We are SO close to having the 'soon-to-be-nursery' done it's making me CRAZY!!
At this point we only have to throw one more coat of paint on a little area, take down all the painter's tape, get all the 'equipment' (drop cloths, brushes, etc.) out of there, clean up the floors, and then we can finally get a real idea of how it all came out.
Everyone that has stopped by to see it really likes what we've done - so I'm looking forward to sharing the photos with ya'll.
This weekend was a WHIRLWIND of activity. Shocking, I know.
Friday night Jim and I went to the Grille for dinner and then stayed for a few drinks with Jim's folks who arrived just as we were finishing up. We then headed home and made some adjustments to the tree so that we could finally get it into the house and let it 'fall'.
Note to self: In hindsight, using a chainsaw after a 'few' drinks at the Grille may not have been the smartest thing we've ever done, but whatever...it all worked out just fine. :-)
It was a huge relief to have it up and inside the house - as opposed to sitting outside on the screened in porch.
Saturday morning we got up early and began painting right away. By the time my friend Kerry (who was visiting from NH) got to our house we were almost finished. While Kerry and I were out running some errands, Jim finished up. Kerry and I finished what we had to do and then the three of us went out to lunch. After lunch, we came home and we all decorated the tree....it was nice to have Kerry there with us helping out. Not only was it fun - but it made things go a lot faster. We've got SO many ornaments that when Jim and I do it, it takes a LONG time. While we were working on the tree, Jim's mother stopped by to see the house so we stopped and visited for a bit with her. Once the tree was completely decorated, (YAHOO!!) Kerry helped us out further by taking our Christmas card photo. That was a HUGE help.
I'm not going to go into specifics as to what the card looks like at the moment, but I'll post it eventually. Kerry had to get back to NH, so she headed home once the 'photo shoot' was completed.
Jim and I then showered and got ready for a Christmas party we were going to in Boston with our friend Charles.
As it turned out, the party wasn't as fun as we'd hoped. It was hosted by a former co-worker of Jim's, and while it was great to see her, the crowd was a VERY odd mix of people and all the food they had there had been out since the party began (around 4-ish) so we wanted nothing to do with that. We stayed for a while, but then we ended up leaving and going out for Thai food, followed by a quick trip to Fritz, where we ran into a couple of my softball teammates and finished up the night there. FUN!!!
On Sunday we both got up early and while I whisked Scooter off to doggie day care for the day, Jim began getting things ready for the annual 'cookie baking day' with his sister and niece, Katie. By the time I got back home, things were in full swing - so I got the hell out of the way.
At 10, Jim and I headed to church. It was a very fun service. The youth group did a 'dramatic presentation' that was quite entertaining. In fact, it was a hell of a lot more entertaining than some of the shows that the local community theatres have been churning out these days.
Say what?!?!?
Anyway - it was fun and the 'kids' did a great job.
After church, Jim and I rushed home so that he could get back to baking. We had a quick lunch, Jim's parents arrived for a visit, and after about an hour or so, they left. Once they left, I went grocery shopping, ran to the store to pick up our Christmas cards (gotta love Walgreens and their SUPER FAST Christmas card making process), came home and then went to go pick up Scooter at daycare. As I pulled into the driveway, Jim's sister and niece were just leaving so I walked in the house to see Jim in full cleaning mode.
Once the kitchen/house was back to 'normal' - we both started getting to go to the TWO holiday parties that we had on the schedule for last night.
The two of us looked like we had been beaten up, but we were trying our best to stay awake and get ready. :-)
At this point, it was about 6pm, pouring out, yet it felt like it was about 11pm.
We managed to get to the first party (which was about 5 minutes down the road) but we never made it to the second one.
Sorry everyone!!!
We were at my friends house, sitting on the couch and trying our best to stay awake, so I think we made the right call. The second party was about 30-40 minutes away and most of the people that were there are people that we're going to be seeing tonight or at some other point within then next couple of weeks.
Hopefully it will all work out and we'll see everyone before (or close to) Christmas. :-)
I'm going to end this incredibly detailed diatribe and get to work. I hope you all had a great weekend and a fantastic week.
And no - I still haven't started Christmas shopping yet.
2 comments:
You emphasized that the one party had a "VERY odd mix of people." You've piqued my interest. What was so odd about them?
OK I'll spill, but I'm not mentioning any names. :)
There was the woman who owned the place(lesbian) and her new girlfriend. Her son and her ex-husband were both there, as were both the son's and ex's girlfriends. There was a 'm' to 'f' tranny there with two of his friends and the tranny at one time or another had slept with the lesbian hostess. The hostess' childhood friends were there (and TRASHED) as was one of her sisters. There were some of her co-workers there as well. One of them was going to be Jim's boss until Jim got laid off last March. Way back when, this guy (gay) had been telling Jim that he was all set and not going to lose his job, blah, blah, blah and it all turned out to be a bunch of bull in the end.
SO, when we walked in the door and he was the first person we saw, it was slightly awkward. (more for the liar than any of us).
So - there you have it.
All those folks and lots of congealed food made for a quick stay. :-)
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