4 days!

We close on the house in 4 days! It's hard not to start thinking about (and searching out) all the cool things we would like to [someday] buy for the new house. Including but not limited to:An awesome sectional for the family room:A new vanity for the main bathroom:A dog-door insert for the sliding glass door:An island-type piece for the kitchen:A new ceiling fan:Now if only I could buy it all. :) Oh, well, internet explorer window shopping is...

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Who Knew?

So, I have Google Analytics. Which means, yes, my blog website is currently calculating exactly how long it is taking you to read this post. Don't worry. It can't tell me who you are. It can tell me where you are, but if you wish to stay anonymous it might help you feel comfort to know that in an average 30 day span I get about 500 visits from 22 states. So, I don't really know who you are or where you happen to be. I just know a handful of...

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Important tips on being "green"

I'm a California girl at heart. I was born and raised in the great state and, like it or not, I have inherited a number of traits due to growing up there. When I moved to Utah, I was shocked to find that recycling bins were optional and pickup of recyclables cost extra. As a consequence, there was very little recycling done. Fargo is a pretty progressive place when it comes to wind power and keeping things "green." Anyway, the topic came up at...

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Artsy Fartsy

Remember my tables that we re-painted? Well, here they are in all of their final glory!Don't you just LOVE my dollar store pumpkins?And how about that amazing Shih Tzu painting that I found while browsing the aisles with birthday money at Target. It looks just like my little guy - right down to the blue bone collar. Anyway, it seems a little weirdo-dog-obsessed-lady to have just a big painting of the Rubester...so, with a gift certificate from...

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Fencing

As you are likely aware, we have purchased a home. A home that we will officially own in just a couple short weeks. A home that will also house our dogs.One of the most notable benefits of home/dog ownership is going to be the ability to send the dogs off to "do their business" without supervision. We have been poop supervisors for nearly three years now. And we are putting in our two weeks notice. However, there is a little flaw in that plan....

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I've got boxes and tape...what's next?

Top Ten Reasons I need to start packing:1) We close on the house in 18 days.2) Geoff has been collecting boxes from work and the more they pile up, the more daunting it looks.3) We only need to use about 10% of our stuff over the next 18 days. The rest can be packed. 4) It will make the upcoming move seem more "real." (Right now it feels kind of surreal)5) Neither of us are taking and time off work for the move, so we really only have evenings...

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Me and Evo

I got my new phone in the mail today (one, might I mention, that I do not deserve since my last one met with an untimely demise due to my uncoordinated fingers). It is handsome. It is SO fast. It is already playing my Halloween ringtone.Welcome to the fam E...

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Wake Up Call

There's something about buying a house that has brought out from inside me a woman who just wants to do all those "housewife" things. I want to cook and clean and fit into my skinny jeans and decorate and crochet and all those good things. Yesterday, however, I had a bit of a harrowing experience. Right after work, I was leaving to go pick up Geoff and I saw a huge wall of black smoke billowing in the [not too] distance. I picked Geoff up, and...

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Giving Thanks

As the leaves start turning yellow and orange and red and strain to be the last hanging onto the tree, and as lights start to twinkle on homes as dusk comes earlier each night, and as the air feels crisp on your lungs and the breeze hints of the winter to come, I feel filled with memories. Memories of pumpkin carving and costume making; memories of family and friends and Thanksgiving dinners; memories of Christmas trees and cocoa and warm fuzzy...

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Fresh Paint

Geoff and I went out to some thrift stores this weekend to see if we could snag any deals. I was mostly hunting for some nifty Halloween decorations (which I did happen to come across). While we were out hunting, though, we found some really cool, mod tables. There was a coffee table and a side table. The downside: The color. They were this yucky light yellowish that looked just terrible. And old. And outdated. The upside: The price and the...

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Parkers = Homeowners?!

It is with great excitement that Geoff and I announce the news that we have purchased a home! We still have to go through the inspection process and all the finalizing, but if everything goes as planned, we will be closing on our new home on November 12th! A few details about the house: It's on a corner lot of a little cul-de-sac and has a perfectly sized yard for our little dogs!It is a 4-level floor plan. The main level has the (large) kitchen...

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