with our monthly 'girls night' as well. Plus I've gotten 2 Disney days in...always exhausting...fun...but exhausting. (But...thanks to Tom I now have fun new things to take Jared and Kendall to when we go in July...) Add those in with a few dates and it makes for a very sleepy Alicia...but I can always make up the sleep during summer! :-) Ahhhh...summer....only 11 more days of work for me!!!
Summer....tis the season for weddings and showers! I swear my calendar is quickly filling up with both. I can't wait for most of them!!! The first is this weekend...in CHICO!!! It's been 3.5 years since I've been there!! And...not only am I going for Sara's wedding (which is ultra exciting in itself), but Judi and Frank are going and staying at my hotel...and one of the best parts....Darren is going with me!!!! YAHOO!!!! He and I always have so much fun...reminsing...re-inacting our fun times...eating....drinking!!!! I seriously could explode with excitement!!! I will for sure update after the wedding with pics!!! (only the non-incriminating ones of course!!!)
Okay...I'm over typing...and need to get the ice pack off of my knee (stupid stupid knee!!!). Plus a shower wouldn't hurt after my 'Wii workout'....which is actually quite a darn good workout!!!
Since my last update...I guess a few things have changed. First...I am again single. Yup...John and I called it quits, but it's all good. :-) We had a good long talk and mutually decided that we are in different points of our lives and if we continued to stay together we would end up regretful, angry, hurt, etc. Rather than wait for that, we ended things friendly and continue to be friends. I've personally done very well with the break up I think! I didn't let myself get 'down' and am looking forward to 'dating'.
Dating?? What the heck is that? I've NEVER dated! I always meet people and we 'fall into a relationship' fairly quickly. I think a lot of that is me...I know what I like and what I don't like. I get annoyed easily and if someone annoys me from the start then I know that it is useless to take it beyond 'friends'. I consider this a good trait! Yes...it means I am picky and possibly overly so, but it also means that I REFUSE to settle for anyone.
Now the scary part...how do I date?!? Where does a elementary school teacher meet guys? I don't want to meet anyone at a bar...I don't want to date any dad's of our kiddos. I go to the beach a lot...even solo...but I'm not the type of person to just start talking to anyone. What's a girl to do?? A girl then joins the infamous match.com!! YIKES!!! Holy crapoly!!! Did I really do that??? Yes...I did. I had considered it, but always vetoed the idea. But...after helping a friend join...and a bit of persuading on her part....there I was doing the same thing. So...it's been a week...and so far so good. It's been an interesting adventure but fun at the same time. Although it is VERY time consuming!! And is it bad that I feel 'rude' if I don't email back even though I'm not interested. I mean come on...they aren't going to see me walking down the street and think, 'hey...there's that girl that didn't return and email'. But somehow I feel bad about it. Oh well...I guess I just need to call upon my inner bitch! :-) Good note though...I had a great 1st date with one guy that led to a 2nd date the next night. Not a bad start. And he seems like a super nice guy...potential??? maybe???
On another good note...my roommate if FINALLY gone!!! I took a while and I was pretty PO'ed at him during his 'moveout weekend'. Note to any of you out there...if you say you are moving out on Saturday...then move out on Saturday....not Monday. It can really screw up other plans!!! GGRRR!!! But...he's out. I have repainted the room...well...still need to do the red wall, but that will be soon!! The other walls are all now khaki. I plan on making that room a kind of 'workout' spare room. Hopefully will put the Wii in there...my weights...yoga stuff...bands...etc. I'm still waiting on most of the furniture...Michelle and Brandon are supposed to bring it to me at some point. (hint hint Michelle....)
In general I've been having a lot of fun lately. Been meeting up with my Carlsbad friends almost weekly for either Trivia (Trivia with Tom on Tuesdays) or Leroy. Lina, Judi and I have been good with our monthly 'girls night' as well. Plus I've gotten 2 Disney days in...always exhausting...fun...but exhausting. (But...thanks to Tom I now have fun new things to take Jared and Kendall to when we go in July...) Add those in with a few dates and it makes for a very sleepy Alicia...but I can always make up the sleep during summer! :-) Ahhhh...summer....only 11 more days of work for me!!!
