Pumpkin shine on Line Baltimore

We've had a sad little pumpkin sitting by our door for a few weeks. Today it received a much needed face lift.

Fischer wanted to help too...

RARRRRR....

Originally, it rocked some teeth, but they looked bad so they were pulled. :)

Okay, so I was done. I put it next to the door and left it for a while half a second...

Then I attacked it with some spray paint, two apples and a skewer. HA. I think it turned out pretty cute.

(picture taken with phone)

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros

I've been a little under the weather, so Monday afternoon i dropped by my doctor's office and got celestone shot. Let me say that i LOVE these things! They hurt like hell, but OMG. The wrinkle between my eyes disappears, i could clean for days and i am never short on words. Love. the. celestone shots.

This being my birthday week and all, I needed the extra bump to overcome the crud and celebrate 28 years of living in full force!

So high on steroids (ha!), Jason and I headed to a hole in the wall to listen to some music.

It was an awesome show. It was a small show--maybe 100 people there. Jason and i had the privilege of standing behind two of the most ridiculous people in the joint. Jason stood behind a guy who had a huge, nasty, curly pony tail and every time the band would start to jam, the guy would bob his head and his nasty pony would go in jason's face. It was hilarious! And the most obnoxious girl ever stood in front of me. She obviously had participated in some extracurricular activities before the show. She hippy danced all over my feet. At one point i gave her a little 'knock it off-just kidding-i was hippy dancing too' shove. It was actually well received, but she didn't get the 'knock it off' part.

Anyways, they didn't come out on stage until nearly 10:30, so we listened for an hour or so and headed home...

Show us your life friday-Kitchens

The day after Christmas in 2008, Jason and I took a sledge hammer to a wall. I have to emphasize 'A WALL', because that was what were were doing. We were to take out one wall and move it over just a few inches for new washer and dryer that would wash and dry more than a pair of socks and a towel without bouncing all over the place!

The one wall quickly turned into all of the walls! We ended up taking the kitchen all the way down to the studs on all four walls. When my computer crashed I lost all of the photos, but there are some on our flicker page.

You really need to see the before to appreciate the change. We did move the door, which totally opened the house. We couldn't have maximized the space any better (thanks mom!).

Here are a few after shots:

The pine floors, which we stenciled, were found under ceramic tile and two layers of linoleum. I think they look great!

It is hard to get a good picture of the other side of the kitchen...but you get the idea....Please excuse the two bulbs that are burned out above the refrigerator. :)

If you notice under the microwave there is a little door. Behind that door is our electrical box, and where we keep our broom and vacuum.

To the left of the refrigerator is our NEW WASHER AND DRYER! woot!

TA DA! the big red machines! There are shelves inside the closet, but i thought I'd spare your eyes...it messy in there!

My mom and I found these guys at an Restoration Hardware Clearance Center in Florida. I had some other knobs in mind, but these $2 knobs were a steal and they had just enough for my kitchen. Pre-renovation we had 8 knobs...and after we had some 22 knobs!

Obviously, we didn't start out with the intention of gutting our kitchen, but now after all of the sweat (and tears) we love it!

Au Revoir!

Trading my junk for your cash

YARD SALE!!!

This weekend we had a yard sale and managed to make $275. Had we not stayed out so late the night before, I think I could've totally sold some more goods! The weather was perfect, which made for a great day to sit outside and meet our neighbors.

I finally parted with my kamp trunk, and I actually got a little teary when they left with it! I'm sure who ever is reading this is gasping for air...But I loved, LOVED kamp.

I can't believe no one wanted this ugly chair or the super creepy clown print! ha!

These two were in charge of the money! I could not have done it without Jason! How'd I get so lucky? :)