Insane asylum

Wow, 2 posts in one day!
I titled this post “Insane asylum” because it is an accurate description of the way our house looks right now and also the state of mind of its inhabitants.  This weekend we pushed the limits of our sanity by sanding, priming and painting until we could sand, prime and paint [...]

Wine weekend – The sequel

      
  
  
Last weekend, we took a much needed mini vacation and headed to the Finger Lakes region of New York.  This was the second time we had been.  We went last summer and really enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere and, most importantly, all the wine.  As much as I love Napa/Sonoma, it loses a lot of its [...]

Am I really doing this?

This week I officially entered week one of my marathon training schedule.  Gulp.  Despite planning this forever and making hotel reservations months ago, I still feel like it’s not real.  I had no idea what was going to happen with all of this given my IT band troubles but after 2 full weeks off, things [...]

Progress. I think.

After a brief weekend away (will post more on that later), Barry and I are back to the grind.  We took 2 days off to slave over our new house and had some help from family too.  Although it still feels like we have eleventy jillion hours ahead of us, it finally feels like we’ve [...]

Battle against teal

On Friday, we officially became home owners!  We had our closing at noon and left the Registry of deeds with a lot less money but a house of our very own to show for it.  As soon as we had the keys in our hand, the work began.  This weekend was a marathon of home improvement.  [...]