Summer....tis the season for weddings and showers! I swear my calendar is quickly filling up with both. I can't wait for most of them!!! The first is this weekend...in CHICO!!! It's been 3.5 years since I've been there!! And...not only am I going for Sara's wedding (which is ultra exciting in itself), but Judi and Frank are going and staying at my hotel...and one of the best parts....Darren is going with me!!!! YAHOO!!!! He and I always have so much fun...reminsing...re-inacting our fun times...eating....drinking!!!! I seriously could explode with excitement!!! I will for sure update after the wedding with pics!!! (only the non-incriminating ones of course!!!)
Okay...I'm over typing...and need to get the ice pack off of my knee (stupid stupid knee!!!). Plus a shower wouldn't hurt after my 'Wii workout'....which is actually quite a darn good workout!!!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
It's been a while...
Just thought I'd check in for those of you that might actually be reading this. Nothing new has happened in my kitchen, I still need to get the back splash in but I have to go to a sheet metal place to get the stuff. I've gone to a few places to check it out and no place has what I want...the only place that did was going out of business and literally had a piece the size of my hand for sale...come on...who is going to buy that?!?! Maybe over spring break I'll get a chance to look for some...oh...and get a new front door. My lame HOA says I either need to paint my door or get a new one (it is pretty old...was here when I got the place) . I would opt for painting but from what I've heard so far is that my door has too much damage on the bottom of it (who know what from?!?!) and painting just won't work. Hopefully I can have my handiman install the door and back splash at one time.
On a fun note...I got a Wii!!! I bought it on ebay so it took a bit of time to get here and I had to go pick it up from FedEx because they insisted on having a face to face signature (I understand) but seriously, who is home at 9:15am??? I played it for the first time EVER today!! I like the Wii Fit....some of those tasks are harder than they look!!
Besides that I've been reading and knitting a lot lately...and enjoying that the sun is slowly making an appearance again. I actually got sunburned at the beach the other day!! Love it!! Now I'm going to have to fight with myself after work...Wii...or Beach?!?! Decisions decisions!
On a fun note...I got a Wii!!! I bought it on ebay so it took a bit of time to get here and I had to go pick it up from FedEx because they insisted on having a face to face signature (I understand) but seriously, who is home at 9:15am??? I played it for the first time EVER today!! I like the Wii Fit....some of those tasks are harder than they look!!
Besides that I've been reading and knitting a lot lately...and enjoying that the sun is slowly making an appearance again. I actually got sunburned at the beach the other day!! Love it!! Now I'm going to have to fight with myself after work...Wii...or Beach?!?! Decisions decisions!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Caleb's Crew
Today John and I had to opportunity to be involved with an amazing group of people...Caleb's Crew. Today was the MDA Stride and Ride in Crown Point (San Diego), and Caleb's Crew is/was an extremely large group of people that banded together to raise money and support Caleb.
Caleb Gold is the son of a friend and co-worker. He has been diagnosed with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy (Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (UCMD). Amy and Jeff (Caleb's parents...and Amy is a my co-worker) have done an amazing job at getting people together and raising awareness and money...lots and lots of money!! Caleb is one of the cutest (sorry Amy...I couldn't actually put 'the cutest' b/c of my niece and nephew :-) ) kids you will ever see and meet. He is amazingly smart, at only 3 years old, and so so so cute! Amy and Jeff (and the rest of Caleb's Crew) have been busy raising money, money and more money to help look for a cure and assist all those out there that are affected by MD. They put together multiple fundraising events at restaurants (I tried to go to as many as possible) and together Caleb's Crew raised...are you ready...$16,800!!!! Wow!!! They even got the plaque for the team that raised the most money.
While it was a tough morning to get up (today was Daylight Savings so we lost an hour of sleep!!) to go to Crown Point to walk, I am so glad that John and I did. It was great to be a part of such an amazing 'crew' of people. The walk was 'supposedly' a 3K...although while John and I were walking (he in his Converse thinking the walk was a mere 1.6miles approx) we were thinking...this sure seems longer than that. Sure enough when I gmap-pedometer'ed it the walk was actually 3.36 miles...John's poor feet!!
Amy~Thank you so much for including us in your 'crew'. We are proud to be a part of Caleb's Crew!!! I already can't wait for next year!!!
