fireplace before and after

So today I am working from home because our fireplace is getting painted...it looks 100% better now that its done..... you can't really tell but the before color was really green.... we aren't really sure why...

BEFORE:

AFTER

kumo loves the all house fan

I woke up last night to Kumo sniffing away.....I turned on the light and this is what I see...
he loves the all house fan :)

Fourth of July weekend!!!

So far this weekend has been pretty eventful! We went to the Folsom Rodeo this weekend with our good friends Cesar and Natasha. It was really fun, but the first hour we were all so hot. Thankfully the sun went down and we were able to cool down. Sunday my parents came over for dinner and I cooked them some Salmon, parmesan risotto and green beans. It was a yummy meal. Then today Bryan and I made a trip to green acres to pick up some plants. Here are some pictures from the weekend. Tonight we are heading to Natasha and Cesars for a little fourth of July paaarrrrtttyyyy.

Here is the waterfall finally working!!!!

Bryan planted some elfin thyme right along the concrete edge, It looks like grass, but you don't have to cut it! We are hoping it takes well to that spot.
I planted some sweet potato vines along the top of the retaining wall. They are the same two plants that are taking over my pot. I can't wait until they are big enough and cascading down the wall!!!

My pot flourishing!

Bryan re-planted his pot and it looks fabulous!

I only got one pictures from the Rodeo....and its of Cesar holding Natasha's purse...it was so funny, he was turning away from the camera to put it down... :)

much needed update

Finally, the much needed update post! So thing have been really crazy lately… my work schedule has been suffocating me lately, and that is an understatement. It is now official I will be moving to another group at work later this summer and I am counting down the days. Here is the fun stuff that has been happening since my last major post.

1. Hail storm…. So much that it looks like snow?!?!?! Yup that is right. This storm was short but very loud. The thurder was so load the house felt like it was shaking. It hailed like crazy for about 5 minutes and then stopped. This is what we were left with… pretty cool huh?!?

front yard:
backyard - right side

backyard - left side

2. Some accessories for the backyard….. oh no the backyard is not done… don’t get me started on that topic….Anyhow last weekend Bryan and I decided to go out an accessorize our back door. We have this large patio space to the right of our backdoor and it basically collects shoes. We decided it was time to liven in up with some pots and a nice storage bench. It was so fun running around the nursery picking out pots and plants. Bryan I decided to each do one pot. So we ran around each picking flower, it was so fun to watch Bryans decision making process. He is so cute! This is the result of the weekend trip to Green Acres.

Bryans pot:

my pot:

pots with the storage bench:

3. Our patio furniture finally came in, of course right after we had visitors Anyhow its looking fabulous and we seriously can’t wait until the rest of the yard is done. (Seriously when will it be DONE?!?!?!....ahhhh!!!) Bryan and I are really both liking how its turning out, we just want it to be over so we can start working on our little mini projects.

4. Nikki comes to visit for a week! Oh gosh it was so nice having Nikki here. I had about a week off from work in the April and my friend Nikki from Salt Lake came out to visit. We had such a great time just relaxing and catching up. The weather finally warmed up for here for her visit and we spent most of the time relaxing and playing with the pups. Nikki brought her lovely little Makoa, who I totally adore. He is such a cuddle bug! Anyhow we made one large trip while she was in town. I organized a group of Klee Kais to meet up in San Francisco. So the Saturday while Nikki was here we made the trip. It was so much fun to meet a whole bunch of Klee Kais and get to meet some wonderful owners. The trip was a total success! We ended up having 12 Klee Kais in total. I really do miss not living close to Nikki. We get along so well and she just constantly cracks me up. In a perfect world she would be my neighbor. It was really hard when she left… made me miss her even more L Which reminds me I should start planning my next trip to visit her. We are going to try and visit each other at least once a year.

Makoa sleepin on Nikkis foot

the pups on Kumos favorite perch

cuddling pups

Makoa wanted to cuddle with Kumo all weekend, this was probably the closest it came to it so we had to get a picture

Me and Kumo playing with little Rusty at the meetup

The group picture at the end of the playdate

sorry sorry

So I have been super SUPER swamped at work lately that it has offically consumed my life. I promise to post some pictures soon. Have to blog about Nikkis visit here and the Klee Kai meetup. Gosh it was so nice having Nikki here, made me miss her that much more when she left :( Also have to blog about the backyard and the recent happenings :)

Todds come to visit!!

family pictures, notice kumo jumping in the background! hahahah

final look with the new grass

So this is what I came home to yesterday.... too bad we have to stay off it for two weeks :(

GRASSSSSS

Grass is going in todayyyY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bryan couldn't find kumo this morning.... look where he was... cuddling with Trev :)

Some decorations for the house

So any many of you know Bryans parents are coming this next weekend and Nikki is coming the following weekend. We are trying to get some things done around the house before then.... So this weekend we went out and got some things for the little alcoves and tables in the house as well as a painting for our bedroom. We have these large shelves flanking our family room that have been empty up until now.... granted we were only able to fill one out of the eight shelves, but its a start!

painting in our bedroom

Entry way table, got some new flowers to liven it up a bit!

Here is a before and after of our sofa table in the family room. We made it a little more adult with the flowers

Picture easels to display the scrapbooks

This one came pre-made . This is the alcove in our bedroomThis one Bryan and I actually designed... we went to Michaels and picked out the arrangement and vase... it was really fun to see we could actually make something that looks rather high end... this is the alcove at the end of our hallway

patio cover and plants

The bones of the patio cover is finally done.... They are going to stain it and put in ceiling fans. We are having vines grow on the cover to give us shade in the summer and sun in the winter... Its going to be stained a very dark brown color, almost black, its will look really nice up against our very tan house :)

Yes, we finally have SOME plants!!!!!!!!!!!