Gettin' out the big guns... (Pt. 1)

Oh, Hi. Long time no see. How's it been? Good? Yeah? Well, good to hear. My life? Oh, its been good. Here, let me show you:

Officially, this summer has been bananas. B.A.N.A.N.A.S. We've been slowly accumulating all sorts of treasures at yard sales, working on the bathroom, and slowing making our house resemble a home. July was a rather exiting month for us on many fronts--

For the first couple of months, we'd been washing our dishes by hand because the dishwasher was a horrible little thing that was rusted out and thus left a rusty taste on all of our dishes. So, we ripped the MotherFreckle out of the counter and replaced it with this Beaut that we found on KSL:

This is how Hippy welcomes new friends to the house... by making zee sveet sveet love to zem (But, I'm sure you already know that):



Don't worry, he's pretty harmless once its out of his system:



Now doesn't that look just fancy?!?!





MEANWHILE... The bathroom was getting its own sweet lovin'....

After replacing the wall, we needed to lay a subfloor so that we'd have a sturdy surface to lay tile on. In commemoration of the event, here is a picture of my butt crack:



In all honesty, I had no idea how involved I'd end up being in this bathroom renovation. We have such an awesome support network, that I kind of assumed that with enough whining, people would step in and help us with like...everything. I put great faith in the power of whining. But in this case, I had to put the faith in myself and get shit done. AND LOOK! I did it! And I can't even begin to describe the satisfaction I feel as I see this bathroom project come closer to its end point.



And after screwing down the subfloor... we laid tiles on top...



And then it was beautiful...




And now, here is a little photo montage to provide an excuse as to why I haven't updated my blog sooner...

Oklahoma!!

("Here, pose with this gun...")



Hippy, on the other hand, makes posing with the gun look far more natural. This is pretty much the view of him that I saw for the duration of the trip:



When we got home, we took a shower to wash off all the ticks, and then we headed to Coulter Bay, in the Tetons. It was magical.




And after that... we celebrated my 27th birthday with a Mario Party!!



(I was a girl Mario, FYI. Also, I love wigs. LOVE.)






And lastly, July was exciting because Elba met a boy, fell in love, and got engaged (Yes, THAT quickly). Hes a charmer, that Andrew. CONGRATS ELBA!!





Anyway, I'll do some more updating for the month of August very soon, because we really have done so much with the bathroom... its almost done!!! And we've done all of it without the use of A/C (because it broke. In the middle of the sweltering August heat. Awesome.) Until then, be good kids. And remember, don't do any major home remodeling while tipsy, because things come out looking wonky. BYE!