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Just a little sneak peak of the top shelf of Haley`s play kitchen. It needs another coat of paint and some sanding and it will be good to go. Nick is off on thursday so we are going to be cutting the backboard, making a couple more free-floating shelves, and building the base that holds the stove, storage, and sink. I have a feeling it will be a long day filled with sweat, saws, and smoothies! 
Today I am taking perfect measurements and picking out fabric to upholster to the backboard, so that all her little dishes have a nice backdrop. I am also picking a complimentary fabric to do a little curtain in that will hide all her kitchen goodies! Since I have decided on a nice and airy spring green for our kitchen (above, it flows nicely with the rest of our house), I want the fabric to compliment it. If you look at the picture above, Haley`s kitchen is being wedged in the little space where the sewing machine & mini fridge are currently. That way, she can play along whenever momma has to do the dishes or fix supper.
Here are some of my fabric choices. I need a good, solid combo. The backboard needs to be something with a light and simple color so it doesn`t look too busy and disrupt her tea set. The fabric curtain can be a bolder choice. I am thinking possibly F for the backboard and then D or H for the curtain. My only vice is that would be a green overload, which is why I want to bring in the blue elements in either A or E.
What do you guys think?
Hope everyone is having an amazing weekend full of sun and love! :)
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[18 Jul 2008|12:58pm] |
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It's been quite awhile, hasn't it? My typing and spelling skills are suffering due to my lack of contact with this keyboard, but I suppose it's a fair trade off for the reading I have been doing. I recently finished my first two Kurt Vonnegut books, Breakfast of Champions being my favorite.
Much has transpired since my last update, though I feel no real desire to write about it all. I will mention that I went to Jeff Porter's farm last weekend, as well as back in May, and it is quite possibly the closest to paradise that I have ever been. A huge group of us went and spent both weekends basking in the sunlight wondering around the rolling green hills of the 200 some odd acres of the tree farm. The first time I went, the evening bonfire turned into an incredibly liberating nude event, with every single one of us walking around completely naked and completely comfortable for the better part of the evening. There is something that happens between a group of people when they can achieve that level of intimacy in a weekends time. Although there was little nudity this time, I had one of the most memorable moments of my life with Tyler in the Middle River on Saturday afternoon. It was as if we merged as one together, and than together as one with everything around us. Words really do no justice to the experience, so I will write about it no further.
I went to New York over 4th of July weekend and saw the fireworks from the best location imaginable. We were on a rooftop in Greenpoint, perfectly centered among the buildings for viewing. The Manhattan skyline looked as if someone had thrown glitter over it as hundreds of windows blinked with the flash of cameras from every building. The following night we went to a BYOB Indian restaurant that was surely violating fire code with its extremely colorful and excessive decor. They sang me a rousing Indian happy birthday, complete with mango ice cream and flashing lights.
My real birthday was this past Monday. I spent the whole day lounging, something I've gotten quite good at, went out to lunch with Caitlin, dinner with Tyler, and then had a little party at my house. It was a very good day for ringing in the second decade of my life. 20 already, can you believe it? I started this silly thing just a month after my 14th birthday, and look! Here I am, 6 years later, updating one of the only living elements of my vastly different past. Strange!
Anyhow, I've got a man to see about the nail in my car tire, as well as a weekend at Tyler's parents house to get ready for. Alors, au revoir pour maintenant!
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Tagged by the ever-so-sweet, house remodeling extraordinaire, ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) marilouise.
Six things I like today (from yesterday):
001. scrubbin' up in the sink to frank sinatra and other "unforgettable" songs. this is a daily tradition.
 002. putting haley in flip flops for the second time. it never fails, she ends up with one shoe off and one shoe on. silly silly girl.
003.outdoor distractions and naptime for the baby girl while mommy gets all the dishes done (if it weren`t for naptime, i would never get ANYTHING done)
004. capturing Haley`s almost undivided excitement for her rocking horse on camera
005. having a good laugh about haley`s "cleavage" in the dress she was wearing.
006. thursday night poker with the boys, booze.... and hillary, amy, and the newest addition to our family, Flo (Hillary's pup)
I tag...
c_hrista, theverticalbar, cerabellum
and anyone else who wants to join in on the fun! :)
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[17 Jul 2008|03:53pm] |
So, as Haley`s Nursey is completed we are now moving onto the kitchen. We don`t have money to do any extensive remodeling- ie, no stainless steel appliances, etc. so I am pretty much just looking to spruce up what we already have and give it a fresh coat of paint. Right now, I feel like our kitchen screams "country" and I can`t stand that. The baskets sure are cute, but the fact that i even have a sign up that says "old baskets" just reiterates the fact that I have a billion wicker baskets in my kitchen and for whatever reasons I find it distateful. I want to keep the cozy, open feel of my kitchen but make it a bit more vintage-modern, anthropologiesque rather than super farm-fresh.
