Greetings and Salutations!
I am no longer "maintaining" this blog (like I ever really posted anything anyway), but I do have a new blog if you'd like to read along. It can be found here. Happy reading!
-Sarah
Monday, January 7, 2013
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
I'm back...
That's right ladies and gents, I'm making my triumphant return to the blogosphere! I don't really know what I will blog about yet, I'm just making this stuff up as I go along. Possible topics that may pop up on any given day:
One thing that I wanted to share with you is this amazingly awesome wallpaper background. If you're a fan of the movie Office Space, you will LOVE this. Thanks to some dude named Burt Gummer for creating it!
- Crafting
- Eating
- Jillian Michaels, and her all-around desire to kick my butt
- Any and all things pop culture
- Our cat, Emma
One thing that I wanted to share with you is this amazingly awesome wallpaper background. If you're a fan of the movie Office Space, you will LOVE this. Thanks to some dude named Burt Gummer for creating it!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Plant Progress
Thought it was time for an update on my plants I'm growing on our balcony. Although the balcony really only gets morning sun, I am pleasantly surprised at how well they are doing!
About 6 Weeks Ago:
Now:
About 6 Weeks Ago:
Now:
And I added a tomato plant just to mix it up a bit:
I hope they all survive the move to the house! I'm sure they will, it's only 3 miles away.
About 6 Weeks Ago:
Now:
About 6 Weeks Ago:
Now:
And I added a tomato plant just to mix it up a bit:
I hope they all survive the move to the house! I'm sure they will, it's only 3 miles away.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Our Big Purchase...
...the biggest purchase of our lives so far! It's a Cape Cod in a great part of Valpo and we are so excited to move in! Here's the story of how we came across our new home.
A little background information about our past home purchase experiences (yes, there's more than one!):
The first time around we found a like new 2 bedroom 1 bathroom home with a finished basement. It passed inspection with flying colors. On the morning that we were supposed to go in and arrange financing, the company John was working for called a company-wide meeting and announced they were closing their doors. So, needless to say we could not arrange financing on my salary alone. A couple months later, we put an offer on another house that was a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom built in the early 1900s. When our home inspector Dr. Death was examining the basement, he discovered that the house was INFESTED with carpenter ants. It would have taken thousands of dollars to repair, so we decided that it was best to pass on the house. We ended up renting a 2 bedroom apartment which we have lived in since we got married in November of '07.
About a month ago, we got the itch to look for a place to call our own. After quite a few dives and disappointments, I came across a brand new listing that I had this funny little feeling about. We HAD to go look at this house as soon as possible! I arranged a showing with our realtor for that night at 6:15. We pulled up to the house and it definitely had character. After going through the rooms and checking out the back yard, we called for backup. Backup = Moms and Dads! We all agreed that this house was too good to pass up, so John and I decided to make them an offer they couldn't refuse (not really, I just love The Godfather and wanted to us that line). The house had only been on the market for SEVEN HOURS!
Our offer was accepted within 24 hours and the house passed inspection. We will move in some time between July 15th and 22nd. There are four bedrooms and two full baths, a living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry, coat closet, and two linen closets. There's a great covered porch on the front and a nice deck on the back with a privacy fence. All that's left to do is close and move in! Of course, there are a few things that we will be improving upon. I plan on blogging every step of the way, including:
A little background information about our past home purchase experiences (yes, there's more than one!):
The first time around we found a like new 2 bedroom 1 bathroom home with a finished basement. It passed inspection with flying colors. On the morning that we were supposed to go in and arrange financing, the company John was working for called a company-wide meeting and announced they were closing their doors. So, needless to say we could not arrange financing on my salary alone. A couple months later, we put an offer on another house that was a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom built in the early 1900s. When our home inspector Dr. Death was examining the basement, he discovered that the house was INFESTED with carpenter ants. It would have taken thousands of dollars to repair, so we decided that it was best to pass on the house. We ended up renting a 2 bedroom apartment which we have lived in since we got married in November of '07.
