i was looking back through old photos (well, “old” means from may/june 09) and was promptly reminded that anton and i purchased a chair well before our most recent arm chair purchase from consignment 1st.
we found this apple green chair at home goods one day and thought that it would be the perfect punch of [...]
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chair for chair
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arm chair on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
great grapes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged great grapes charlotte, muscadine, vineyards on October 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
we were ready to channel our inner lucille ball:
although she was probably stomping and later indulging on some sweet californian grapes, north carolinians are accustomed to muscadines. it’s a taste that we have had to “get used” to, and by year 3….i think we’re finally okay with swallowing the musky aromatic nc wine.
anton and i [...]
acrylics & kool-aid
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
part of my job this year is to administer reading fluency screenings to ALL children 1st through 5th grade in 5 elementary schools. some of the highlights thus far have included:
1. hiccups in between reading each word
2. a 9 year old named shirley who looked exactly like the curly-haired pepsi commercial girl
3. [...]
’tis the season
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fall fun on September 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
1. no new house projects have been completed, due to:
a. weekends at the beach
b. working like a fiend
c. lack of summer freedom to utilize the right side of my brain for creativity, craftism, and projects
[...]
ATL
Posted in Uncategorized on September 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
and now…..
anton and i are here to enjoy the last few lazy, hazy days of summer @ marc and diane’s condo.
….i know, i know….the projects have ceased….
give us a free weekend and we’ll be back on track!
but until then, you can find these two beached whales washed up on the bogue banks shore….
adios!
psych-a-rama
Posted in Uncategorized on August 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
i am leaving for
today after with work 10 school psychologists.
we are all going to sit around and interpret each other’s dreams.
i’ll let you know how that goes.
blast from the past
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged frigidaire, kitchenaid, old appliances, old house, roper on August 24, 2009 | 11 Comments »
have you ever met something that you wanted to tear apart, demolish, renovate, and update?
so is my love-hate relationship with my parent’s parkersburg house rental.
the house and all of its contents truly belong in the smithsonian. an even more amazing feat is the fact that the appliances, in all of their historical [...]
one last hoorah
Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2009 | 7 Comments »
work begins tuesday?!?
summer is over?!?
these two realizations = (equals) my escape for one last hoorah in the mountaineer state until sunday.
back to school to do list:
1. buy a trapper keeper
2. get new converse shoes with the various colors of tab inserts
3. buy 5 star notebooks (college ruled)
4. spruce up the ole jansport backpack
5. clean [...]
anniversary week: year 2
Posted in anniversaries, tagged wedding anniversary, wedding dance video on August 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
we chose our wedding party very carefully, selecting mature, upstanding individuals who knew just how to pose for the perfect wedding photoshoot:
let us present exhibit a:
oops. well, we did the best we could…..
(just kidding – we love you guys!)
in an effort to capture the past year’s events, i explored some of the unused movie-making [...]
hiatus
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
erin and anton are babysitting three kids under five, two very old dogs, and a house while their parents are away.
obviously, the blog will be on hiatus until friday (prayers are both welcomed and necessary for the next few days!)