My only gripe about the walk...with over 600 people present and a fraternity handing out a 'gadzillion' plastic water bottles there was not a single place to recycle the bottles to be found!!! I seriously couldn't believe it!! Next year...I'm showing up with a lot of black trash bags for recycling...the money collected next year from recycling all those bottles can help kick off fundraising for the following year!!!
I have a video of Amy, Jeff, and Caleb after receiving the plaque...but of course the file is too big to allow me to post it...
Amy~any suggestions on how to do it??
Caleb Gold is the son of a friend and co-worker. He has been diagnosed with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy (Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (UCMD). Amy and Jeff (Caleb's parents...and Amy is a my co-worker) have done an amazing job at getting people together and raising awareness and money...lots and lots of money!! Caleb is one of the cutest (sorry Amy...I couldn't actually put 'the cutest' b/c of my niece and nephew :-) ) kids you will ever see and meet. He is amazingly smart, at only 3 years old, and so so so cute! Amy and Jeff (and the rest of Caleb's Crew) have been busy raising money, money and more money to help look for a cure and assist all those out there that are affected by MD. They put together multiple fundraising events at restaurants (I tried to go to as many as possible) and together Caleb's Crew raised...are you ready...$16,800!!!! Wow!!! They even got the plaque for the team that raised the most money.
While it was a tough morning to get up (today was Daylight Savings so we lost an hour of sleep!!) to go to Crown Point to walk, I am so glad that John and I did. It was great to be a part of such an amazing 'crew' of people. The walk was 'supposedly' a 3K...although while John and I were walking (he in his Converse thinking the walk was a mere 1.6miles approx) we were thinking...this sure seems longer than that. Sure enough when I gmap-pedometer'ed it the walk was actually 3.36 miles...John's poor feet!!
Amy~Thank you so much for including us in your 'crew'. We are proud to be a part of Caleb's Crew!!! I already can't wait for next year!!!
My only gripe about the walk...with over 600 people present and a fraternity handing out a 'gadzillion' plastic water bottles there was not a single place to recycle the bottles to be found!!! I seriously couldn't believe it!! Next year...I'm showing up with a lot of black trash bags for recycling...the money collected next year from recycling all those bottles can help kick off fundraising for the following year!!!
I have a video of Amy, Jeff, and Caleb after receiving the plaque...but of course the file is too big to allow me to post it...
Amy~any suggestions on how to do it??
Saturday, February 28, 2009
I have granite!!!
I officially have granite and luckily I LOVE it!! I've been worried the last few days..."What if I don't like it", "What if it is too pink?", "What if it looks funny?"....ahhhhhh!!!! The pressure!! Well the granite guys came today and installed. The funny part was that they turned the heater on on accident (I've NEVER used my heater...) so all of a sudden it started to smell pretty funny...but I assumed it was their 'glue' or something...I don't know?!?! My roommate comes and asks me, "Do they know they have the heater on?"...so I go down to check and they don't know how to turn it off...I don't know how to turn it off....so for the next 3 hours, on a 75 degree day, we had the heater on (we couldn't put the top piece back on to figure out the dial b/c it was in the way of the granite!!). Then....they leave....did they put the heater back together? No? Was the heater still on? YES!!! Ugh...it was warm!!! Finally, with my roommate's help we got the dang thing off, but it still took a while...I have a very old school heater!! Now I just need him (my roommate) to install the faucet and dishwasher and I'm good to go!!! YAHOO!!!!! Here are some updated pics!!!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Handyman
I love my handyman!! I met him at karaoke with a bunch of girl friends one night...he even played our dice game with us for a while. As we hung out with him all night it came out that he was a handyman "The House Mechanic" and so our relationship of him fixing my home boo-boos! He has installed all my new doors and door frames...he did some wainscoting work, drywall, and even built at box using wainscoting around a pipe for me...and now...he's installing my microwave and fixing the random holes in the ceiling that were showing after I removed the hanging cabinets. He rocks...he's coming to my place to do this work from 5-8 pm so that I can be home with Katy (who he loves!!) Today he got the microwave hood all set up and starting some of the patch work. He'll be back tomorrow to fix the ceiling!!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
WOW
My kitchen guys are speedy! We are almost done with everything...should be totally completed next weekend. All cabinets are now in, molding is in, plywood in place...just need the granite installed, appliances put in and the final touches of caulking, knobs etc. I'm heading to Orange County tomorrow to give Javier the sink template so that the granite can be fabricated. The guess for now is that granite will go in on Saturday and either Saturday or Sunday Javier will come back for the final touches!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Lights!!!