About a month ago, we got the itch to look for a place to call our own. After quite a few dives and disappointments, I came across a brand new listing that I had this funny little feeling about. We HAD to go look at this house as soon as possible! I arranged a showing with our realtor for that night at 6:15. We pulled up to the house and it definitely had character. After going through the rooms and checking out the back yard, we called for backup. Backup = Moms and Dads! We all agreed that this house was too good to pass up, so John and I decided to make them an offer they couldn't refuse (not really, I just love The Godfather and wanted to us that line). The house had only been on the market for SEVEN HOURS!
Our offer was accepted within 24 hours and the house passed inspection. We will move in some time between July 15th and 22nd. There are four bedrooms and two full baths, a living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry, coat closet, and two linen closets. There's a great covered porch on the front and a nice deck on the back with a privacy fence. All that's left to do is close and move in! Of course, there are a few things that we will be improving upon. I plan on blogging every step of the way, including:
- Removing Wallpaper: Scrape Your Way to Sanity (or I may call this Scrape Your Way to Insanity, it could go either way.)
- Toilets: Are Pink and Blue the colors for you? (If so, I've got two toilets with your names on them. I'll leave them by the curb for you. Seriously.)
- Wood Paneling: What were they thinking?
- My Own Sewing Room: Hallelujah!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Busy Saturday
First off, let me say Happy Birthday to my brother-in-law Mike. Sorry John and I didn't get you anything... yet!
Well, so far, I've had a pretty busy Saturday. Good thing I still have one more day left in the weekend! My Saturday has been all over the grid, from shopping with Mom to planting my flower boxes and starting and finishing a new sewing project. And the day's not even close to being over!
About a month ago, I started some flowers from seed for my flower boxes on our balcony. I've never done this before, so I am pleasantly surprised that I have not killed them yet. They will eventually grow to become blue Forget Me Nots. We'll see what happens!
Here are some photos of the plants and our balcony. Not much to work with here, but I'm trying to brighten it up with the flower boxes and a vining plant called a Hyacinth Bean Vine. A woman that I work with gave me the "beans" to start the hyacinth plant and you can see a picture of what it will hopefully look like in the near future here.
The sewing project that I started AND completed today was a sort of prototype reusable coffee cup sleeve. I thought that it turned out pretty well for the first go-round. I created the pattern from a cardboard sleeve that I received when I purchased a Hazelnut Skim Latte from Evelyn Bay Coffee Company just down the street. Honestly, I hardly ever purchase coffee in the morning, but it was delicious and I needed the sleeve!
Here's a photo of the completed project. I really should do photos of my projects as I progress. Maybe next time!
The buttons that I used belonged to my great grandmother. I love looking through the bag, because there are so many different buttons and I discover something new every time.
I am thinking about producing a few of the sleeves and selling them to local coffee shops. Let me know what you think!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Well, so far, I've had a pretty busy Saturday. Good thing I still have one more day left in the weekend! My Saturday has been all over the grid, from shopping with Mom to planting my flower boxes and starting and finishing a new sewing project. And the day's not even close to being over!
About a month ago, I started some flowers from seed for my flower boxes on our balcony. I've never done this before, so I am pleasantly surprised that I have not killed them yet. They will eventually grow to become blue Forget Me Nots. We'll see what happens!
Here are some photos of the plants and our balcony. Not much to work with here, but I'm trying to brighten it up with the flower boxes and a vining plant called a Hyacinth Bean Vine. A woman that I work with gave me the "beans" to start the hyacinth plant and you can see a picture of what it will hopefully look like in the near future here.
The sewing project that I started AND completed today was a sort of prototype reusable coffee cup sleeve. I thought that it turned out pretty well for the first go-round. I created the pattern from a cardboard sleeve that I received when I purchased a Hazelnut Skim Latte from Evelyn Bay Coffee Company just down the street. Honestly, I hardly ever purchase coffee in the morning, but it was delicious and I needed the sleeve!
Here's a photo of the completed project. I really should do photos of my projects as I progress. Maybe next time!
The buttons that I used belonged to my great grandmother. I love looking through the bag, because there are so many different buttons and I discover something new every time.
I am thinking about producing a few of the sleeves and selling them to local coffee shops. Let me know what you think!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
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