E&T are coming to town.....

So excited for our friends, Erin and Todd, to visit!!!! T minus 30 minutes until landing....dinner is in the works, the house is clean, the dog is brushed and washed, the fridge is full, the wine and beer are flowing.....

5 THINGS I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT THEIR VISIT

5. Showing them why we love Denver (but miss HOME)

4. CATCHING UP

3. Going to the mountains

2. Drinking wine and laughing about when "we were kids" and did stupid things like fooling my dad into letting us hang out with older boys while camping or riding our bikes on a dangerous road all the way to subway to pay for sandwiches with change.

1. Potentially playing Pictionary and kicking the guys' asses

The Blue Room

HOORAY, IT'S DONE!!!!

Well....kinda. Still needs a second coat and some touch ups near the ceiling, but it's done for now.

Here is our guest bedroom - new bedding, new paint, new placement of furniture, etc.!

The flash made a weird ring thing on the wall......
What's our next project, you ask?
Perhaps, our bedroom...or maybe just a bathroom....

Officially OVER painting...

I officially hate painting and am definitely over it. My arms are
sore, I have paint in my hair that I can't get out, I got paint on the kitchen floor, paint is stuck under my finger nails, Riley has pant in his fur. UGH.


I haven't even done the majority of the work and I wish for it to end.

Real plants that don't die....

While at Lowe's shopping for painting supplies, we noticed their plants were on clearance....I got two succulents. I'm thinking I'll give raising plants yet another chance. They were only $0.50 if it doesn't work out - no loss, really.

Bri Bri got me a pretty green pot today to plant my succulents. I'm hoping since these are desert plants that I won't kill them by scarce watering....

Painting Update!

We are getting there!

The living room, dining room and entry way are done - all the way!!!

Here is the dining room side of the green wall (the new bookshelf is not full yet)

Here is the living room side. That is Riley's pig's ear chew on the floor...

HOORAY!!!!

Now, I started the guest room (yes, ambition got the best of me). Brian is now painting the kitchen. I plan to take a half day off on Thursday to get the house back in order for Todd and Erin - TIGHT DEADLINE!!!!

World Market - A Fab Store

Today, I went to Cost Plus.....

I found a ton of cute house stuff, but they're sending out 25% off your entire purchase coupons on Nov. 7 - holler!
But....I did buy this candle for our guest room. Erin and Todd come on Thursday and I'm obsessed with doing up the guest room as much as I can. I bought paint at Lowe's today to paint it.....too ambitious? Maybe.

Still Painting.....

We are almost done...about 80% of the way there. Brian has done most of the work, but I've put in some time, too. The green is quite bright, but we're hoping with the TV back in place and other wall hanging things it will look more subdued. We shall see. The dogs are quite a handful in a house with wet walls (we're dog-sitting Kona this weekend).