I know in the last post I put pictures of the pendant lights, but I didn't have light bulbs in them. I got bulbs and now I have pics of them all lit up!! So cool!!!
Got a lot done...
OMG...they got a LOT done today!!! The electrician came today along with Javier and his 'helper'. The electrical ended up being a pretty big deal, I'd say about half the day was spent fixing the wall, and other electrical issues that weren't done correctly to start with (like my stove plug just sitting on the ground...yeah...safe!) All the kitchen cabinets are now in, not all with doors yet. Tomorrow will be installing the cabinets on the other side of the bar. I'm guessing tomorrow will be a much faster day than today...after seeing how much was done today. Plus...they hung my pendant lights...so cool!!!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Empty
Day 1 down of the remodel! My kitchen is now officially empty! We got slightly delayed, but shouldn't really hold us up at all, when it came down to lowering the bar wall. Turns out the electrical wires are a tiny bit too high so Javier (the cabinet guy) is trying to bring his electrician tomorrow to fix that so we can lower it. And...I decided that since the electrician is already going t be here I may as well have him get the pendant lights set up...which should be easy! I already have electrical wiring in the ceiling with a light switch...so really should just be getting the 'cans' in or whatever. I got super cool pendant shades...I'll put pics up when they are hanging. Here are pictures from today! Enjoy!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tomorrow...tomorrow
Tomorrow is the BIG day...the kitchen gets 'gutted' tomorrow!!! I'm taking the day off work to keep an eye on things...keep Katy calm...and be here for any initial questions.
I originally thought I'd be able to do some of the removal myself, but that just didn't happen. I was able to take off all the doors and remove the drawers...I know...easy easy!!
Here are some before pics and empty pics...tomorrow should get an update on the removal!!! Yahoo!!!!
I originally thought I'd be able to do some of the removal myself, but that just didn't happen. I was able to take off all the doors and remove the drawers...I know...easy easy!!
Here are some before pics and empty pics...tomorrow should get an update on the removal!!! Yahoo!!!!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Switching it up
So I'm going to attempt to do this blog thing...although I'm not really sure who really cares to read this. But...with my kitchen updates and being so far from everyone I thought it might make for an easier way to keep everyone up to date on my 'fun in the sun' down here in San Diego.
So here is the update for now. I'm getting really excited for my new kitchen!! The old one gets torn out on this coming up Friday. Luckly my kitchen is pretty small and the cabinet maker thinks they should be done with the tear out and install by Sunday...including cutting my bar down to counter level. It should REALLY open up the room!!! I'll post pics as I have them...so far I only have picture of some before...with the doors off. My living room is now a disaster!! I've pretty much moved everything from the kitchen into the living room.
The other new thing here is that I finally gave my roommate his notice. I gave him 2 months and let him know that if he finds a place before then that it is fine if he is out beforehand. It's just so hard to have someone else live in my place that I've spent so much money on. While I'll be stretched pretty thin financially I think overall I'll be a lot happier! And if needed I can always find someone else later. But right now I'm really looking forward to having that room for storage too!!! Good grief that will make life easier!!!
So here is the update for now. I'm getting really excited for my new kitchen!! The old one gets torn out on this coming up Friday. Luckly my kitchen is pretty small and the cabinet maker thinks they should be done with the tear out and install by Sunday...including cutting my bar down to counter level. It should REALLY open up the room!!! I'll post pics as I have them...so far I only have picture of some before...with the doors off. My living room is now a disaster!! I've pretty much moved everything from the kitchen into the living room.
The other new thing here is that I finally gave my roommate his notice. I gave him 2 months and let him know that if he finds a place before then that it is fine if he is out beforehand. It's just so hard to have someone else live in my place that I've spent so much money on. While I'll be stretched pretty thin financially I think overall I'll be a lot happier! And if needed I can always find someone else later. But right now I'm really looking forward to having that room for storage too!!! Good grief that will make life easier!!!
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