fixing up the house Part II

So...we have had our house done for a while;
it is now time to share our hard work with all of you!

Check out the transformation:

Here are a few pictures of the "dirty work." Most of you know how much I HATE having clutter. At our house we call this "project mode" Project mode is when everything has to be out and Shaun leaves his tools and supplies everywhere. Don't worry, I still love him in project mode. Ü









As you can see I got the best job! I got to clean out
all of the vents. At our house there is no such thing
as doing a project halfway.


Before and After Pictures:

The kitchen looks about the same...just a new coat of paint.


The office:
Step 1-assess the damage
The previous owners seemed to like Cardboard brown. This picture doesn't do this ugly room justice. We knew the brown had to go!



Step 2: Patching the holes
I thought I hated cleaning vents. Patching holes was worse. Take a look at where these holes are. Shaun and I couldn't figure out why they needed so many random holes!




I mean, look at this horrible ceiling line. Shaun had to literally hand
paint along the ceiling line to make it look decent.
After!



The livingroom



After!!
Yes, this is the infamous ceiling fan!

Those of you that are thinking...they are so rich they have a beautiful painting on their wall. The truth is we found it on sale for 75% off because the frame was broken. Shaun decided to try and fix it and it turned out great!! A little Gorilla glue goes a long way!
Shaun's hands were sticky for at least a week! Next time maybe he will wear gloves.
Knowing my Husband, though. He will forget! Ü Did anyone notice that the curtains match the chairs
Shaun fixed? We had some extra material!


Before:
I know, a big wall should not have little pictures!
That was all we had at th moment... :(

After!!
We found this shelf at IKEA. Gotta love that store!!



This is the bedroom set we got over the summer
We found it at a retirement sale and couldn't believe
The deal!!! We both absolutely loved it!



Overall I learned some valuable lessons:
Shaun is very messy when working on projects.
Lows is NOT your friends.
Home Depot is great! We made friends with the paint mixer guy.
Shaun is very patient with my lack of experience in fixing up a house
Shaun and I have the same taste---So nice!!
The mess is worth the beautiful results.

My 26th Birthday

Thursday was my 26th Birthday! It was a great day! Shaun made me waffles and then I was off to school.

My little brother, Joseph, called and sang Happy Birthday to me. At the end he told me to mail him a piece of cake. Ü

Here are a few of my baby memories...


These next two pictures are mostly for my sister. We loved playing together all growing up.



Don't worry...I am on the left... no wonder we rarely had pets. J/K


Now we are at the present! I am married to the most amazing guy!! He treats me like a queen!



Shaun and I went to PF Chang's to celebrate!! The waitress asked me how it felt to be over a quarter of a century old... I did not like that question...she looked about 20.


Shaun made me a three layer Chocolate cake!!
It was made with dutch chocolate...YUMMMY!


This is where the night ended...me asleep on the couch while Shaun was watching The presidential debate. The cool part in this picture is the blanket I am using. Shaun's parents gave it to me for my Birthday. When Shaun and I were engaged I borrowed it to have a bed spread. I got really attached to it for some reason. It is Shaun's grandmother's blanket she made years ago. She has passed on now but I feel very fortunate to have a part of her in our home. Ü

Shaun started back at BYU today so our Summer is officially over. :( I thought it would be fun to share a few more highlights before school gets busy...Enjoy

Last Trip to Idaho-My Brother Ben's Birthday

We decided to take one more trip to Idaho before I started school. It worked out perfectly as it was my Brother's 24th birthday. Ü
We went swimming, played games, and Shaun and I even went on a double date with my brother's girlfriend- Sarah

Check us out!
Isn't my little brother Joseph getting so big?

I forgot to mention that Shaun ended up spending the last 24 hours of our trip fixing my parent's computer. Their antiviral program had been out of date since 2005. Needless to say, it had many many viruses on there including over a dozen trojans. ( I found out that these are not so nice to computers) Anyway, Shaun got things up and running for them and the trip was a success.


Then of course we can't forget the weddings we went to. One of the best parts was meeting up with old friends and family that we rarely see. It was great!!

Shaun's cousin, Becky. Becky & Seth got married in the Manti Temple


Shaun was having fun with our camera






Shaun's good friend Boyd Bills:
Boyd and Allison were married in august in the SLC temple.


My Friend Whitney:
Whitney & Jason's wedding was beautiful and sweet.


The fun part of this wedding was that we were actually the decorating crew for his sweet car, a Mercedes. Shaun and I found these little tiny plastic babies. We didn't get pictures of this but we put these little babies everywhere. We even had them climbing up the air vents in the car. It was hilarious. It we get some pictures I will definitely blog them.

Also, weird enough my dental hygentist was also there. Small world. She knew Jason from his Mission in Vagas.











All in all Shaun and I had a fantastic summer together! Now, back to life... back to reality.