I am normally against posting "before" pictures without an "after" picture to justify my improvements and vision (which is why you won`t see a picture of my living room and bedroom for quite sometime, haha) but I figured that as long as y`all aren`t too tough on me, it would be fun to include you in the renovation process.
Please review my thoughts below and provide any suggestions, constructive criticism, and any fabulous design ideas. Let me know if you agree or disagree with my ideas, which ideas you think are good and which you think I should toss out the window, or any other feedback you`d like to share. Thanks in advance!
001. Alright, so I generally like this area of my kitchen. It`s presentable. I am thinking that perhaps a nice light, soft green paint would warm up the space and make it seem less old fashioned and dark.
002. Big blank space. Totally need to remedy it. I was thinking that if I could find a good-sized chalkboard to fill up that space it would be nice, or maybe 2-3 mini-sized ones to create some character? Or I could just do 2-3 picture frames?
003. Remove baskets from above blank space. Fill with an assortment of cook books instead.
004. Fill bottom row of shelves with more glass containers of things- Flour, cereal, etc. Lose the bread basket.
005. Gross, I am embarrassed by this half of my kitchen. Where you see the mini fridge and sewing machine is where Haley`s custom play kitchen is being built. That will be revealed on her birthday! Yay! :)
006. Curtains? I don`t know what to do. I`m thinking roman shades? Or should I do long curtains? Ugh. I`m thinking about keeping them simple and white so I can have fun with the placemats and seat-cushions.
007. Kitchen Chairs. I want to get a couple different ones to diversify a bit. It`s driving me nuts that they all match.
008. Center the wardrobe. Paint it? Remove clutter from top. Hang "Rooms for Rent" sign.
009. Budget permitting- Ditch wardrobe all together. Find new cupboard that is not so big and bulky.
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Just wanted to suare the cute melamine (cough, plastic) dishes I got for Haley`s vintage picnic birthday party :)
I finally decided against making homemade strawberry jam for party favors. I don`t feel like I have enough hands to complete the job, and since it is my first time making it, I don`t want anyone to keel over and die because I haven`t mastered that aspect of domesticity yet. Oh cooking, when will be friends? Instead, I am going to use the same small, sweet little jam jars but get powered lemonade mix (both yellow and pink) and fill them up in a layered manner to give a nice swirl effect and cap them off with a sweet, matching polka dot ribbon. The joys of having a birthday in the summer!
As for the gerber jars, I am double-recycling them. I am planning to wrap ribbon around them and stick tea lights in them for a nice decorative table accent. Once haley`s party is through, I plan to fill them up with soil, plant little seedlings, and find them the perfect home on our kitchen window sill.
Yay! Birthdays! :)
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I am pretty certain i'm going to new york this weekend with caitboobz, really fucking excited. its been on my mind all week. the only thing im anticipating is the bus ride to and from. i can't wait to see my bitches
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[15 Jul 2008|10:28pm] |
a friend of mine had a man break into her house over the weekend and she was sexually assaulted. the man also stole her laptop, money, and her phone. not only is she a friend of mine, she also lives a few blocks from me. I hadn't heard from her since friday and durrock called me today and told me some sketchy details about what had happened to her. then when I opened today's Metro paper, the story was on the second page. durrock sent me this link, which is a channel 6 news report of the incident:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6262070
I joke about living in the hood, but it's stuff like this that sickens me and really does make me worry when I'm home alone. you know, burglars rarely just break into your house. they watch you. they study your habits for days or weeks and they know when you're home, who you live with, when those people are most likely to live there, etc. and every time I come home there are sketchy guys who watch me walk into my apartment, yell stuff at me, even follow me on their bikes. they know that me and christina live here alone, and that really frightens me. and, I've walked to my friend's (who was assaulted) apartment numerous times, and I never quite felt safe but thank god nothing happened to me. and, the fact that in the news report they said that there has been a string of unsolved sexual assaults in south philadelphia recently.
I wish I had enough money to move back downtown but right now this is all I can afford :(
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[15 Jul 2008|07:40pm] |
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Happy 21st Birthday Amber!!
One of my dearest friends had her birthday yesterday. She is truly one of a kind and a darn good time! If I had to sum up Amber in "three" words, they would be: flamingos, hannah montana, and ball-washer. ;] I couldn`t ask for anything more or expect anything less from one of my bests.
The upcoming days have a heap and a ton of cleaning up in store for me. I am making a playlist of good cleaning music.
