Green Mountain

This weekend we felt he just HAD to take advantage of the beautiful February weather. We had one of those early spring, 60 degree days. The kind where everyone in Western Washington rushes out to the nearest park to enjoy the sunshine.

We met up with some friends in Poulsbo and drove about 30 minutes towards Seabeck to Green Mountain. A 5 mile hike with a perfect view of the Olympics, Cascades (Baker and Rainier included), Seattle, Everett.... the list goes on. There was a lot of climbing, the the view was worth it.

Seattle on the right.

View of the Olympics on the way down.

Bear Dawg!

Family portrait (Bear's striking a pose).

We used to always bring Bear's little collapsible water bowl. Then we figured out that Bear wouldn't drink from the bowl, instead he'd rather drink from the bottle as it pours into the bowl... so now he just get's his own bottle (no bowl). Notice the tongue, INSIDE the bottle - EW. Note: no more drinking out of the pink bottle for the rest of the hike.

Bear spent most of his time herding Lucy (our friend's 4 month puppy) and us up and down the trail.

Loaded up and heading home, muddy dog in the back. THIS is why we got a SUV.

Big Girl (& Boy) Bedroom!

So I gave a quick sneak peak of the bedroom earlier this week. Yesterday I finished putting the final touches on the paint and Chris helped move the furniture back.

Bear in mind there area few things left to do (Install white doors, new bed pillows, pictures over the bed) Here it is!

 

  

Detail of the molding/wainscotting.

 

Of course - all this happened way to smoothly. So, the LAST wainscotting seam I was painting, Bear sneaks into the room and lays down, leaning up against wainscotting panel... Notice the white strip on his hip. There's also some white on his face...

So there it is. A weeks worth of work and a couple hundred bucks and you have a total room makeover! Aside from the new room over the garage (completely unfinished now) and the bonus room (still no idea what to do with it) the bedroom was one of the last major projects to tackle. Next up - master bathroom (a repeat of the downstairs bathroom, we're not overly excited to get started with that again).
Have a terrific weekend : )

Sneak Peak!

We spent last weekend making over the master bedroom. It's not done yet, but I'll give you a sneak peak.

Before we moved in Chris and Mom painted the bedroom. Just to put the record straight, I loved that they painted it for me, but I have HATED the color since it went on the walls (and yes, I picked it out). Every time I go in that room I have to announce how much I hate the color. SO, last week (with my now abundant free time) I painted the bedroom a nice peaceful tan-sih, grey-ish, green-ish color.

Paint going on the walls after my demolition molding-removing rampage:

Painting the new moldings! We framed the closets in this time -

 

Here's a finished section with the new wainscotting panels up!

  

The rest of the room should be finished in a few days, so stay tuned! And then... on to the master bath to finish the suite.

I broke my own rule this year. I've been a die-hard no valentines celebrator (mom raised me right!). There's really no need to celebrate it now that I'm treated like royalty year-round. BUT, who can resist a heart shaped take and bake pizza. WITH RED DOUGH! It was almost too much to handle. And considering we both had a killer cold there was no way I was actually going to cook a real meal. Our Valentines Day was spent with heart shaped pizza, watching the Olympics, splitting a box of kleenex and fighting over the last of the cold medicine. Not bad for newlyweds : )

 

Stay tuned for finished photos!

Catching Up

Oh man... I'm a little behind....

Last I left off we had just finished the bathroom remodel in anticipation of our guests.

The Walkers spent a wonderful 10 days with us. Maybe I should say action packed 10 days. I had to work most of the time, but Chris gave them the grand Washington State tour. Boeing, wineries, shopping in Seattle, Pike Place, Port Townsend, Long Beach and a duck boat tour of Seattle. Even us locals learned lots of neat trivia.

The gang in Long Beach

 

One side of the duck boat

  

The other side of the duck boat

Duck Tour!

Mom and I should not be left unattended...

The following weekend was Jenna's baby shower. That will be one spoiled baby girl! It was a lot of fun to get together with the family and experience all the excitement.

Sea-star!

Mom's stained glass with Jenna's cake. I couldn't get the stupid photo to rotate.

 

How can someone be so cute when pregnant? I can only hope!

Let's see, that's about all the catching up. Why am I blogging on a week day when I'm suppose to be at work you might ask?? Well... last week my job fell victim to the economy and I was laid off. BUT - truth be told, I've been incredibly unhappy there and have been doing a little job searching myself.. I had an interview the day before I got laid off - talk about emotional roller coaster! (hopefully I should hear either way by the end of the month). Actually, since I've left I've been much happier. Funny how things work. Chris and I did our budget and we are more then fine. I secretly thinks he likes having  full time housewife (and Bear enjoys midday walks!) So, cross your fingers the interview went well but don't worry about us : )