well, we've been in the house for a few weeks and we're still loving it. but no, this is not a house update post. that will come in due time.... once the decorating and cleaning and all the other little stuff has been completed. what this post is, however, is a little update on some of the good, bad, and awkward things that have happened in the last little bit in no particular order
the good: the fall! i have grown to absolutely love the fall. i love the colors, the smells, the food, the cute layered clothes, the decorations, etc.
the bad: days are getting shorter... yuck.
the ugly: the temps are getting colder
the good: my favorite uggs are out of storage and back on my feet. and just as comfy as they were last year.
the good: we had a little get together with some friends to make caramel apples!
the bad: i ate way too many caramel apples
the awkward: the other day at work i was getting a patient set up for a hearing test. as i turned around to walk out of the sound booth, my feet got caught up in some cords and i fell face first into the ground. that was a first... and hopefully a last!
the good: the guy and i had a good laugh about it all for about 10 minutes.
the bad: the cute, brand-new blazer i was wearing that day didn't love such a forceful fall- the seam on the back split right open. hopefully it can be mended!
the good: my cute hubby turned 27 on the oct 10th! we had fun celebrating with his family and relatives in town from cali.
the good: red iguana for his bday dinner complete with some delicious tres leches for dessert.
the bad: josh doesn't let me choose his birthday presents for him- he likes to purchase them himself and say they're from me. ruins the fun of birthdays if you ask me.
the good: josh bought himself (from me) a new apple airport for faster wi-fi at our house and a new ping-pong table
the ugly: now he's going to want me to play ping-pong with him. i dislike ping-pong almost as much as i dislike miniature golfing
the good: homemade lemon cake with lemon frosting for his birthday cake
the bad: i got burned out on running (ok, ok... working out in general) this summer and haven't been doing much since getting back from vietnam back in july
the ugly: my body definitely is letting me know it's time to get back into shape!
the good: my little sister has talked me into running a 5k with her this weekend
the awkward: me thinking i could run 5 miles and could only run 1.5. i've got some major catching up to do.
the awkward: today at work i had a super cute super old lady (whom i had never met before) who dropped her hearing aid as she was putting it in her ear. we thought (her daughter and i) that it fell on the ground but after searching the floor for over 5 minutes, we couldn't find it anywhere. we started patting the lady down trying to see if it fell down her shirt or pants or something and the daughter started laughing hysterically and crying so hard because we weren't able to find the hearing aid. the cute grandma started bouncing around and flapping her arms all around hoping the hearing aid would somehow show up. after about 5 more minutes of searching the cute grandma started lifting up her shirt and unbuttoning her pants trying to search for the missing hearing aid and told me she and i were about to get really close :) i started hearing the hearing aid squeal and i asked her if it could have fallen into her bra and she said that was impossible because she wasn't wearing a bra. she lifted up her shirt just enough for me to see that the hearing aid was lodged under her left boobie. she asked if i would help her get it out (because her daughter was still laughing in the corner hysterically)... which i did... and then she popped the hearing aid right back into her ear and told me she and i are officially best friends now. that was a first... and hopefully a last!
the ugly: i've decided i'm terrible at decorating a new house. i feel like everything i already have needs to be tossed and i need to start fresh with everything new.
the good: my vision of light grey walls in our master bedroom complete with a stenciled accent wall became a reality... and i love it!
the ugly: stenciling such a big wall was a tedious task and took hours/days longer than predicted
the good: my new white iPhone 4gs is in the mail and i'm super excited about it
the ugly: i need to sell my current iPhone 3gs... do you know anyone that wants one???
the good: our fence was finally installed the other day
the ugly: it took 3 weeks longer than planned
the good: my parents are very kind and watched the pups while we waited on the fence people
the good: the pups are home where they belong and are loving it!
the awkward: the pups have some awesome halloween costumes courtesy of my cute mom
the good: ebony (the black one) is a great running dog so now i don't have an excuse that i don't have a running partner
the good: my favorite purchase this year from swiss days... my Mr. Frankenstein
the awkward: josh lovingly named him Dr. Hankinstein
the good: while decorating my house, i have gotten a lot of inspiration from
pinterest.
the bad: it has almost been too much inspiration
the good: i have found a color scheme for our master bedroom that josh actually agrees on
the awkward: how do you keep white comforters clean??
the ugly: my list of wants is about a hundred items long
the bad: there is only so much time/resources to actually make all those things from pinterest that i want
the good: i was given an old wingback chair from my parents to refinish
the ugly: quite possibly the worst diy project i have ever taken on. i wanted to scream and pull my hair out on many occasions
the awkward: not knowing what on earth to do with the chair now
the good: some of my favorite stores ever are opening soon at the fashion place mall
the bad/the ugly: some of my favorite stores are opening soon at the fashion place mall :)
the good: stores including h&m, crate and barrel, and ann taylor loft to add to an already awesome jcrew and nordstrom. just add an anthro and i'll never have to leave
the good: i found the cutest, most perfect new boots for the fall at nordstrom. they were meant for me.
the ugly: ordered them to be delivered at my home only to find out they are out of stock and not going to be made again. sad day.
the good: deciding to paint the garage before we officially moved in
the ugly: the sore necks and arms we all had the day after painting
the good: having the best family ever that came over and helped us paint/clean before the big moving day... we are so blessed
the good: being the target of some major garage envy in the neighborhood... so we've been told :)
the good: going out for a girls night out with a new group of cute girls
the awkward: not having enough time to properly prepare for the witches night out at gardner village and feeling a tid bit underdressed
the good: there's always next year to redeem myself