Please send along any suggestions. Anything happy, upbeat, oldies but goldies, and songs to dance or sing a long to are definitley appreciated. Here`s a list of what i`ve compiled on my own, so far:
Natalie Cole- This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
Tina Turner- Proud Mary
Sugarland- All I want to do
Dolly Parton - Put a Little Love in your Heart
CCR- Down on the Corner
Lynard Skynard- Ballad of Curtis Lowe
Old Crow Medicine Show- Tell it To Me
Bob Segar- Night Moves
Righteous Brothers- Stand By Me
Hall & Oates- She's A Rich Girl
We have been doing so much running around lately that I am really looking forward to just being at home for once and enjoying some of the simple treasures that I can only find here <3
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[15 Jul 2008|10:30am] |
i really need to stop wasting money on food.
oh yeah, i dyed my hair red.
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i bruise like a peach
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[14 Jul 2008|07:16pm] |
Purveyors of
"at first sight"
Students of love,
Take shelter
Long gone the days when
garden rows of life could be
marked by heart-song
measured by sentiment
Now, $40 a whack lip gloss
kisses rose colored computer screens
when the soul you sold on EBay
fetches above asking price
A night on the town
paid for in loathing but,
covered up in tattoos
they sink the esteem back to
"just try not disappoint me again".
And they get a little farther from
garden keeper.
I'm bringing back "Lets get it on"
Like a national anthem for those that
still close their eyes when they kiss.
Knowing damn well the pupil they share the
work load with, believes in love enough to do the same.
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[14 Jul 2008|11:53am] |
Services are tomorrow.
10am: Viewing
11am: Memorial Mass
both are being held at SS Peter and Paul RC Church on Ganntown Road in Washington Twp.
6092542282
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[14 Jul 2008|08:42am] |
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oh man, are my arms sore! yesterday we rounded up the crew and went on a 6 mile run, kayaking in Danbury. i`d say we had about 100 beers between 8 of us? that`s a lot of cans to pile in our kayaks and we sounded like the circus comin' into town. shame I didn`t get any pictures of the "action" considering my hands were soakin wet a lot of those times... but use your imagination: we jumped off that 20 foot cliff you see above and all had a round on the rope swing. between heights, jim carrey, and wendy`s chili... i have to say I am the biggest baby when it comes to heights!
About 4.5 miles into our trip, it started storming hardcore. I`m sure it`s no coincidence that it always starts to storm when I am in the middle of a big excursion (ie, 7 mile hike to Mcaffe's Knob)... God must be giving me a kick in the rear and reminding me to be more dependant on Him. I kept hearin' the news story about 7 people being struck lightning in North Carolina in my head and I was not tryin' to be number 8. God willin, I made it through 1.5 miles of heavy rain, lightning, and thunder and can`t wait to set my butt in the church pew next weekend ;]
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[13 Jul 2008|05:36pm] |
So I dated Chris for about a month.
Everything was going well and I thought we had something good, the only thing that bothered me is that he was ALL about himself. I'm the exact same way, I like to be in control and he did as well. I sucked it up and gave it a try.
Last weekend, 4th of July, he took something that someone said about a guy out of hand and blew up at me, he also went and visited two different girls the week before, one I knew about, the other I didn't. I didn't take him back and told him I wanted to take things slow. We talked and stuff throughout the week and he came over. I just didn't feel that it was going to work, I mean, I just kept replaying the night over and over in my head. He kept saying "fuck you" and calling me a "bitch." I don't think any girl should ever be treated like that, even though he was drunk, it still was very uncalled for.
I finally told him today I didn't know when I was going to be able to trust him again, if ever. He said he wanted to work on it, but I told him no. I just can't. I don't know, it's like... I don't even care. I don't know why. I care about myself a lot right now, and only about myself. I seriously sat at home last week and didn't go out at all.
I'm not sure what's wrong with me. I suppose I just need time for me. I need to figure out what I want in life again, again, because Jeremy and I got back together and I rushed into something so quick. I know why... I'm scared of being alone. This week proved to me, that I'm okay being alone. I'm fine with only caring about myself and when the time comes to care about someone else it will be right... Chris and I didn't feel right. It was fun... I needed fun, but it also made me realize that life isn't always about fun. There's a time and a place for that and growing up you realize how serious things really are. How serious your words and actions can actually be.
I need to find someone when I'm ready. And I'm not.
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they're discharing my father from the hospital in less than 3 hours for home HOSPICE care....
which includes a DNR/DNI
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[09 Jul 2008|11:51am] |
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It's no secret that I have an ongoing affair with live oaks and good architecture, so for our first vacation ever as a couple Nick and I took a trip to the historic districts of Savannah, Georgia and Beaufort, South Carolina to get a good fixin' of each. I was completely beside myself the entire time- all those big shady trees lining the streets with spanish moss hanging down, big shuttered windows and squeaky hardwood floors, haint blue skied porches with ceiling fans, quaint driveways and character, character, character down every street and in every nook and cranny.
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